Anju Dodiya b. 1964
Beyond the Hills, 2022
Charcoal and watercolour on fabric combine stretched on padded board
9¼ x 75 x 2¼ inches
This painting is stretched on a mattress, shaped somewhat like an ironing board. This image seeks to leap into zones of creativity and beauty from the mundane area of domestic...
This painting is stretched on a mattress, shaped somewhat like an ironing board. This image
seeks to leap into zones of creativity and beauty from the mundane area of domestic chores.
The woman in the first image with her gestures of opening and closing her eyes, is looking
around her. This is the real world. And then, there is the imagination. There are Chinese
clouds, Sienese hills and the magic power of a pencil. An artist in the studio owns both these
worlds, and attempts to create a third.
Anju Dodiya
May 2025
seeks to leap into zones of creativity and beauty from the mundane area of domestic chores.
The woman in the first image with her gestures of opening and closing her eyes, is looking
around her. This is the real world. And then, there is the imagination. There are Chinese
clouds, Sienese hills and the magic power of a pencil. An artist in the studio owns both these
worlds, and attempts to create a third.
Anju Dodiya
May 2025
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