Artwork Collection

01 For Jurying Consideration

Memory. Land. Home. Three ideas starting the foundation of my art practice journey. Having the essence of land and time, from the land of the past to the land of the present, I had a desire and unexplainable interest to focus on landscapes and memories that tie into the land of India. This body of work encompasses my practice expanding in research of the idea of "recapturing memory" through mediums of ink, henna, and wood that interconnect the ideas of land and memory.

India Ink Henna Wood Memory Land

Mixed Media

Dwelling Stains I

The first creation of Dwelling Stains. Henna in this process, became a sort of overlapping landscape in its own form, creating its own space and dimension with the wood. Along with the use of henna, I incorporated mini elemental ink drawings among... More

Mixed Media

Dwelling Stains II

Henna in this process, became a sort of overlapping landscape in its own form, creating its own space and dimension with the wood. Along with the use of henna, I incorporated mini elemental ink drawings among the henna designs. Pointing to the... More

Drawing

என் தாய்நாடு My Motherland

Using just ink and a traditional calligraphy dip pen, I captured a landscape consisting of different elements of India such as trees, fields, mountains, homes, goats, dogs, and people. Using such elements is only a fraction of the vast culture and... More

Mixed Media

My Memory என் நினைவு

Combining the two ideas of capturing land and amending memory is a 19” x 39” ink and henna on a wood panel piece. Initially drawing a familiar memory of the land in India, I resorted to covering the intricately detailed drawing with thicker henna... More

Mixed Media

After

By trying a new technique of encaustic work this piece depicts a sort of self-portrait of myself and of other Indian women (in Sari) who were prominent in my life. I aimed to build on my identity as a person and artist and show my growth from... More

Work by

Judith Grace Vijayasenan

Drawing and Painting

“We can search through our past and attempt to discover the lost memories held within us but just as I scrape the henna off the board, I see the stains left behind, knowing it is not possible to go...” [More]