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Natasha Shoro solo exhibition at Karachi's Koel Gallery included summary mixed media and mixed media collage portrays to site specific
installations which address topics from her life experiences of being a woman with multi-cultural influences
Going through her artworks I felt that life is beautiful
No matter what comes and goes life is a gift of God and we must endelight it and celebrate it
Not only our own life but also the lives of animals and plants that were sent here for us to think, gain knowledge, to discover and
understand to be a good human being
This urge to know about these beings led Natasha into the world of art through which she shared her experiences and inspirations of life
with the viewers through her creations.
Born in fresh York, the modern visual artist is based in Los Angeles, with her current show
titled &Transcends Boundaries& being a result of her inspirations from her travels, inspired by the aerial cartographies in nature.Natasha
spent the first twelve years of her life travelling extensively as her father worked in the hotel management commerce
Living in the United States, Africa, Europe and Pakistan exposed Natasha to a wide range of languages and culture
This rich overlap of experience has had a profound influence on Natasha art making.Graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design
with honors and a distinction from Iowa State University, Natasha spent her undergraduate years developing a body of work on paper and
canvas using translucent acrylic washes inspired by Abstract Expressionism.
Her work has evolved over the years and masters a variety
of multi media techniques
Her passion for mark-making in drawing and portray encourages a journey of self-discovery and investigation of personal space and
overlapping identity.Inspired by every single aspect of nature, Natasha vibrant works covered water, sun, light, soil, breeze, spirit,
dreams, identity, to say in a word- is all about life
That is why blue, yellow, brown and white dominated her works displaying her polite nature and the basic elements of life nsprint; water,
sun, soil and breeze.The titles of her portrays also show her experiences of life like a narrator telling a story to the viewers through her
Such as &Blue Coral&, &Dive&, &Flow&, &Life&, &Lightening&, &Precious Life&, &Spiritual Identity& (Journeytych), &Transcending Boundaries&,
&Washed Ashore&, &Water Mirrors&, &Winter Breeze& and &Dream, Ground Skin& to name a few titles of her portrays.
Throughout her
schooling here and abroad, Natasha continued to be recognized and awarded for her achievements in fine art, experimenting with a variety of
mediums.Natasha continues to exhibit internationally
Her work is represented by Posner Fine Art and Kevin Barry Fine Art Galleries in Los Angeles.Receiving two grants, one for her honors
project Riding the Waves and the other for a Focus Grant Painting on Fabrics, enabled Natasha to explore various processes.Natasha competed
in a regional art competition at the Brunnier Gallery and Museum in Ames, Iowa where her Ethnic series was honored as &best in show& at the
Brunnier Gallery Museum.
'Natasha Shoro, The Essence of Being' is a book written and edited by Anushe Shoro with essays written
by art historians Dr.Roberta Carasso, Marjorie Husain, Meher McArthur, and Dr
Joanna Roche.The concept behind The Essence of Being is a product of Natasha drive in celebrating her roots and identity through art, and
Anushe exploration of interassociateedness with her photography and creative writing
The mother-daughter collaboration foster their shared vision of ‘being& through their art gathered in the form of a book.
A
catalogue accompanying the exhibition starts with a poem by Anushe which beautifully explained the exhibition title and Anushe inspiration
Titled &Being Transcends Boundaries& the poem says:&The beingIs much I,Not She,Not He,But we.It embraces difference,As it is rooted in our
hearts.It resonates in our prayers,No matter where we aim our faithful darts.It awakens within our potentialWhich is up to us to use.It is
nor a gameOf win or lose.It allows us to walk the path of beingA global citizen,displaying us the variety of shoes,From where we are able to
see beautyOf the huge directions we are given to choose.It celebrates the human inside of each of us,And teaches us the meaning of human.The
being binds us all,And that is the essence.&TheIndianSubcontinent has not verified the content of the source
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