Pop Tribute

If an artist is said to have the licence to express oneself,Gupta does that as an ode to a world she has worshipped and admired. One may question the creativity in her work,as the figures are replications of the original. For instance,Raj Kapoor in his Chaplinesque pose,Amitabh Bachchan inclined on a chair as he gazes intensely into the camera,or Khan’s famous pose with his arms wide open.

Gupta believes what is iconic should not be touched. “It is a tribute. The idea is to stay true to their personalities and bring them across through colours. In the case of villains such as Amrish Puri and Gulshan Grover,there had to be rawness while Bachchan’s image demanded monochromes,” she says.

It requires as much skill to paint digitally. Gupta uses the stylus pen to draw,but the advantages of the new media are its affordability and the scope to constantly upgrade. The project can be seen on Gupta’s website.