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Amita Bhatt"Where Joy Forever Dwells. Hail Horrors. Hail Infernal World...", Oil on Canvas2014
2014
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As Bhatt alludes in the title, this work draws meaning from John Milton’s paradise lost. While the title may seem contradictory according to our conventional ideas of joy versus horror, what Bhatt is touching on is the mind’s capability to adjust perspective; one’s mental fortitude may be supported by remaining flexible.
Amita Bhatt received her BFA from the Maharaja Sayajirao University, Vadodara, India and her MFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, Maryland. Bhatt’s work has been exhibited at noteworthy venues such as the Bluestar Contemporary Art Center, Walters Art Museum, The Station Museum of Contemporary Art, and The Project Row Houses, all in the United States as well as Museo Pedro de Osma in Peru. She has also been the recipient of several prestigious awards and recently served as a Grant Panelist on the National Endowment for the Arts. Her works are included in many important private and public collections.
Bhatt digs deep into world philosophies and mythologies to answer questions pertaining to our political as well as personal belief systems. Unafraid to explore uncomfortable territories, the artist mines from a range of sources to create hybrid creatures that are often symbolic of man’s psychological condition in an angst-ridden zeitgeist.
In exploring issues of identity and violence, Bhatt’s research led her to the beginnings of mankind. Most ancient creation myths claim chaos to be the central truth marking the beginnings of the world. Should turbulence then be viewed as essential to new beginnings? Bhatt’s characters are packed with irony, humor and indifference, and navigate intense color fields, all in search of wisdom and truth. They mirror the tumultuous times we live in, yet they know that there are deep Karmic mysteries that need to be understood and that HOPE in the end is what will sustain them.
Amita Bhatt
"Where Joy Forever Dwells. Hail Horrors. Hail Infernal World (John Milton in Paradise Lost)"
2014
Oil on Canvas
48 x 48 Inches
- Creator:Amita Bhatt (Indian)
- Creation Year:2014
- Dimensions:Height: 48 in (121.92 cm)Width: 48 in (121.92 cm)Depth: 1.5 in (3.81 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Houston, TX
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU146828014512
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