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Rebecca's "Baishalai" brought in three pieces of wood, some parts of which were darkened. Another such wood sculpture "Lumbini" which recalls Buddha and his meditation before his nirvana. "Mahogany forest" is another beautiful creation of exotic combination of wood pieces. "Srabosto" was yet another creation which derived its name from that of a place. Some of the wood had been collected and the others bought. There was another collection of a trunk of a tree that reminded one of a female torso.
Moving away from the wood pieces was a sketch, "Lady of the soul" which was to capture the beautiful images that the artist had seen in the caves of Ajanta and Elora. The work that she had been inspired by had been very realistic and close to life.. Similar to the pastel work was the one done in charcoal. "Amropali" belonged to Bimbisha's time, and she too had fascinating features decked with gorgeous jewelry atop her revealing attire. "Desire" presented a figure with full bosom, small waist, face lifted up and heavy jewelry. "Submerged" was yet another voluptuous figure presenting a woman doing her make-up.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. A water colour inspired by statues was "Beauty, ultimate" from Khjuraho. "Shongomitra", Emperor Asoka's daughter had also been represented on paper. There were scenes from Ajanta and Elora done in water colour, in shades of beige and brown. "Nefertiti" in terracotta harked backed to ancient history once again. The same theme was repeated in pastel where the turquoise and gold stood out. Again, "Afsara" had been taken from an old ruin in Cambodia. "Shuronjona" brought in yet another Ajanta type of face. This too was in plaster of Paris and in a subtle mauve colour. "Affection", in clay, had the well-loved mother and child theme. "The divine hand", a mark of Buddha, had been done in cement.
Moving on to abstractions, one found "Silent witness" made of cement and it had pointed edges and it was inspired by a driftwood that the artist had seen on the sea beach. "Reminiscence ,Samarkand" was in memory of a stone piece that the artist had seen in a museum. It contained plaster of Paris and grainy brick dust. "Majestic" was a piece of driftwood with branches that gave the impression of a deer with superb horns. "Griddhiakut" was another place of Buddha's meditation under a tree. "Proximity" had two birds with their wings spread out, the bodies of the birds mingling with each other. "Identity", made of plaster of Paris, brought in a white lotus, the national flower.
For someone who hadn't studied at the Fine Arts Institute Rebecca had done well for herself in holding a solo with her sculpture and paintings.