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| Geetha Alagirisamy Biography |
| Born in Singapore, Geetha grew up in a multiracial and multilingual society, learning both the cultures and languages of her Chinese mother and her Indian father. She believes her artistic streak comes from her father and uncles who were traditional hand jewellers and goldsmiths from the South of India.Mostly abstract and unconventional, Geetha's works comprise a multitude of media - oil, pastels, acrylic, ceramic, charcoal, wood, wax and other raw materials. Texture, feel and vibrancy are the constant focus in her work. |
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| Balancing a corporate IT career for years, Geetha indulges in art to expand her creative flares in an imaginative and expressive style.''Although I started painting at an early age, Art was an indulgent luxury at that time to take it up professionally in Singapore.The IT career was in pursuit of the corporate dynamics and to get around the economics of my environment. It was only during my travels and the 8 years in England that I found the mindset to do some serious art and started expressing and experimenting.''Having had several exhibitions of her works, including one at the Alexander Palace in London, her ‘Intimates’ series took to Round 11 of the Saatchi Gallery Showdown. This was an in-depth study into the concept of intimacy as perceived, interpreted, beheld, manifested and projected between the human mind and the metro society. Click here to see those works.Completing a postgraduate programme in ceramics she has now built up a portfolio of sculptures 'to provide the balance between form and function, alongside my abstract and figurative paintings'. |
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| The meaning of any art is up to an individual's interpretation and perception- the mind should do the talking.Her personal motto: ''Speak not with thy words, for they are common and abundant; Speak forth with thy forms, for they will be yours and rare.'' |
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