Funny how the things you planned turn out completely differently. As serendipity would have it, a walk down a road less well travelled found me looking at two completely different contemporary art exhibitions. Both by Asian women. Coincidence? I'd never heard of either of them until yesterday. Check them out if you haven't already. The first was the Singh twins at the National Portrait Gallery, all jewelled colours and painstaking handywork in the style of Indian miniatures but with up to the minute themes of identity and heritage. The second and my personal favourite were the amazing sculptures/installations of Rina Bannerjee at the Haunch of Venison (formerly the Museum of Mankind). Umbrellas, shells, textiles, light bulbs, string either suspended from the ceiling or projecting from walls. I took some pics and it made me think of why I find it so hard (even with time and a bit of space) to get going with my art. Gotta read Marion Milner's "On Not Being Able to Paint". Or is that yet another distraction?
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