This artwork is part of a series by Ashu Gupta titled “Dialogues”, that depict a range of emotions, ideas, inner thoughts, and feelings. The contemporary artist chooses different subjects, delving into their consciousness and bringing to life their internal dialogues. Showcasing breathtaking detailing in her work, Ashu uses the intricacy of her chosen techniques to make a poignant statement about the complexity of human thought, dreams and desires that are often unspoken.
“Waiting” represents Ashu’s uncanny ability to offset hyper-realistic detail with conceptual patterns. A series of numbers, painstakingly pierced into a human silhouette, represents a steady progression of years. The expanse of pierced white is broken by a set of dark, aged hands, textured with circle pattern-detailing. At the head of the figure, the years dissolve into simple tally marks, signifying how we end our lives counting time as a matter of days. The piece is a comment on the mundane routines of our lives; an idea that is subtly reflected through Ashu’s process of paper piercing that allows no room for error.
“Waiting” represents Ashu’s uncanny ability to offset hyper-realistic detail with conceptual patterns. A series of numbers, painstakingly pierced into a human silhouette, represents a steady progression of years. The expanse of pierced white is broken by a set of dark, aged hands, textured with circle pattern-detailing. At the head of the figure, the years dissolve into simple tally marks, signifying how we end our lives counting time as a matter of days. The piece is a comment on the mundane routines of our lives; an idea that is subtly reflected through Ashu’s process of paper piercing that allows no room for error.
