Tarini Ahuja (b.1990, India) is a visual artist based in New Delhi, India. She pursued her undergraduate studies at Lasalle College of the Arts in Singapore and graduated with a B.A (Hons) in Fine Arts from Goldsmith’s, University of London in 2013. She has exhibited her work globally, in shows in Singapore, London, India and Seoul. Tarini’s works are featured in the collections of DBS Bank (Singapore), One Farrer Hotel (Singapore), Reliance Industries (India) as well as several private collectors in India, Singapore, USA, UK, and Canada. In 2015, Tarini was invited to showcase her work at the India International Centre (New Delhi, India) where she had her first solo exhibition titled ‘Wabi Sabi’. The essence of Wabi-Sabi lies in the beauty that is found in the unplanned and the imperfect, in the overlooked details.
The Japanese idea of ‘Wabi-Sabi’ plays an important role in her aesthetic. Wabi-Sabi is beauty in the inconspicuous, unconventional, the overlooked details. The Beauty of Wabi-Sabi lies in its ambiguity, It finds beauty and harmony in what is simple, imperfect, natural, modest, and mysterious. It draws out the sensitivity of the unusual and the fragility of objects found in nature.
Colour mixing is a crucial ingredient of her work along with being a cathartic part of her process, and she spends days mapping out colours and creating elaborate palettes. Colour is Tarini’s ever evolving source of inspiration and the quotidian her unexpected muse. She aims to capture the ephemeral her paintings, fleeting moments from everyday help shape her dreamlike polychromatic works. Her tendency to romanticize reality allows her to create whimsical and abstract landscapes.
The process of painting for her is a deep exploration into the mesmeric language of abstraction which begins with elaborate plans, colour schemes and compositions. To find the moments of perfect impulse she needs a foundation of planning to begin with. After which Tarini creates scenarios and problems which only she can solve, she builds structures and simultaneously obliterates them, she intuitively layers paint exposing and covering marks. While painting she relishes the struggle to maintain control while anticipating that beauty which comes from the impulsive, the moment in which a single stroke can be perfect in its imperfection. She works with slowness, complete awareness, and constant reflection. She enjoys the paradox of her art where impulse and control, calm and chaos go hand In hand. Tarini explores the ideas of memory, stillness, space and restraint in her works through sensuous, Luscious and often intuitive marks.
Education
2013
Bachelor of Fine Arts, LASALLE College of the arts, Singapore in partnership with Goldsmiths, University of London
2012
Diploma in Fine Arts- Painting, LASALLE College of the Arts, Singapore.
2010
Foundation in Visual Arts, LASALLE College of the Arts, Singapore
2009
ISC (Indian School Certificate. The Shri Ram School- DLF Phase III Gurgaon, Haryana.
Exhibitions
2022
‘Lustral’ virtual Exhibition on Artsy by Fiidaa Art Gallery, Singapore
https://www.artsy.net/show/fiidaa-art-lustral-by-tarini-ahuja? sort=partner_show_position
2020
‘The Next Gen’ AgenC CoLab, New Delhi
2018
‘Drawing is Dead’ StudioKhirki, New Delhi
2017
“Imeyouime” by POND, The Brewhouse, New Delhi
“Bold Art Exhibit”, by Kohler The Imperial Hotel , New Delhi
2016
“Salon of Curiosities” by POND, The Brewhouse, New Delhi
2015
“Lumiere” Gallery Vision Art, New Delhi,India.
“Wabi-Sabi- Solo Exhibition of Paintings by Tarini Ahuja”, India International Centre, New Delhi, India.
"New Wave: the road of memories", and N Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
2014 ‘Perceptions’, The Lalit Kala Akademi, Mandi House. New Delhi
Nehru Centre, The Indian High Commission. London, England
‘Asian Students and Young Artists Art Festival’, Cultural Station Seoul 284, South Korea
‘Panorama-3’, Visual Arts Gallery , India Habitat Centre. New Delhi
Construction, D Art Factory, Gurgaon, India.
2013
‘Lasalle Graduation Show’, ICAS Gallery, Singapore.
2012
‘Graduation Show’, ICAS Gallery, Singapore.
2010
‘Found Objects’ ICAS Gallery, Singapore.
Group show, ICAS Gallery, Singapore.
Commissions
2013- 2014
15 works – (500 x 700 mm) Sculpture Square Gallery, Singapore.
2 works – (600 x 1000 mm) Sculpture Square Gallery, Singapore.
2019
Chhipa ( 1 Piece) – (2200 x 1000 mm), Fiida Art Gallery, Singapore.
Published
2022
The Purposeful Mayonnaise- A literary and Art Journal, Volume 2, Issue 1.June, 15th 2022.
https://www.thepurposefulmayo.com/issue-2-1
2021
‘Is the future of the artworld digital ?’ by Lea Egerer, June, 24th 2021. Vogue, Germany.
https://www.vogue.de/kultur/galerie/zukunft-kunstwelt-digital
2020
'100 VOICES, 100 ARTISTS',March, 2nd 2020. Saatchi Art
https://www.saatchiart.com/stories/100artists/
2019
Five Indian Contemporary Artists You Should Add To Your Collection ASAP, by Khushboo Sharma. Nov, 8th,2019
2017
‘The art of imperfection’ , by Benita Fernando
December 17th,2017. The Midday Newspaper, Mumbai.
https://www.pressreader.com/india/mid-day/20171217/282063392321778
2015
‘Of whites, spaces and in-betweens’, by Jayashree Narayanan
September 10th, 2015. Deccan Herald Newspaper, New Delhi.
https://www.deccanherald.com/content/500030/of-whites-spaces-betweens.html
‘Wabi- Sabi’ September 8th, 2015. HT City Newspaper, New Delhi.
‘Strokes of Perfection’, by Arjita Mishra,
September 8th, 2015. The Pioneer Newspaper, New Delhi.
https://www.dailypioneer.com/2015/vivacity/strokes-of-perfection.html
‘Silence Speaks more then Noise’ by Jaideep Deo Bhanj,
September 5th, 2015. The Hindu, New Delhi.
https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/silence-speaks-more-than-noise/article7617409.ece
2014
‘Crimson , Sap , Ochre, Buff’ Published in Vogue United Kingdom ,
November Issue, 2014 . Conde Nast Publications, Vogue House, London.