Book on Women – First of the Series
Some of the pictures from my latest work, a book on the history of women’s movement for rural and semi urban readers. The narrative evolves around 7 women who meet and talk about different concepts, life and what it is like to be a woman in today’s India.
The book is scattered with debates, songs and poems.
I found the text quite bold and rather well written. There are references to Mira, Sita… debates about the ‘nobility’ of Ram who stood by as his wife had to undergo a trial by fire.
These 3 illustrations are some of the final options I arrived at for some text on patriarchy. The client and I had a hard time getting this one right. The concept of patriarchy is more easily explained with words, putting it down into a defined visual proved not very easy. Especially because pictures can be interpreted in so many ways… but then that’s what is rather magical about visual language I suppose.
A few of the motifs and borders that will be scattered around in the book.
This is the first of 4 books. And it is exciting to be part of something that you know will lend to some change however small, but significant nevertheless.
February 1st, 2009 at 3:55 am
oh this seems so interesting, i’d love to get my hands on a copy of this book. Reminds me of ‘The Palace of Illusions’.
May 10th, 2009 at 10:11 pm
Hi!! gr8 works!
May 14th, 2009 at 3:46 pm
Looks very interesting!
November 18th, 2009 at 12:38 pm
hi kavitha,
i am glad that i have found you.I have seen ur paintings before in some blog.but found u today.wonderful work.its the last name that brought me close to you/why dont u write more posts?
will wait for ur reply.
keep going..
July 16th, 2010 at 7:58 am
Lovely illustrations as always. I love the concept of the book.. looking forward to it. Good luck!