Fifi Shines as Bollywood-Style Avatar in Work of Siri Devi Khandavilli at Lisa Sette Gallery
The back room of Scottsdale's Lisa Sette Gallery has been transformed into something out of Raiders of the Lost Ark. 
http://www.lisasettegallery.com/a-khandavilli.htm Siri Devi Khandavilli
Inky black walls create a mysterious cave-like effect, the perfect foil for the gleaming bronze sculptures sitting atop jet-black pedestals of multimedia artist Siri Devi Khandavilli. At first glance, they resemble classic Hindu deity statues.
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While the ancient Hindu pantheon of gods, goddesses, and their avatars is more crowded than a New York subway at rush hour, Khandavilli (born and raised in Southern India as a devout Hindu) feels there's definitely room for her latest incarnation -- a glittery goddess who's taken on various incarnations as a snooty, highly manicured poodle she's dubbed Kama, a Hindi word loosely meaning desire. 
http://www.lisasettegallery.com/a-khandavilli.htm Siri Devi Khandavilli
The artist has taken the word from the name of a bovine-bodied goddess, Kamadheu, commonly called the wish-fulfilling cow-goddess. She also admits that she was equally inspired by Lady Gaga's ever-present accessory poodle, Fozzi.
"It is elegant, luxurious, pampered," says Khandavilli of her specific choice of canine.
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