







Steel Enamelling 8" x 8"





31st Mar – 12th Apr,’14: Pradarshak presents “Glass on Fire” Debut Solo Exhibition by Daphene Dias

Daphene Dias is a young artist, whose idealism is shown through her medium of creative expression.





enamelling as her skill set, to enable herself to excel at a path less travelled. With enamelling generally relegated to the jewellery and handicraft industries, the young upcoming artist was eager to experiment and prove her mettle. A brilliant student through her formative years, Daphene decided to chooseas her skill set, to enable herself to excel at a path less travelled. Withgenerally relegated to theand handicraft industries, the young upcoming artist was eager to experiment and prove her mettle.





Steel Enamelling 8" x 8"





enamelling over copper. Her choice of subject is one that she is consciously and subconsciously totally synchronized with – citiscapes. The changing face of the city skyline, observed from very personal quarters and as a participant, initiate a dialogue between the artist and the viewer, veering towards an individualistic viewpoint. Somewhere along the lines, the artist’s and the viewer’s line of thinking merges, to evolve into a narrative that is nuanced and personal. Daphene chooses steelover copper. Her choice of subject is one that she is consciously and subconsciously totally synchronized with – citiscapes. The changing face of the city skyline, observed from very personal quarters and as a participant, initiate a dialogue between the artist and the viewer, veering towards an individualistic viewpoint. Somewhere along the lines, the artist’s and the viewer’s line of thinking merges, to evolve into a narrative that is nuanced and personal.





Steel Enamelling 16" x 16"





Adept at various techniques in enamelling – impasto, Limoges, stenciling, etc., Daphene uses the Sgraffito technique in this series, where she attempts to reveal the fused enamel steel base, giving it as much importance as the glazed layer above.



