Subodh Gupta

Taking an ironic swipe at capitalism's materialist ethic, Gupta portrays the social and economic aspirations of rural communities and lower-class Indians with affectionate compassion. His works are littered with references to past and present experiences. Swinging from significant information to seemingly irrelevant motifs, Gupta's constructions weave highly eccentric imaginings with public myths and rituals. Drawing mainly from everyday objects and scenarios, his aesthetic delineates the complex inter-relations of India's urban and rural communities. It shows the effects of consumerism and the modernization of traditional Indian society.