Artist Indira Purkayastha draws attention to the pressures faced by children | Lifestyle News, The Indian Express

Artist Indira Purkayastha draws attention to the pressures faced by children | Lifestyle News, The Indian Express

Written by Vandana Kalra |Updated: August 6, 2019 9:08:26 am

Artist Indira Purkayastha draws attention to the pressures faced by children

Teaching sculpture at Bharatiya Vidya Bhawan in Raipur and mother of an 18-year-old, Indira Purkayastha notes how several works in the exhibition are based on her own experiences

Artist Indira Purkayastha; (right) her work Macaulay Express

Bent down to the ground, the little girl sculpted in wood is hiding under a helmet, coaxing the onlookers to wonder what plagues her. Artist Indira Purkayastha tells them she is just one of the several children escaping social and academic pressures. Titled Dreaming Inside A Shell, the child here is seeking shelter. “This is a child withdrawing from the overburdened environment and trying to escape constant expectations,” says the Raipur-based artist.