45 years of Ragini Upadhyay’s artistic journey: An exhibition tells it all
The opening day of the exhibition Ragini Upadhyay: A retrospective of an artist (1978-2023) at Nepal Art Council, Babermahal. Photo: Siddhartha Art Gallery It depends upon the viewers what they see in an artwork. Their observation and analysis are usually the outcomes of their life experiences and how they feel about them. While viewing the artworks, some align them with the artists and some express a totally different point of view. Artists usually leave it to the viewers, how their audience perceives their artworks. Veteran artist Ragini Upadhayay agrees that viewers have different perspectives on her artworks. She says, “I initiate them, and the spectator has to complete them.” She says that she has never stopped transforming her thoughts and emotions into pictures that narrate many stories. She adds, “My life has been art and art has been my life.” On the occasion of Women’s Day (March 8), Siddhartha Art Gallery organised a retrospective art exhibition of Upadhyay titled...