Representative work by Prabhavathi Meppayil
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Prabhavathi Meppayil

b. 1965, Bengaluru, India · Indian

Prabhavathi Meppayil creates pared-back paintings and installations through repeated incisions, metallic inlays and layered gesso. Drawing on family traditions of goldsmithing, she uses craft processes to make surface, light and material precision central.

Painting; installation

Major Works

  • 2010sdp series
  • 2010stw series
  • 2010sgesso and copper wire works
  • 2012Untitled
  • 2014Untitled
  • 2016Untitled
  • 2018Untitled
  • 2010smetal-inlay panels
  • 2010sincised gesso works
  • 2000s–20sminimal relief paintings

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