Rithika Merchant b. 1986
The Interior World, 2019
Gouache and ink on paper
(HSN Code: 9701)
(HSN Code: 9701)
38.5 x 27.5 inches
Copyright Rithika Merchant 2019
In 'The Interior World' we enter the mind map of a woman, as imagined by Rithika to be esconed with multiple forms of terra, flora and fauna. Snow capped mountains,...
In 'The Interior World' we enter the mind map of a woman, as imagined by Rithika to be esconed with multiple forms of terra, flora and fauna. Snow capped mountains, black and blue night skies along with cloudy day ones, with leaves connecting the beaked feathered female protagonists to this colorful engaging world, but still as a part of her interior self.
Written by Shaleen Wadhwana
Written by Shaleen Wadhwana
Exhibitions
Osmosis | Curated by Shaleen Wadhwana, TARQ, Mumbai, 2019Literature
1. The Hindu, Reflections on Osmotic Ideas, June 7, 2019https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/art/reflections-on-osmotic-ideas/article27687985.ece
2. Mumbai Mirror, The art-life continuum, June 10, 2019
https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/others/things-to-do/the-art-life-continuum/articleshow/69716194.cms
3.Arts Illustrated, Osmosis- TARQ, Mumbai, September 2019
(http://www.tarq.in/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Scan-2019-8-20-16.23.52.pdf}
4.Navigating Rithika Merchant’s fantastical worlds steeped in modern myth - Design Pataki, July 8, 2019
(https://www.designpataki.com/navigating-rithika-merchants-fantastical-worlds-steeped-modern-myth/)
5. Dna India_ Rinky Kumar_ osmosis Press coverage_Page_1
(https://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/report-the-circle-of-life-and-death-2761639)
6. Things to do today_Mumbai Mirror_Urmi Chanda,june 10, 2019
(https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/others/things-to-do/things-to-do-in-mumbai-today/articleshow/70336358.cms)