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Balloon Installation – 9
Fiberglass and Mild Steel
32″ x 24″ x 42″ (W x D x H)
Title: Balloon Installation – 9
Artwork Size: 32″ x 24″ x 42″ (W x D x H)
Medium: Sculpture (Fiberglass and Mild Steel)
Artwork ID: 8529

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About the Artist:
Vernika Singh was born in 1993. Totally self-taught, she has been practicing independently in New Delhi, India since 2015. Singh works across a variety of mediums for her sculptures and installations. Her works revolve around the idea of ‘dynamic movements’. She is represented by some prestigious art platforms like Artsy, Saatchi Art etc. She has recently started her association with San Polo Art Gallery, Venice. Her works are part of many private and government collections worldwide, DMRC, Hush Blackwell, Ernst & Young to mention a few. Vernika has participated in 40+ shows, some of which are mentioned below :
• Art Karavan with Khushi NGO 27-28 March 2024,Park Hyatt Hyderabad
• Post the pause, 17-18 November 2022 at Lodha Luxury, Mumbai
• The living sculptures, Delhi Art Week, 24-31 August 2022 at Art District XIII, New Delhi
• Live unbound ,15 Oct – 30 Nov 2019, Modern Art Gallery
• India Art Festival 14 – 17 Nov 2019, Thyagaraj Stadium
• GAAF, Bengaluru Edition, 13-21 March 2020, RMZ Foundation

About her Practice in her own words:
The idea of ‘dynamism’ always attracted me. As a sculptor, I am focused on catching the sense of movement into my works. Most of the works that I make are that of sportspersons or dancers. The high energy gymnasts attract me as much as graceful ballet dancers. I try to capture certain energetic moves performed by these people. My liking for dynamism in movements went up a notch when I started making installations. The subject of these installations ‘balloon’ was so different yet so similar. I saw floating balloons as one would a dancing human figure. The balloons have so much energy and watching these fly could be so joyful; the way wind moves them in space talks so much about dynamism. I work across a variety of mediums including but not limited to bronze, brass, aluminum, stainless steel and fiberglass. There is a contrast between the finish of the human figure sculptures which I try and keep very raw and the balloon installations which are always on the smooth glossier side. I want my compositions to speak to the viewer as soon as one catches a glimpse and for that I pay close attention to aesthetics in my works.