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“My art is a bridge between memory and imagination an intuitive expression of landscapes, emotions, and the unseen energies that connect us all.” – Alpana Rai
Artworks: 34
With a blend of bold, bright and contrasting colours, Alpana Rai’s work, much like her
background, is diverse, multi-layered and passionately creative. Immigrating to Melbourne
from her native India more than a decade ago, Alpana Rai is a self-taught, abstract landscape artist who was raised under a rich tapestry of cultural influences, with an immense love for painting and artistic expression.
As oppose to adopting a rigid, controlled technique, Alpana embraces a highly intuitive,
spirited approach, grounded in emotional response. Combining memory and experience, and beginning with a desire to describe a specific situation, she continually seeks unique ways to translate her conceptualised scenescapes onto the canvas.
Alpana utilises an expressive, rhythmic sense of movement and flow, whilst merging acrylics
with mixed media to construct texture and form. Creating a series of paintings
simultaneously with no particular end point in mind, allows each work to develop its own
distinctive route and establish its history under more liberating means.
Since 2019, Alpana Rai has exhibited extensively across the Melbourne metropolitan area and is a current member of the RedWest Creatives Co-op .In 2021, she gained certifications in Modern Art and Ideas and Post-war Abstract Painting with the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York City.
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