When Ashok realized his brain hemorrhage had cut his vision permanently, he was devastated, thinking he could never visually create again. But soon he discovered that the transformation in his sight was not the end, but rather the beginning of the transformation in his art. Here just a few of his pieces.
other works
.that obscene skull (red light special)," colored pencil/pastel paint/paper 2004, 35" x 55"
"the wedding night(mare)," acrylic/oil/canvas 1998, 11"x17
"the technicolor leela," colored pencil, 2010, 22" x 35"
"arrogance in astor place," charcoal/pencil/chalk 1995, 18x24"
"my vulgar darling," ink/marker/charcoal 1997, 11" x 17
"bombay goddess gossip hymns," colored pencil 1991, 18"x24"
."twisted filthy liar," pastel/chalk 2007, 30"x52"
I"blood piss," pastel paint/acrylic, 1996 45"x70"'
"d'avignon redux," pastel/marker 1996, 35"x50"
"nataraja," acrylic/canvas 2004, 20"x34"
I"enter latex showgirl," charcoal/pastel 1999, 20"x40"
"ishan undone," charcoal 2008," 18"x24"
"unmask," watercolor 1998, 48"x60"
friendly face," acrylic/canvas 1990, 40"x60"
"latina de la okiya," charcoal/pastel 2009, 24"x36"
"the universal mother, or, mistress of all elements,' charcoal/paper 2010, 24" x 36"
"visiting x," charcoal/ colored pencil 2010, 24" x 36"
"hypnogogica," acrylic/canvas 1991, 14" x 17"
"Her masks," charcoal/paper 2015, 30" x 40"
"self-portrait: the day(s) (before) my brain exploded,"colored pencil 2006, 22" x 28"
"self-portrait 2015: the survival," rice paper/canvas 2015, 24" x 36"
self-portrait: chest," charcoal/pencil, 2002, 24"x30"
"self-portrait: horseshoe souvenir," digital photo 2001, 11"x20
"self-portrait: in utero," acrylic/7-piece canvas 2006, 50" x 80
"twisted filthy liar," pastel/chalk 2007, 30"x52"
"nataraja," acrylic/canvas 2004, 20"x34
"a windy city trance," colored pencil/pastel/charcoal 2008, 11"x17"
"vams," charcoal/pencil/chalk 2011, 18x24"
"phallosaurus," colored pencil 1990, 11" x 17"
"pickle painting," acrylic/canvas 1989, 22" x 28"
