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Soul Sisters
Soul Sisters
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Artist: Nawal Kishore
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 24 × 24 inches (60.96 × 60.96 cm)
Year: 2021
Soul Sisters is a powerful exploration of intimacy, kinship, and feminine strength, rendered in a bold, expressive style that fuses modernist aesthetics with deep emotional resonance. The painting features two female figures positioned in close proximity, perhaps in an embrace or leaning into each other, capturing a quiet but profound connection between them. Executed in a robust, block-like style, the figures are modeled with a strong sense of volume and mass. Their bodies are sculpted with confident brushwork and broad planes of color that emphasize form over fine detail. Dominated by a palette of rich reds, burnt oranges, and warm browns, the figures exude both physical warmth and emotional intensity. These saturated tones are balanced against an earthy background that enhances the sense of cohesion while allowing the figures to emerge with striking clarity.
The faces of the women are stylized, defined by pronounced features and flat areas of pigment, suggesting a fusion of cubist influence with folk-inspired portraiture. Despite the abstraction, their expressions convey a sense of calm and understanding, a silent, shared experience between them. Their hands, rendered as substantial, expressive shapes, further emphasize their bond. Whether resting on one another or simply placed in proximity, the hands are symbolic anchors in the composition, speaking to trust, connection, and shared presence. Kishore’s use of texture and color is central to the work’s emotional power. The surface is alive with painterly energy, yet each stroke feels purposeful. The warm, earthen tones that dominate the piece evoke both the strength and softness associated with feminine energy, while the interplay of light and shadow adds dimensionality and mood.
Stylistically, Soul Sisters stands as a modern reinterpretation of traditional portraiture, replacing realism with raw expression. Rather than capturing a moment in time, the painting distills a feeling, a profound closeness that transcends words. It is a tribute to the unspoken bond between women, whether born of family, friendship, or shared journey. Through this work, Nawal Kishore invites viewers to reflect on the emotional ties that shape us. Soul Sisters is both intimate and universal, offering a moving meditation on connection, support, and the quiet power of solidarity.
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The valuable expression of art is always there with us, but now this expression is yet to take an interesting diversion with our art gallery, Gallery Silver Scapes, located in Hauz Khas Enclave. Art is no longer considered just decorative but has evolved and come forth as a major form of investment yielding high rates of returns for its buyers, making it an expression commonly used.
Mrs Mayor was walked into the art world by the legendary modernist Bimal Das Gupta, one of whose biggest collections remains with Gallery Silver Scapes. In the 1980s, as head and first curator of the Habiart Gallery founded by Mrs Rekha Modi — a childhood friend — Mrs Mayor worked closely with and curated shows for renowned artists such as A Ramachandran, GR Santosh, Rameshwar Broota, Sakti Burman, MK Bardhan, Dhiraj Chaudhury, M Sivanesan, and Arup Das among others.
Besides modern masters, she also worked with young contemporaries such as Sudip Roy, Paresh Maity, Subroto Kundu, Vinod Sharma, and many more. Artworks commissioned by her are now part of prestigious collections, such as those of the India Habitat Centre, Ranbaxy, Pepsi, Hotel Lalit, Bank of America, and many more private and public collections.