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Molshree Jain
Opulent Prostheses
Digital art. 1000 x 1000 pixels. 2020. Website: https://www.instagram.com/molshreej/ VO by McKerrin Kelly |
ABOUT THE ART:
Henna is a form of temporary body art native to the Arabian Peninsula, Indian Subcontinent and parts of Northern Africa. It’s a plant based dye that has been used for at least 5000 years (arguably longer).
Embraced by religions like Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Jainism, Islam and Judaism – it has penetrated the fabric of these cultures for generations. It’s an imperative part of numerous festivals and is a culturally mandated adornment on hands and legs in the weddings, often for both the bride and the groom.
Where I come from, there are at least 3 communal occasions/festivals a year where extended family and friends get together and invite professional artists over to apply henna. Because the focus is exclusively on limbs, I have repeatedly seen people with prosthetic limbs feeling excluded. With technology now closely mimicking the natural in functionality, it’s about time luxury is stirred into the mix.
Embraced by religions like Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Jainism, Islam and Judaism – it has penetrated the fabric of these cultures for generations. It’s an imperative part of numerous festivals and is a culturally mandated adornment on hands and legs in the weddings, often for both the bride and the groom.
Where I come from, there are at least 3 communal occasions/festivals a year where extended family and friends get together and invite professional artists over to apply henna. Because the focus is exclusively on limbs, I have repeatedly seen people with prosthetic limbs feeling excluded. With technology now closely mimicking the natural in functionality, it’s about time luxury is stirred into the mix.
STATEMENT:
After 14 years of studying and working in the Banking and Finance sector, I have very recently transitioned into a full time artistic career. I am an inspired self-taught artist currently experimenting with Digital Canvas and Murals. With each artwork, I strive for the audience to feel a connection to the spirit on paper/screen and hold their gaze followed by the delight of discovering tiny details. Instead of providing a lot of description, I create a vessel that compels them to imagine a back-story for each character they meet.
DESCRIPTION:
Opulent Prostheses
On a stark black background, two salmon pink, stylized symmetrical flowers occupy the upper left and lower right of the work. A bare upper arm is in the upper right. The forearm is a silver prosthesis etched with fine lace like floral patterns. The articulated fingers have long pale pink nails and pink knuckles and tendons.
-description by Teri Grossman
On a stark black background, two salmon pink, stylized symmetrical flowers occupy the upper left and lower right of the work. A bare upper arm is in the upper right. The forearm is a silver prosthesis etched with fine lace like floral patterns. The articulated fingers have long pale pink nails and pink knuckles and tendons.
-description by Teri Grossman
Opulent Mobility by A. Laura Brody is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License
The Opulent Mobility license refers to the exhibit and its audio descriptions. Individual artworks are the property of the individual artists.