Shaheen Merali
Mapping a Memory
Arpita Singh, A Feminine Tale, 1995. Copyright: Arpita-Singh, Image Credit: Justin Piperge. A distinctly chalky pink predominates Arpita Singh’s canvases. Sometimes it appears in wreaths of flowers blooming in unbeckoned corners of the canvas, or in candy-floss-like clouds dotted over a bustling Delhi.
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