Dress Code, 2017

Amrita Bilimoria  

Amrita Bilimoria's work has a sense of the elegantly rebellious. A fusion of effortless glamour, strength and power. Seamlessly weaving the contemporary with the classic, where light and line are expressed, through a vibrant visual narrative. Whether monochrome, muted in natural earthy hues or theatrical and bold; specific colour palettes are meticulously created, to provide depth and emotional impact to the imagery.

Organic and modern, Amrita's botanical work distils high impact floral minimalism through spatial clarity and cool restraint. Inspired by vintage illustration, the shapes, textures and complexity found in the fascinating language of flowers are magnified into large scale works. Amrita invites the viewer into a deeper engagement with the subject, encouraging an elemental connection to the natural world.

Her passion project, captured through an intimate literacy of the horse, portrays diverse equestrian disciplines and the poetic abstraction of the equine form in style and sport.

Born in London, Amrita grew up between the UK and Saudi Arabia. She graduated with a degree in Economics & Politics MA (Hons) from The University of Edinburgh, after which she joined Morgan Stanley in London. Following an incredible fifteen year career in investment banking, she left in 2013 to pursue a new chapter with her longstanding passion for art, photography and the equine world.

Amrita's artistic vision of the horse has been shaped by a lifelong bond that began in the saddle at age four. Amrita played competitive polo for twelve years whilst working in The City, playing in the UK, Argentina and India. She has travelled extensively in Spain on horseback and trekked across the Andes, from Argentina to Chile in one of the most epic rides. Immersed in equestrian culture, her work is deeply inspired by personal experience and influenced by adventure, equine sport, and travel.

Amrita has created tailored visual projects, with both written and image based commercial content, working to brief with luxury lifestyle brands; and leading thoroughbred horse breeders, racing owners and trainers. Her in-depth work on the thoroughbred racehorse, has been published in a coffee table book, collaborating with India's preeminent thoroughbred stud farm. Amrita's art photography has been exhibited in the UK, France and Singapore.