‘Drawing in Space’ is a project based on the spatial narratives and questions of perception. This spatial exploration could be poised somewhere between installation and abstract line drawing. The work is a response to clear architectural forms/spaces and their illusionary character. It aims at creating a spatial experience of forms and volumes created merely by lines.
PARUL GUPTA
Parul Gupta graduated from Nottingham Trent University in 2011 with MA in Fine Art. Prior to that she was a self-taught painter. A shift from painting to drawing happened when she became receptive towards her surroundings. Initially, things which could go unnoticed became her inspiration and then part of her work – whether using fallen hair strands as a medium to define line or using the scratches – an empty pen leaves on the paper. Another major turn in her practice came in 2012 with her participation in Sarai Reader 09 at Devi Art Foundation, curated by RAQS media collective. Her project there was site specific and process based. It was there that she began to follow a certain “line of thought” in her work, opening an inquiry into “what happens when a line leaves paper and enters space”. From there onwards, she has been continuously exploring drawing in space as a form of architectural intervention and spatial exploration as site specific, temporary, ephemeral installations based on the language of line. Her solo shows include: 2016: “Let’s Proceed in Parts”, Institute Cervantes, 11th November - 15th January, New Delhi, India; 2015: Phenomenology of Perception, 5th August - 15th September, Exhibit320 Gallery, Delhi, India; 2014: Space Phrases, Lakeeren Gallery, Mumbai, India; 2012: Drawing the Line, 1st April – 6th April, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, India
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- When is Space? In An Exhibition on Contemporary Architecture Commissioned by Jawahar Kala Kendra, Edited by Rupali Gupte and Prasad Shetty. Jaipur: Jawahar Kala Kendra, 2018.