Poonam Chandrika Tyagi
A woman is a lot of things – she is a feeling, a joy, strength, ferocity and a lot of emotions; she is love, lust, kindness, erotica… And she will express her likes and dislikes, desires and feelings in ways unpredictable. This unpredictability of a woman is what drew artist Poonam to be enchanted by her.
Poonam’s women speak a variety of emotions. The non-verbal communication Poonam establishes through her subjects is downright bold and interesting because not many present women as openly expressing her innermost feelings with such audacity. Poonam’s women are many things but not demure. The artist chooses to shatter all confines and boundaries in showcasing her female subjects in their elements. She lends her subjects interesting lines achieving curvy forms, lusty eyes and pleasured expressions, which are a huge departure from all the societal norms for feminity and those rules of being a ‘woman’.
Her works are a graceful combination of Indian tradition, myths and erotic passion. There is a breath of freedom of love and expression. There is also a very tactful introduction of animals like the tiger, cat and bull which reinforce her subjects’ strength adding to the drama opening up on the canvas and fragile birds that uniquely point to tender feelings like love and kindness.
Poonam’s works mark a profound comeback in the celebration of the aura of a woman.
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EDUCATION
Master of Arts in “Drawings & Paintings”
SOLO SHOWS
SOLO SHOWS: 2013 Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
2010 Gallery Art Eterne, New Delhi
2008 Vinnyasa Premier Art Gallery, Chennai
2008 Shanta Art Gallery, New Delhi
2005 Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
2005 Habiart Gallery, New Delhi
2000 Abhinav Hall, Jammu
GROUP SHOWS
2014 Turkey University of Özyeğin in Istanbul
2014 Dayra Art gallery, Hyderabad
2014 Visual Art Gallery, India habitat centre, New Delhi
2014 Birla Academi of Art and Culture, Kolkata
2013 State Art gallery, Hyderabad
2013 Subah Art Gallery, Jammu
2013 Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur
2013 La Meridian, Kochi, Kerala
2012 Shridharani Art Gallery, Triveni Kala Sangam, New Delhi
2011 Ruchika’s Art Gallery, Goa
2010 Maharaja Academy of Fine Art & Craft Society, Gurgaon
2010 10 On 10 Art gallery, Lajpat Nagar, New Delhi
2009 “Red dot” Art Gallery, Indira Puram, Ghaziabad
2008 Art Gallery of Academy of Art & Literature, New Delhi
2008 Open Palm Gallery, Habitat Centre, New Delhi
2007 Travancore House Art Gallery, N. Delhi
2007 Studio7 Garhi, New Delhi
2007 Farrago Art Gallery, Gurgaon
2006 Lokayat Art Gallery, Hauzkhas Village, New Delhi
2006 Travancore House Art Gallery, N. Delhi
2005 Shanta Art Gallery, New Delhi
2005 Greenmark Art Gallery, Vaishaly, Ghaziabad
