"Illavarasi" by Osheen Siva
About the artwork
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Dimensions: 30 x 24 inches
Year: 2024
About the artist
Osheen Siva is a multidisciplinary artist from Thiruvannamalai, currently based in Goa. Through the lens of surrealism, speculative fiction and science fiction and rooted in their Dalit and Tamil heritage, Siva imagines new worlds of decolonized dreamscapes, futuristic oasis with mutants and monsters and narratives of queer and feminine power. They work in a variety of mediums including immersive media, instillation, performance art, public art and digital illustration.
Past clients have included - National Geography, The New York Times, Glastonbury, Adult Swim, Meta, Apple, Gucci, Adi Magazine, Absolut, Dr.Martens, Decolonize Fest among others. They were also an Illustration Jury member for the One Club for Creativity - ADC's 100th Annual Awards in 2021.