About me and my work_Rohini Mani
Date of birth; 12th April 1981
I started my Formal Art Education at Madras College of Fine Arts in the year 1999-2002 and completed my Masters in Painting from SN School, Hyderabad Central University 2006.
My urge to make Art can be described as a need to connect to the child I was when I first experienced the difference between truly being and simply existing.Art for me is not about self expression. Instead, it is about separating from self into a simple state of being which might allow me access to a more universal truth.
I was brought to an awareness of my “darkness” by the construct of the society and realized the complexities of being a “dark” girl in “India”.
Throughout the different phases of development in my life as an artist, regardless of the medium, I see a consistent flow of exploring my own self as a reflection of the above.
“Complexion’’ is the real complexity of the work. And I try to challenge if not block the stereotypical male gaze.
CONTACT ADDRESS
: rohinimani2015@ gmail.com