‘Art transforms mere existence into a celebrated life’
Expressing her emotions, opinions and ideas with her paintbrush, Daxa Khandwala is a self-taught artist since her teens. Back then her forte was pencil sketches, landscapes and portraits.
“When I visited Paris, Louvre particularly, a whole new world of art opened for me,” recalls Daxa. Unknowingly, she brought back images of the Old Masters’ works. “It was all I could think of... So I started painting those images.” Daxa has a vast collection of the Old Masters’ replicas in her home.
Over the years, her work developed with her age- she started painting Indian women in their rustic surroundings. It developed into abstract forms of the urban female. Today, Daxa is known for her figurative abstracts that have a strong sense of feminism.
“My paintings are what I am. I don’t plan what to paint- my thoughts command my brush when I am in front of the canvas.”
Daxa has recently completed a collection which is inspired by the works of Masters, moulded into abstract forms in urban scenarios. The artist in her is always eager to create more. She is currently making sculptures inspired by the five elements.
Apart from many patrons within India, Daxa Khandwala’s works have been bought by art lovers in LA, London, Dubai, Karachi, Geneva and Africa.
- Brinda Khandwala
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