From Classical to Contemporary> Artwork Details > Untitled by Hema Upadhyay

"Hema Upadhyay's work speaks strongly of the metropolis of Mumbai - the issues such as migrations dislocation multi-cultural aspects of the city ...intimations about secrets and lies about romance and violence." ( Hema Upadhyay Vadehra Art Gallery online) In 2008-09 Hema Upadhyay made a series

Contemporary South Asian Art> Artwork Details > Untitled by Hema Upadhyay

Hema Upadhyay combined painting and photography in her art to examine themes of loss disillusionment and displacement in contemporary urban life. Her ...Upadhyay says “The city was just too difficult to grasp. It looked so easy from the outside. But once I became a part of it the process of wanting

Autumn Art Auction> Artwork Details > Window View by Hema Upadhyay

Hema Upadhyay's body of work addresses the exigencies of modern life particularly those that inhabit the realms of gender urbanization dislocation violence and loss. "Hema's work convincingly addresses issues that straddle the politics not only of gender and sexuality of communalism and consumerism

Spring Art Auction> Artwork Details > The Air Just Went Off by Hema Upadhyay

Born in Vadodara in 1972 Hema Upadhyay's works combine painting and photography to raise the issue of loss disenchantment and dislocation in modern ...collages onto her painted surfaces are self-portraits. As Nancy Adajania notes "Upadhyay superimposes photographed cutouts of herself onto her

Autumn Auction 2011> Artwork Details > Window View by Hema Upadhyay

Hema Upadhyay's body of work addresses the exigencies of modern life particularly those that inhabit the realms of gender urbanization dislocation violence and loss. "Hema's work convincingly addresses issues that straddle the politics not only of gender and sexuality of communalism and consumerism

Spring Auction 2011> Artwork Details > Untitled by Hema Upadhyay

Born in Vadodara in 1972 Hema Upadhyay’s works combine painting and photography to raise the issue of loss disenchantment and dislocation in modern ...collages onto her painted surfaces are self-portraits. As Nancy Adajania notes “Upadhyay superimposes photographed cutouts of herself onto her

Summer Auction 2009> Artwork Details > Bleeding Hearts by Hema Upadhyay

Combining performance with painting the personal with the political Hema Upadhyay’s works raise issues of loss disenchantment and dislocation ...the disarticulation she experienced on moving to Mumbai Upadhyay says “The city was just too difficult to grasp. It looked so easy from the outside.

Winter Auction 2008> Artwork Details > Untitled by Hema Upadhyay

Born in Baroda in 1972 Hema Upadhyay's works combine painting and photography in collages that raise issue of loss disenchantment and dislocation ...prominently amongst the photographs she collages onto her painted and patterned surfaces. Through her body of work "Hema articulates

Autumn Auction 2008> Artwork Details > Bleeding Hearts by Hema Upadhyay

Hema Upadhyay's body of work addresses the exigencies of modern life particularly those that inhabit the realms of gender urbanization dislocation violence and loss. “Hema's work convincingly addresses issues that straddle the politics not only of gender and sexuality of communalism and consumerism

Summer Auction 2008> Artwork Details > Bleeding Hearts by Hema Upadhyay

Born in Baroda in 1972 Hema Upadhyay’s works combine painting and photography to raise the issue of loss disenchantment and dislocation in modern ...onto her painted surfaces are self-portraits. As Nancy Adajania explains “Upadhyay superimposes photographed cutouts of herself onto her painted