Brown Girl in Repose (Limited Edition Print of 50)
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About The Artwork
How often do we see women of color in a state of rest and relaxation? What are women doing when they are ‘just being’ rather than on display for others? These questions probed Punjabi-American artist, Saloni Kalkat, while painting Brown Girl in Repose. Kalkat seeks to reclaim the notion of repose in the canon of oil painting as most classical artworks titled “Repose” meaning “rest” in French, rarely represent women of color, or rather display them in a constructed and performative nature. Kalkat depicts the Brown girl performing for no one; instead she is ethereal, at peace, and floating in her own private world.
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Saloni Kalkat
For Saloni Kalkat, joy is embodied in the oily touch of paint to a cotton canvas. Kalkat pulls and pushes paint to create her intimate portraits in which she explores identity, diaspora, and notions of culture. Classically trained in the Western canon of oil painting, it was by reproducing ‘Old Master’ works that Kalkat developed her technical abilities. Her approach to the figure celebrates not only the outer form of her subjects, but also their inner landscapes resulting in evocative, tactile compositions with emotional vibrancy.
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