The Mithila Yain Art Gallery in Thamel is currently hosting Indian artist Babli Das’ solo art exhibition, titled Illusion. The exhibit kicked off amid a ceremony on July 20. The exhibit has been curated by Shyam Sundar Yadav.

Babli Das is primarily an abstractionist. The artworks on display at the ongoing exhibition include a host of freely-flowing abstract forms of two or more colours which resemble various objects or animals. The technique used for these artworks were unconventional.

To create the artworks, artist Das, reportedly, splattered enamel colours on canvas, allowing the paints a free rein for a short while, ‘without any intent or image in mind’. Then, as the paint spread and produced various shapes, she would stop its flow at a particular instance. “Das captures the flow at a particular moment like a photographer captures a particular shot,” commented one of the artists at the exhibition.

Speaking to the Post, Das said that she would repeat the process with different colours and would overlap the paints as needed. Then, she would burn the paint in order to dry it. “The extent of the burns also reflects in the artwork,” said Das, “I also picked up the appropriate colours to celebrate particular themes.”

The exhibition, currently on at the Gallery from 11 am to 6 pm every day, will run through July 24.