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Atul Dodiya — Woman from Kabul
Atul Dodiya

Woman from Kabul

Atul Dodiya's *Woman from Kabul* presents a haunting and quietly powerful figure rendered in acrylic and marble dust on fabric, a combination that lends the surface a weathered, fresco-like texture evocative of ancient walls and eroded memory. The use of fabric as a support softens the boundaries of the image, while the marble dust adds a granular weight that speaks to dust, ruins, and the endurance of the human form amid conflict. Housed in the artist's own frame, the work becomes an intimate, self-contained world — a deliberate act of preservation and witness.

Medium
acrylic, marble dust on fabric, in artist's frame

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Contemporary Art Day Sale

October 16, 2014

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Atul Dodiya, Woman from Kabul

Atul Dodiya's *Woman from Kabul* presents a haunting and quietly powerful figure rendered in acrylic and marble dust on fabric, a combination that lends the surface a weathered, fresco-like texture evocative of ancient walls and eroded memory. The use of fabric as a support softens the boundaries of the image, while the marble dust adds a granular weight that speaks to dust, ruins, and the endurance of the human form amid conflict. Housed in the artist's own frame, the work becomes an intimate, self-contained world — a deliberate act of preservation and witness.

Medium
acrylic, marble dust on fabric, in artist's frame
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Cultural, Acrylic, Fabric, Mixed Media, Indian, Textured, Portrait, Woman, Figurative, Contemporary

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