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Choosing to Rest

This Women's Day, ArtFlute presents Choosing to Rest, an online exhibition that explores rest not as inactivity but as presence. In a world shaped by speed and constant output, rest becomes a conscious act of listening to the body, intuition, and inner rhythm. Bringing together contemporary artists from across India, the exhibition reflects a quiet shift toward practices rooted in patience, repeti...
This Women's Day, ArtFlute presents Choosing to Rest, an online exhibition that explores rest not as inactivity but as presence. In a world shaped by speed and constant output, rest becomes a conscious act of listening to the body, intuition, and inner rhythm. Bringing together contemporary artists from across India, the exhibition reflects a quiet shift toward practices rooted in patience, repetition, and attentive making. In many of these works, rest emerges within the act of creation itself, when attention deepens and the breath slows.

Through conversations with the artists, a shared sensibility becomes visible. Many speak of stepping away from the pressure to constantly produce in order to protect the impulse that first led them to art. Others describe turning inward during the creative process, allowing intuition and reflection to guide the work. In a moment shaped by conversations around burnout and the right to pause, Choosing to Rest becomes both reflection and an invitation to consider what might emerge when we allow ourselves to slow down and listen.

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Daughters of the Dust by Bharti  Prajapati

Daughters of the Dust

Bharti Prajapati

Oil on Canvas

24 (w) x 60 (h) in

$ 7,500

Gilded Imperfection by Nilisha Phad

Gilded Imperfection

Nilisha Phad

Oil on Canvas

36 (w) x 36 (h) in

$ 4,000

Duality Series (Set of 2) by Nilisha Phad

Duality Series (Set of 2)

Nilisha Phad

Oil on Canvas

36 (w) x 48 (h) in

$ 4,250

Nothing Here Is in a Rush by Harshada Kolapkar

Nothing Here Is in a Rush

Harshada Kolapkar

Acrylic on Canvas

36 (w) x 36 (h) in

$ 1,513

Where We Sit and Sort the World by Harshada Kolapkar

Where We Sit and Sort the World

Harshada Kolapkar

Acrylic on Canvas

36 (w) x 48 (h) in

$ 2,050

The Rhythm of Returning by Harshada Kolapkar

The Rhythm of Returning

Harshada Kolapkar

Acrylic on Canvas

48 (w) x 48 (h) in

$ 2,700

Second Self at Rest by Trupti Joshi

Second Self at Rest

Trupti Joshi

Acrylic on Canvas

48 (w) x 36 (h) in

$ 3,300

Mahamaya by Ekta Sharma

Mahamaya

Ekta Sharma

Acrylic on Canvas

30 (w) x 42 (h) in

$ 1,250

Bhairav by Ekta Sharma

Bhairav

Ekta Sharma

Mixed Media on Paper

28 (w) x 40 (h) in

$ 1,459

Poetic Justice by Nilisha Phad

Poetic Justice

Nilisha Phad

Oil on Canvas

72 (w) x 42 (h) in

$ 5,250

Before the Light Turns Gold by Gayatri Deshpande

Before the Light Turns Gold

Gayatri Deshpande

Oil on Canvas

48 (w) x 60 (h) in

$ 2,500

Fading Identities - II by Nilisha Phad

Fading Identities - II

Nilisha Phad

Oil on Canvas

36 (w) x 48 (h) in

$ 4,500

Three of Me by Nilisha Phad

Three of Me

Nilisha Phad

Oil on Canvas

48 (w) x 48 (h) in

$ 3,750

The Woods Within by Gayatri Deshpande

The Woods Within

Gayatri Deshpande

Oil on Canvas

24 (w) x 30 (h) in

$ 625

A Clearing for the Self by Gayatri Deshpande

A Clearing for the Self

Gayatri Deshpande

Oil on Canvas

48 (w) x 48 (h) in

$ 2,000

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