Keerthana Kumar’s

Bangalore based, Keerthana Kumar’s works are inspired by pop culture, fauvism and symbolism.

As a woman of color, she faced issues due to being dark-skinned within her racial and ethnic groups. Gender role expectations seemed irrational, and she felt it was only an impediment to free will. Brought up in Chennai, a conservative city in India, she did not see any representations of herself in media, social life, or within the family who had turned big dreams into reality.

Of her work, she shares, ““My creative process begins with identifying the right choices for three elements of my painting: vibrant colors on the subject (woman), pattern backgrounds (abstract or geometric), and objects of symbolism.”

See more of her at keethanaskumarart.com