A leading representative of l’art naïf, economist-turned-painter Nayanaa Kanodia captures the eccentricities of middle-class life with humor and vibrant detail. Her self-taught style blends traditional roots with Westernization, depicting the changing face of Indian society through "deadpan" characters and florid colors. By prioritizing everyday vignettes over academic strictness, she creates a world that is simultaneously real and fantastical, characterized by bright attire and gaudy, charming interiors.

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