Dr. Sheela Sharma

"The art of Dr. Sheela Sharma emerges from the ecstacies of Eastern folk life.  She blends the dichotomy of modernity and tradition and renders it irrelevant in the larger context of creativity.

She reveals her deep love for the charms and grace of folk and tribalworld and thus with all humility her expression is bold and beautiful and asserts indian-ness.  What activates her creativity is the deep rooted ethos of innocents, perception of unpolluted, and beliefs of devotees come from the life and culture of tribes.

The twin threads of religion and spirituality are the inspiring forces that drive her creativity.  The intense experience of the artist comes alive in her compositions afresh and simple; she shares it by transforming into aesthetic joy."

                                                                                                     -A.L. Damami, artist and art critic

"Sheela Sharma brings years of proximity with the rural milieu and tribal lifestyle in southern Rajasthan alive on her canvases.  She succeeds in collating different aspects of a life far removed from urban concerns and combines them to recreate a lush, engaging world where the need to ornament living spaces is primal and paramount."

                                                                                                    -Economic Times

"Dr Sheela's creative talent is a combination of philosophical and spiritual undertones.....the frolic of colors, their mix, the mono-chromatic depiction of life and every line of the canvas combining the bounty of folk gods is unique.

                                                                                                    -H.N. Padmaja, art critic

"Sheela combines the ancient root cultures, myth, rituals and mythology."

                                                                                                    -Rajani Prasanna, Deccan Herald

"Sheela draws from the spiritual icons of the Bhils.  Her paintings and murals abound in the religious symbols, folk motifs, Hindu idols, animals and nature.  She uses vibrant colors to uncover the myth of tribal."

                                                                                                    -Times of India

"A skillful handling of Indian religious imageries with relief calligraphy is done here with much boldness...potent enough to convey."

                                                                                                    -H.A. Anil Kumar 

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