Equus: Paintings and Sculptures
Yashika Sugandh participated in Equus: Paintings and Sculptures, a curated exhibition presented by Saffronart from July 4-18, 2024, with viewings in New Delhi and Mumbai. The exhibition brought together distinguished Indian contemporary artists to explore the enduring presence of the horse in artistic imagination, spanning figurative studies, conceptual compositions, and sculptural forms.
Sugandhβs contribution to the exhibition showcased her distinctive miniature mode of composing equine narratives, moving fluidly from expansive gestures on large surfaces to concentrated performances on intimate scales. Her delicate brushwork revealed a poetics of mark-making that remains integral to her practice, capturing the bristles of pensive and playful moments as they glide across the canvas. Each stroke lovingly rendered subjects that scaled gesture in the power of happiness and desire inherent in the life of an equine.
The exhibition positioned Sugandh alongside celebrated names including Jogen Chowdhury, Manu Parekh, Krishen Khanna, and K.G. Subramanyan, creating a rich dialogue across generations about the symbolic and aesthetic significance of horses in Indian contemporary art. Through paintings and sculptures, the collective presentation traced how horses exist not merely as documentation but as dreamlike visions that speak to cultural memory, mythology, and the human condition.