manisha gera baswani

Chasing Darth Vaders fleeing spaceship on the giant screen, I felt mesmerised by the overpowering backdrop of the night sky. In recent times, sky maps and digital images of space have captured my imagination. Peering through a telescope, I felt myself transported. I felt inspired. I had to express myself. I took the artists liberty to move the white dots around on the blue-black spacescape to create my own galaxies and embellish my night sky with sparkling red planets, meteor showers and the random shooting star. Having expressed myself, till recently, in vibrant colours, I am now enjoying the company of my new best friends–who are black and blue