Meet Indian Teen Artist Who Is Redefining Goddesses As Modern-Day Feminists.

We all have seen the ancient version of goddesses but what if they existed in today’s world. Can you imagine them without facebook, snapchat, twitter or Instagram? No, well neither can Priyanka Paul. Who is she? Priyanka is a 17-year-old artist from India who thinks of Goddesses as modern day feminists and she brought these powerful female deities to life with her amazing work.

Priyanka posted her vivid imagination in the form of images on her Instagram profile and we can’t deny that her work is amazing. Her series is inspired by the poem “Pantheon,” composed by Harnidh Kaur, who is also a fellow student at the  St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai.

I want eve to walk into a church naked, Snapchatting her strut to Kali, Who responds with her own tipsy stagger into a temple, Clothes from last night hanging off her in crumpled ribbon-strings, Tongue stuck out with two fingers held up under in the sign of peace (or is it one of triumphant victory?), The antics of the evening enshrined into digital immortality on Amaterasu’s Instagram page, hashtagged with #FreeTheNipple, A cheeky homage, echoed in Hera’s Facebook share of yet another post from a feminist page, liked by Isis, who engages the the absolute scum in pointless debate, demanding positivity, she struggles to claim, But still proclaims her body as a shrine that she’s worshipped in, And as the ridicule pours in, The Goddesses stand tall, and unashamed Laughing in the face of aghast disciples, As they reclaim Reclaim Reclaim RECLAIM. – ‘Pantheon’ by Harnidh Kaur (@harnidhk ) Illustrating this AMAZING poem was one of the funnest thing I’ve done! I’ll be uploading the goddesses individually. #Illustration#Art #Draw #Goddesses #Culture #Religion #Illustrate #Draw #Kali #Hindu #Pop #PopArt #Tumblr #Grunge #Eve #Amaterasu #Japan #Isis #Egypt #Hera #Greek #Greece #Feminism #Feminist #IntersectionalFeminist #Rad

A photo posted by Priyanka Paul (@artwhoring) on May 14, 2016 at 4:39am PDT

She has modernised four goddesses including the Shinto deity Amaterasu, the Greek goddess Hera, the Hindu goddess Kali and  the ancient Egyptian goddess Isis. Apart from these four, she modernised the famous biblical character of Eve. In her imaginations, these goddesses are  social media-savvy in today’s world and they are aware of the power they hold and also they are unashamed of their sexualities. Priyanka describes Kali as a “badass brown girl” who opposes misogyny and sexism. Goddess Amaterasu is described as a girl who supports the “Free the Nipple” movement. Eve is projected as a  medical student who is fighting against the gender pay gap. She took each character and created portraits of fierce and non-conforming women. It is pure inspiration.

Have A Loot At Priyanka’s Work:

Goddess Kali, inspired from @harnidhk ‘s poem, Pantheon. Tumblr Kali is a badass brown girl. Loves graphic t-shirts and piercings. She’s against misogyny and sexism and quite literally slays. #Tumblr #Kali #Goddess #Pantheon #Illustration #Art #Grunge #Draw #Paint #Brown #Hindu #Hinduism #God #Celestial #KaliDevi #Devi #Illustrate #Artist #inspiroindia #inspiro #feminism #women #feminist #reclaim #browngirl #curryscentedbitch #brutsubmission A photo posted by Priyanka Paul (@artwhoring) on May 14, 2016 at 12:11am PDT

Goddess Amaterasu, is the Japanese Sun Goddess. She’s a huge fan of J-pop and Sakura icecream. She’s a supporter of the Free The Nipple movement and loves sushi. #goddesses #freethenipple #japan #amaterasu #divinegoddesses #illustration #art #pantheon #draw #kimono #sushi #women #fan #japanesefan #feminism #feminist #asian #japanese #sun #sungoddess

A photo posted by Priyanka Paul (@artwhoring) on May 14, 2016 at 8:50pm PDT

 

Eve’s a born rebel. She’s in medical school and wants to be an orthopaedic surgeon. Strong supporter of female empowerment and against wage gaps. Oh, and she loves apple pie and gardening. #Eve #DivineGoddesses #Feminist #Ribs #Apple #ForbiddenFruit #Feminine #Tumblr #TumblrEve #Bible #AdamAndEve #Biblical #God #FirstWoman #Mythology #Christianity #selfie #illustration #art #draw #digital #digitalart #goddesses #goddess #urban #hipster #grunge #urbangoddesses

 

A photo posted by Priyanka Paul (@artwhoring) on May 15, 2016 at 9:32pm PDT

Greek Goddess, Hera is the patron goddess of family, women,childbirth and marriage. New-age-Hera’s on her university’s debate team and can be found on various social platforms arguing on women issues. She’s also loves sculpting (not just her face). #goddesses #goddess #hera #greek #greekgods #greekgoddesses #zeus #urbangoddesses #divine #divinefeminine #feminine #feminists #intersectionalfeminists #art #illustration #tumblr #draw

A photo posted by Priyanka Paul (@artwhoring) on May 16, 2016 at 7:00am PDT

 

Isis is the Egyptian goddess of health and wisdom. New-Age-Isis is a fashion and lifestyle blogger and is a health and fitness freak. But she fore mostly believes in truly loving your body. She’s against body shaming and all for self-love.✨ This concludes the Goddesses series. Maybe I’ll come up with something like this again! All of the goddesses and the individual goddesses are now up on my redbubble site, if you’d like prints! Link in bio! Also in India, up on my postergully site! Ps. The tees, phone covers and pouches and (basically everything) look greatttt. Do any of y’all have ideas that I may be able to illustrate? Comment or DM! 🙂 I may put up other series’ I’ve been working on next! #Isis #Goddess #GoddessIsis #DivineGoddesses #Divine #Egypt #Egyptian #Feminine #DivineFeminine #Feminist #Art #Illustation #Daw #Paint #DigitalArt #Feminism #urban #grunge #hipster #tumblr #urbangoddesses

 

A photo posted by Priyanka Paul (@artwhoring) on May 16, 2016 at 9:20pm PDT

Talent like her will bring the change we dream of!

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8 August 2016
Avni S. Singh