MINAL DAMANI (1979)
Minal Damani was born in 1979. She received her BFA and MFA
degrees in painting from the Sir J.J. School of Art, Mumbaiin
2000 and 2002 respectively. Working in a wide range of media,
from ink and watercolour to gouache and acrylic, Damani’s works
are an exploration in colour and form. Stemming from a deeply
autobiographical narrative, her works are peppered with images
of stars, flowers, flying birds and other objects that make
personal references to her environment. Each painting has a new
pattern for the story that reveals the inner life of the 'self'
and the hopes, optimism, dreams, opportunities, fears, pulls and
pressures it experiences. Gradually, the visuals in Damani’s
work changed from fantasy-like narratives to highly patterned
visuals, in which the arrangement of images is done in such a
way that they form an 'even -pattern' and thus give an abstract
feel to the painted surface.The artist lives and works in
Mumbai.
