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G an e sh Pyn e. U N T IT L E D . 1993. M ixed m ed ia o n paper. 21"xl9". Cou rtesy o f th e Vad eh ra A r t Gallery, N ew D elh i. W T h e im ages featu r ed h ere are a depar­ tu re from w h at w e typically display on th e pages o f W estern A m erican Literature, bu t b ecau se o f th e essay’s ties to In dia, w e fou n d it appropriate to featu re an Eastern , rath er th an a W estern , artist. A s th e essay describ es ten sion s created by m ixin g East an d W est, th e im ages ch osen h ere d em on strate th e u n iqu en ess an d beau ty o f th ese in tersection s. P yn e’s u se o f W estern -style m otifs stem s from h is tim e as an an im ator in C alcu t t a an d h is exp osu re to W alt D isn ey’s carto on s. It is th is exposu r e, P yn e says, th at allow ed h im th e freedom to develop h is sig­ n atu re u se o f exagger ation an d d isto rtion seen th rou gh ou t h is works. ...