Video Interview
Bombay Times, TOI 11 Aug 2011
‘How fragile our city is’ …states artist Tulika Ladsariya, who presents her works based on urban construction and Indian labourers
by Ismat Tahseen
They are very much a critical part of the growing urban jungle yet they seem as inconspicuous as the air that dwells in it. These labourers and common workmen perched precariously on buildings and facades are what make the crux of artist Tulika Ladsariya’s work.
Currently showing her works in Mumbai- her home city, the Chicago-based artist talks about the influences of city construction and environmental impact, of the contrasts and extremes of urban cities on her work Growing up at the tip of South Bombay, she was aware of what made life in a city possible for so many “It was the labourers who built at the risk of life and limb, climbed with fragile support, glimpsing into interiors that they could only aspire to achieve.”
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by Ismat Tahseen
They are very much a critical part of the growing urban jungle yet they seem as inconspicuous as the air that dwells in it. These labourers and common workmen perched precariously on buildings and facades are what make the crux of artist Tulika Ladsariya’s work.
Currently showing her works in Mumbai- her home city, the Chicago-based artist talks about the influences of city construction and environmental impact, of the contrasts and extremes of urban cities on her work Growing up at the tip of South Bombay, she was aware of what made life in a city possible for so many “It was the labourers who built at the risk of life and limb, climbed with fragile support, glimpsing into interiors that they could only aspire to achieve.”
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Art Knowledge News Aug 2011
The Jamaat Gallery, Mumbai is proud to present "Tulika Ladsariya: Lofty Assimilations". The exhibition is on view at the gallery in Apollo Bunder, Mumbai from August 5th through September 12th. In this exhibition, Tulika Ladsariya examines two severe influences – city construction and environmental impact – which at once represent the pinnacle and the nadir of human activity. The influence of the urban landscapes of Mumbai, London and Chicago - the three major cities where the artist has spent significant years of her life - form the basis of her images and work.
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Inside Outside Magazine
Views from a studio Window
'Lofty Assimilation' is a series of paintings by artist Tulika Ladsariya...
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'Lofty Assimilation' is a series of paintings by artist Tulika Ladsariya...
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Elle 25, New Guard, Nov 2009
By Anjali Joseph
Tulika Ladsariya puts her head to one side, and says, “I suppose there are two aspects to my work: One is technically sophisticated and the other is very childlike.” This dichotomy was visible in her first group show, Urbanscapes, this year at Mumbai’s Jamaat gallery.
Her work was divided between small, naive plaster tapes and striking canvases using oil and acrylic paint to show a familiar yet rarely depicted scene: Two construction workers standing on a balcony, looking out over the city – part trees, part sky, part other construction sites. The figures of the workers were blacked out, so that the viewer almost felt she had become one with them – a radical thought, given that such workers, often migrants, are part of the unseen, unnoticed landscape of Mumbai’s metropolis that they largely construct.
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Tulika Ladsariya puts her head to one side, and says, “I suppose there are two aspects to my work: One is technically sophisticated and the other is very childlike.” This dichotomy was visible in her first group show, Urbanscapes, this year at Mumbai’s Jamaat gallery.
Her work was divided between small, naive plaster tapes and striking canvases using oil and acrylic paint to show a familiar yet rarely depicted scene: Two construction workers standing on a balcony, looking out over the city – part trees, part sky, part other construction sites. The figures of the workers were blacked out, so that the viewer almost felt she had become one with them – a radical thought, given that such workers, often migrants, are part of the unseen, unnoticed landscape of Mumbai’s metropolis that they largely construct.
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Time Out, Mumbai
May 29 - June11, 2009
As far as Tulika Ladsariya is concerned, Urbanscapes is the perfect theme for her. She's always been a city girl and loves the precarious geometry of the city. Using plaster tape and acrylics, she creates a city that could belong in a children's book: brightly lit and cheerful.
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As far as Tulika Ladsariya is concerned, Urbanscapes is the perfect theme for her. She's always been a city girl and loves the precarious geometry of the city. Using plaster tape and acrylics, she creates a city that could belong in a children's book: brightly lit and cheerful.
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Indiainfoline.com
India Infoline News Service / Mumbai Jun 23, 2009 13:58
As part of part of a group show, Tulika Ladsariya examines two severe urban influences – construction and environmental impact – which at once represent the pinnacle and the nadir of human activity.
A Chartered Accountant by qualification, she had her initial experience in a mutual fund and a foreign multinational bank. She then spent time in London studying Art, a passion she had even while pursuing her CA course. She has also worked in "Osians" the largest art broking house in India. Since then, she is pursuing her passion and has been creating her own work. She is daughter of D D Rathi, Additional Director of Grasim.
The other artists showing their own depiction of urban landscapes include:
NATU MISTRY, PARAMESH PAUL, SUDIP ROY, YASHWANT SHIRWADKAR
As part of part of a group show, Tulika Ladsariya examines two severe urban influences – construction and environmental impact – which at once represent the pinnacle and the nadir of human activity.
A Chartered Accountant by qualification, she had her initial experience in a mutual fund and a foreign multinational bank. She then spent time in London studying Art, a passion she had even while pursuing her CA course. She has also worked in "Osians" the largest art broking house in India. Since then, she is pursuing her passion and has been creating her own work. She is daughter of D D Rathi, Additional Director of Grasim.
The other artists showing their own depiction of urban landscapes include:
NATU MISTRY, PARAMESH PAUL, SUDIP ROY, YASHWANT SHIRWADKAR
