Soumya Netrabile, Siren Call, 2023, Oil on canvas, 121.9 x 152.4 cm ©GANA ARTSoumya Netrabile’s (b. 1966) first solo exhibition in Asia, Soft Fascination, will be held at GANA ART NINEONE from October 13 to November 12.
Soumya Netrabile depicts nature in her paintings based on her daily experiences while walking in the forest. However, her process of painting nature is less about recreating an objective representation of nature based on facts and more about relying on memory to find the natural archetypes. She incorporates the sensation of observing a particular moment into her paintings, connecting her emotions to the medium and the forms on the screen.
The paintings are a complex mix of colors and fictional plants. Greens, yellows, reds, and other colors reminiscent of the vibrancy of nature create a rhythm of their own. According to the preface, the process of translating one’s memories and sensations onto the canvas is an exercise in “poetic imagination.”
