SHALINI SONI

For me, art is a continuous exploration – of thought, of the process of thought and how I can translate it into an effective visual.

 I do not wish to reduce my work to any single “statement” or define or limit it in any manner. Images mean different things to different people, and I wish to keep mine open to interpretation.

 Beginning a painting is like beginning a journey, even though there is an initial idea, it keeps evolving and transforming till the end. The images themselves come find their own places and create their own special meaning. It’s like journeying towards a destination, but on the way you encounter many people and incidents that shape your view and influence you.

 I have been trained in the traditional Rajasthani miniature painting. Besides the representational style, a lot of elements in my work also come from this (miniature painting) discipline. I see immense possibilities in using these two diametrically opposite visual languages together and am exploring the ways in which their juxtaposition can help illuminate the relationships between the seemingly opposite pairs like divine/mortal, spiritual/physical, etc.

Shalini Soni, India
http://www.shalinisoni.com