ACT III

Jinsook’s works are more than just abstract variations on a landscape. In her later work, she experiments with sculptures made from paper, light, colour, and shadow. She goes beyond the limits of traditional abstraction, expanding its plastic and expressive possibilities. Her paintings, though still, are sculptural and animated like kinetic objects, and she uses colour to create speed, a technique unique to her practice in contemporary Indian art. Jinsook received many awards, including the Bombay Art Society Award, Mumbai in 1984 and the D. G. Nadkarni Art Critic Award in 1986. In 2000, she was selected to participate in the 10th Triennale in India.

Mahirwan Mamtani is a painter, graphic and multimedia artist who was born on 2 November 1935 in Bhiria (Nawabshah) Sindh, British India. He grew up in India, where he studied art and developed his style of abstract painting. In 1966, he moved to Germany, where he received a scholarship by DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) to study painting at the Kunstakademie. Since then, he has been living and working in and around Munich. He has exhibited his works in various countries and has received several awards and recognitions. He is known for his use of geometric shapes, vibrant colours, and optical illusions in his paintings, graphics, and multimedia works.

Vinita Karim was born in 1962 in Rangoon, Myanmar. She studied Fine Arts at Gerlesborg Art Institute in Stockholm and earned an MFA from the University of Philippines in Manila. She is a contemporary artist who has travelled and worked in various parts of Asia, the Middle East, and Europe. Her landscapes are inspired by her experiences across different cultures and nations. Her nomadic lifestyle is reflected in her paintings, which celebrate the diversity of the world. She respects and appreciates different cultures and blends them together in her art. She incorporates elements from Moghul miniatures, Arabic calligraphy, Bangladesh embroideries, Egyptian gold-leaf, Swedish art, and Philippine art, among others, to create a rich and colourful art style.