This artist explores womanhood and superstition at Madras Art Salon
Artist Zehra Marikar is showcasing her work at the third edition of The Madras Art Salon in Chennai, exploring themes of womanhood, mythology, and superstition. The event is part of a monthly initiative by Madras Art Weekend to support and provide visibility to local contemporary artists.
Why it matters
The salon serves as a vital platform for regional artists to gain exposure and fosters a local cultural ecosystem in Chennai.
Three women hold the thread of life between them. A flock of crows, matchboxes, chillies, lemons, and drishti bommais recur across canvases. In artist Zehra Marikar’s first showcase in Chennai since returning from London, mythology, superstition, and womanhood intertwine in a body of work that examines what it means to move through the world as a woman. Working primarily in acrylic on canvas, Zehra portrays women in vivid, dreamlike compositions full of talismanic objects.
The article is a standard cultural report focusing on local arts and community initiatives.
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