Harshita Garode

My artwork revolves around the social, political and cultural issues faced by women in our generation today. The societal norms put forth by the men in our era and the struggles encountered by the women till date has an endless history. I find myself continually fighting and standing for women’s rights when she has always been targeted for her every action. Through my work of art, I try and spread awareness of ‘Feminism’; challenges tackled by a woman or battles she has to fight within herself or with the entire race of humanity. In my varied and versatile approach with a diverse range of artistic abilities, I tend to work in all mediums; installations, printmaking, sculpture, painting and photography. The choice of the medium develops through the concept of the artwork that I am pursuing for which then suits best in interacting with the viewer.
Although there may not always be material and medium similarities between the works created, they are linking with my practice of integrating words within the oeuvre. Coming from an Indian background and knowing my culture deeply, at times, there is a fusion of my language and my ethnic values and beliefs that helps my concept to be more expressive. So, putting everything into pieces with the idea, the medium and incorporating excerpts, there is an enthralling statement about the work of art designed. The vivid use of colours, such as black, red and white that are evident in every piece of bodywork capture genuine emotions of anger, rebellion and pain embodying the feeling of emptiness within the subject itself. This style of an intense colour mishmash with bold write-ups is an inspiration from the known conceptual artist Barbara Kruger, featuring provocative statements on issues surrounding commercial culture, feminism and identity politics.