Omoyeni Arogunmati :: Within Her Time JACQUES Parrots have always been auspicious

Parrots have always been auspicious in Indian carving

It wears like an heirloom because it was made like one

uneven the way a real one is

with the edges left rough where the brush ran out

it sits out between uses because there is no reason to put it away

Omoyeni Arogunmati :: Within Her Time JACQUES Parrots have always been auspiciousA head and neck rendered almost entirely in blue, the face pushed to near abstraction with a single red mouth and one gold earring holding the eye. Painted on canvas, floated in a wide white mat and a slim silver frame. In the artist's words: Within Her Time explores the quiet strength and evolving identity of the modern woman. Through layered textures and the interplay of blue and red, the work reflects the tension between societal expectations and