While you were sleeping

Anupam Sud's works focus on women, their place in the world, and their complex relationships. Nothing is what it seems

- NATASHA SACHDEVA

I have always looked up to Anupam Sud. Her keen observations on the role of women in society - their response to the male gaze, the complex relationships that women have with men, and their portrayal of beauty - are spot on. I have respected her contribution to society by creating art that highlights social issues sensitively.

The painting titled Waking is from 1982. The work portrays a naked woman, attempting to wake an unconscious man on a bed, his face barely visible. In the background are images that seem to show different aspects of the same woman.