Gauri Torgalkar
The Proud Ones, 2024
Acrylic and gold foin on linen
Height 36 cm x Width 27 cm
Artwork is stretched and ready to hang & comes with certificate of authenticity
This artwork depicts the Xanthorrhoea planted along the Parramatta River in the lower north shore, near the Kissing Point Ferry Wharf. The plant reminds me of our ancestors, standing strong and proud. It is a part of the series called Tracing Patterns & Chasing Silhouettes, which explores the intersection of landscape and life along Sydney’s urban waterways.
I am a visual artist of Indian origin based in Ryde on Wallumedegal land, re-imagining the Australian landscape as altered through the lens of personal memory and inspired by narratives including Indian textiles, folklore & miniature painting. My practice investigates this notion of identity as stories, rituals and cultural experiences of hyphenated identities in Australia.
Artist Bio: Gauri Torgalkar is a visual artist of Indian origin based in Sydney, re-imagining Australian landscape as altered through the lens of personal memory and inspired by narratives including Indian textiles, folklore & miniature painting. As an artist who has relocated several times (India, USA & Australia), her practice explores the intrinsic need of immigrants to make cultural associations in new communities.
Gauri’s work aims to bring her Indian aesthetic into the Australian contemporary art conversation and contribute to the perceptions of this land and its complex cultural narratives.