Anirban Mitra: I Dissect Therefore I Am
Anirban Mitra鈥檚 works unravel like scrolls, weaving references from popular culture, myth, archives, and the artist's observations of local practices. His densely packed canvases resist a central focal point, allowing for a multiplicity of readings. Here, Bengali folk idioms are framed by contemporary digital interfaces, while the banal is placed in conversation with the historic. This collision of imagery from an array of sources is intentional鈥攅ach reference is carefully selected carrying a history that reveals itself upon close looking.
For this body of work, the artist draws from regional science exhibitions, studies of anatomy, and colonial histories. Yet for Mitra, human anatomy is reimagined in the form of electrical fittings, rendered in neon hues that evoke the aesthetics of advertising. Much like a surgeon, Mitra dissects and reconstructs visual imagery, embedding critical inquiries into colonial pasts and questions of consumerism.
Anirban Mitra鈥檚 works unravel like scrolls, weaving references from popular culture, myth, archives, and the artist's observations of local practices. His densely packed canvases resist a central focal point, allowing for a multiplicity of readings. Here, Bengali folk idioms are framed by contemporary digital interfaces, while the banal is placed in conversation with the historic. This collision of imagery from an array of sources is intentional鈥攅ach reference is carefully selected carrying a history that reveals itself upon close looking.
For this body of work, the artist draws from regional science exhibitions, studies of anatomy, and colonial histories. Yet for Mitra, human anatomy is reimagined in the form of electrical fittings, rendered in neon hues that evoke the aesthetics of advertising. Much like a surgeon, Mitra dissects and reconstructs visual imagery, embedding critical inquiries into colonial pasts and questions of consumerism.
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Sakshi presents 鈥淚 Dissect Therefore I Am鈥�, a solo show by the artist Anirban Mitra. For this body of work, Mitra takes inspiration from documenting regional science exhibitions in West Bengal, and conducting research into colonial archives of science and painting.
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