Shagufta Mehdi

Shagufta's Art

ABOUT SELLER

Shagufta Mehdi expresses herself best through larger than life and breath-taking florals that find stimulus in nature. She says, “I owe being an artist to flowers.” Living amid abundantly green surroundings in the city of Nagpur, India, her muse is never far away. She paints in the representational realistic style, drawing inspiration from the 20 th century naturalist painters. She also fearlessly treads the road of everyday paintings which capture the Indian streets in all their myriad shades and enigmas. Her two solo exhibitions Desi Musings at The Taj, Delhi and Indian Musings at Pune had this underlying theme which reflected the extraordinary stories of ordinary streets of India. Her solo exhibitions received wide coverage in the media and she was interviewed by leading newspapers, The Indian Express and Times of India. She also found her work covered by Mirror and Mid day. But one of the high points of her career was when her painting, ‘The Pelican,’ was auctioned.