About
Artist
For Hufreesh,
Art is Life and Life is Art!
The two are not separate! Each inspires the other to create, to be, to express, to dream...
Her paintings are not thought-out or planned, but are the spontaneous expressions of her inner being which reveal
themselves as sudden flashes or visions in her minds eye or as an overpowering urge to create, to bring out something from the depths of her being that she
may look at and say, "Aah! This too is me!"
It is an endless road of self-discovery that leads deep into the woods of life?
As one writer, has aptly stated,
"That which we seek with passionate longings here and there, upward and outward,
We find at last within ourselves."
Her works are primarily in acrylics, but she also likes to work in mixed media. No set technique is followed; rather a constant experimentation with different techniques is enjoyed, as variety is the spice of life for her.
That's why she hears the comment constantly during her shows that all her works are so different that one would actually think that they are done by different artist!
Originally from Mumbai, India, Hufreesh, studied in the open and creative atmosphere of
the Sri Aurobindo International Centre of Education, Pondicherry,
Throughout her entire education Art has always had a unique place.
For 6 years she trained under an eminent artist, Preeti Ghosh, at the Centre of Education.
For the past 9 years,
She has been working and living in the inspiring and often challenging atmosphere of Auroville, an international township, in Tamil Nadu, where men and women of all countries aspire to live in peace and progressive harmony, above all creeds, all politics and all nationalities.
Exhibitions
- Solo show in Auroville, India - February 2001
- Solo show in Pondicherry, India - March 2001
- Group show in Aurodhan Art Gallery, India - January 2003
- Group show in Auroville, India - March 2003
- Group show in Auroville, India - April 2003
- Solo show in Pitanga, Auroville, India - August 2004
- Solo show in Pondicherry, India - August 2004
- Group show in Gallery square, Auroville, India - October 2005
- Group show in Singapore - May 2006
- Group show in UK - July 2006
- Group show in Chennai, India - August 2006
- Group show in Tokyo, Singapore - November 2006
Artist Statement
I shut my mind
I jump into the inner waters of my being;
First, I peer from the surface at what's within,
Afraid of the unknown!
But the beauty below draws me in.
I take a deep breath
And dive in.
My paintings are an attempt to express what I see in my depths...
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