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courtesy of artist and Kavi Gupta gallery
courtesy of artist and Kavi Gupta gallery
Suchitra Mattai Guyana, b. 1973
an explosive heart, 2022
Embroidery floss, bindis, belt, and found embroidery fabric
20 x 16 in
50.8 x 40.6 cm
50.8 x 40.6 cm
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In this folkloric looking scene, a tigress walks purposefully through a mythical, magical tropical realm. An explosion of embroidered flowers and stars and found bindis shoots out from within the...
In this folkloric looking scene, a tigress walks purposefully through a mythical, magical tropical realm. An explosion of embroidered flowers and stars and found bindis shoots out from within the tigress. “Her heart is exploding with a kind of rapture,” Mattai says. This piece belongs to a series Mattai debuted in 2023, memorializing super heroines as embodiments of feminine empowerment.