The Udaipur-based artist talks about raising issues of identity politics through his works
Photos from the book An Enigmatic Opera, which features a selection of Waswo’s hand-painted studio portraits of Gauri dancers from Mewar in Rajasthan Image: Waswo X. Waswo (With Rajesh Soni)
Image: Waswo X. Waswo (With Rajesh Soni)
Image: Waswo X. Waswo (With Rajesh Soni)
Image: Waswo X. Waswo (With Rajesh Soni)
The Refugee Courtesy Gallery Espace
Blue Series Courtesy Gallery Espace
In The Garden of Archetypes Courtesy Gallery Espace
The Working Men from the series ‘A Studio In Rajasthan’ Image: Waswo X. Waswo (With Rajesh Soni)
Ram Singh Concerned about the Weather from the series ‘A Studio In Rajasthan’ Image: Waswo X. Waswo (With Rajesh Soni)
Waswo often depicts himself in his works as a character, such as in ‘The Observationist in a Stolen Garden’ series Image: Waswo X. Waswo
Image: Waswo X. Waswo
(This story appears in the 22 November, 2019 issue of Forbes India. To visit our Archives, click here.)