Anousha Payne

Anousha Payne

BornNationalityBased In
1991BritishLondon
Biography

Spirituality and animism take centre stage in the works of Anousha Payne. Her practice intriguingly fuses moral dilemmas, magic, immateriality, and metamorphic characters. Rooted in stories carrying a rich historical legacy passed down through generations, her work evolves through personal adaptations and embellishments. The narratives Payne explores, particularly in Tamil folklore, serve as the foundation for her exploration of human interaction, communication, and the evocative power of simple gestures and expressions. Anousha Payne's artistic practice embraces both paintings and ceramics, interweaving these mediums to delve into the profound theme of the human pursuit of spirituality. Through her creative exploration, Payne questions the possibility of infusing spirituality into an object. She examines the material qualities of religious or spiritual artifacts, considering how these qualities shape our encounters and influence our experiences. Drawing inspiration from her dual Irish and Indian heritage, she weaves narratives and characters throughout her sculptures and paintings, forging her own iconography and lexicon. Anousha Payne (b. 1991 in Southampton, UK.) graduated from Camberwell College of Arts with a BFA in 2014. Her work has been exhibited across Europe, the UK and USA. Recent solo and group exhibitions include Isabella Ducrot, Laila Tara H, Anousha Payne, Super Super Markt, Berlin (2023); Material Art fair, Deli Gallery, Mexico City (2023); Potheads, Swivel Gallery, New York (2023); Stronger than language, Romero Paprock (2022); Thick mud, slowly oozing, Stellarhighway, New York (2022, solo); I take what is mine, Arusha Gallery, New York (2022); It is better to be cats than be loved, Tabula Rasa, London (2022); A Midsummer Nights Dream, Alkinois, Athens (2022); Tangled toes twisted ears, Public Gallery, London (2022), among others. The artist lives and works in London. ...

Selected Artworks
Toward hibernation
Anousha Payne
Toward hibernation, 2024
38 x 10 x 37cm
Painted tree (asleep)
Anousha Payne
Painted tree (asleep), 2024
73 x 44 x 88cm
Untitled
Anousha Payne
Untitled, 2018
33 x 35 x 25cm
Inverted head (in my sleep)
Anousha Payne
Inverted head (in my sleep), 2024
65 x 30 x 49.5cm
Crushing eggs (up the hill)
Anousha Payne
Crushing eggs (up the hill), 2021
28 x 20 x 15cm
Camilla as the butterfly and the crocodile
Anousha Payne
Camilla as the butterfly and the crocodile, 2024
58 x 36.5 x 61cm
Three birds in a dream, becoming a hand (after a train journey with a stranger)
Anousha Payne
Three birds in a dream, becoming a hand (after a train journey with a stranger), 2024
74 x 74 x 3.5cm
Three birds in a dream (after a train journey with a stranger) 2
Anousha Payne
Three birds in a dream (after a train journey with a stranger) 2, 2024
66 x 92 x 6cm
Three birds in a dream (after a train journey with a stranger) 1
Anousha Payne
Three birds in a dream (after a train journey with a stranger) 1, 2024
73 x 120 x 7cm
Self portrait (bird on the moon)
Anousha Payne
Self portrait (bird on the moon), 2024
31 x 40cm
On the way to the moon
Anousha Payne
On the way to the moon, 2024
75 x 200cm
On the way to the moon (an imagined journey)
Anousha Payne
On the way to the moon (an imagined journey), 2024
90 x 200cm
The khur arrives on the moon
Anousha Payne
The khur arrives on the moon, 2024
31 x 40cm
Three birds in a dream (after Lucy)
Anousha Payne
Three birds in a dream (after Lucy), 2024
160 x 200cm
Amorphous crocodile study
Anousha Payne
Amorphous crocodile study, 2024
50 x 50cm
Three birds becoming hands
Anousha Payne
Three birds becoming hands, 2024
42 x 30cm
a ride, a wedding, anew
Anousha Payne
a ride, a wedding, anew, 2021
27 x 14 x 23cm
Dogmother through the window
Anousha Payne
Dogmother through the window, 2024
57.5 x 38cm
Sun 2
Sun 1
Gallery Representation
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