My Rasa Rekha

About the Artwork:

Piyali Ghosh’s artistic practice is an ongoing investigation of Eastern philosophies, applied through performative aspects of the drawing discipline. Using the repetitive, meditative qualities of markmaking, Ghosh forms gestural layers, in this work representing Rasa Rekha, the physical embodiment of the artist. Each stroke is a marker of time, and the passing of mortal life, the drawing itself the remainder of such performances. Originally performed in the Arabian Sea, Ghosh is recreating My Rasa Rekha for Strand Ephemera, responding to the geography unique to the area.

About the Artist:

With her extensive performance and drawing practice, Piyali Ghosh has exhibited widely in her homeland of India, as well as internationally, notably at Drawing International Brisbane 2015, at Griffith University, and as part of the Cultural Olympiad project, sponsored by the London Arts Council. Most recently, Ghosh was featured in the Kochi Muziris Biennale in Cochin, Kerala, India. Ghosh is also the international artist in residence for Pop Up North Queensland, through Umbrella Studio Contemporary Arts.

When: Thursday 3 August & Saturday 5 August, 6.30 - 7.30am

Where: The beach between Landsborough Street and Strand Pier