Ved Prakash Bhardwaj
Graphic artist Dr. Sushma Yadav's solo exhibition of etchings is a pictorial journey of a female artist, sometimes alone and sometimes in a group. The journey passes through both emotional and physical realms and creates an artistically evocative environment. In this environment, she keeps many faces of society in front of us. His solo exhibition was started on 1st March at the Visual Art Gallery of India Habitat Canter, Delhi, presented by Art Konsult Gallery.
Amidst the sky of aspirations and its limits, the life of a woman tries to remain nourished despite knowing the contradictions of her situation. A woman's life is not just her life. The social role of a woman may be underestimated, but she is the most important unit of society. Women's liberation movements of the twentieth century started reinterpreting her social roles. Women's liberation songs were also written. Due to this, there was a change in the behaviour of women in society, but still, her life did not change much. The changes that have taken place in the life of a woman are mostly visible in the external form only. The situation regarding the duality of her inner world has not been very clear because at the social level even today there is a dual mindset toward women. Sushma Yadav's art brings this situation to the fore. She does not seem to be trying to establish any kind of feminist narrative in her art. She simply puts before us the position of the woman with different aspects. In a way, we can call these pictures the shades of women's life.
Dr. Sushma Yadav's detailed and subtle vision sees and exposes those subtle moments of women's life, towards which people generally do not pay attention. The activities of a woman in daily life are often not appreciated which are important for her own life. The social role of a woman is reflected in Sushma Yadav's graphic Prints when she depicts them cooking food at home, sitting together, and eating food. But the vision of the artist does not stop here only. She shows him shopping in the market, working in the office, traveling, and so on in other forms. If we look at these pictures, many such images are seen which are ignored even after seeing them, whereas they have a deep connection with the female mind. For proof, we can take their clothes which reveal their aspirations. Sushma Yadav keeps a close watch on this. She views life as a journey. There is also a print of him with the same title. Apart from the flight, scenes of the rickshaw, bus, local train, and metro train are also here. The presence of a woman in these scenes reveals her different statuses.
Sushma Yadav creates an environment in her creation, in which many well-known faces are also visible. In one print a glimpse of his mentor Anupam Sood is seen and in one place Picasso can be seen. Similarly, a glimpse of film star lat. Parveen Babi is found in one picture. Many pictures have been created regarding cinema, fashion, glamor, etc. This is the metropolitan world in which the presence of women has been created. The women in most of the paintings appear to be of the upper class. The portrayal of women from other sections of society is rarely seen here, probably because while living in Delhi, similar images are more visible. The media is also full of similar pictures.
It is not easy to do great things in etching but Sushma Yadav has done it. She has also worked on three plates. Technically, his prints can be said to be of high quality. Creating a balance between black and white, the aura of shadow and light she has created gives depth to the paintings and makes them impressive. There are few single images of women here. In most of the works, she is in the group. Her triptych prints show women dressing up on a dressing table like actresses doing make-up for a play, film, or TV serial. But this does not complete the picture. In this, the figures of men peeping in the mirror change the entire plot. It is not just her lonely desire for a woman to look beautiful; it is also the longing of men. In this way, the artist takes one story in many directions while establishing another story. A painting that features a glimpse of film star lat. Parveen Babi commemorates the famous Italian painting The Birth of Venus. In some other paintings, we see the inspiration of other paintings. In this way, Sushma Yadav proves that there has not been much change in the social attitude towards women, and the male vision of seeing her as a body is still intact.
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