Osian's Auction Catalogue Indian Antiquities Modern Contemporary Fine Arts and Books | April 2017

84 Nayanaa Kanodia b.1950 Birds Oil on canvas, 1990 Singned in English ‘NainaK’ on verso Titled in English ‘BIRDS 30” x 36”’ on verso 30.1 x 36.0 in (76.4 x 91.5 cm) Provenance The Artist’s Family Collection, Mumbai INR 500,000 – 750,000 USD 7,460 – 11,190 Full double-spread image on pp. 178-179 “Unlike the constant obligations of planned urbanisation and modern technology that demand something from us, the great outdoors - symbolic of ‘The Birds’ and ‘The Western Ghats’ - gives something to us- a sense of coming home, of regaining our lost innocence and of finding peace at last. The projected images serve as a veneer, behind which an infinite number of experiences and interpretations are possible. Thus, what appears to be a choice of method (a technique involving four layers of colour) proves to be the seed, the sun and the water of a highly complex process of creation. A picture of the moment is built up in which whole relationships are made visible. My paintings are all about time, and time in paintings is movement stilled. Through these two paintings, I have found ways to bring the external world back into our lives, at times subconsciously, and at times with great perspective and intention. Ultimately, the goal and the journey remains the challenge to balance the polarity of the worlds in which we live.” – Nayanaa Kanodia 180 | Osian’s–Connoisseurs of Art