India, Dec. 10 -- Gold, an intrinsic part of women's social traditions, religion, rituals and superstitions, is the most overpowering element in all the canvases of French artist Stephanie Arpels. There are women resting, squatting, dreaming, moving, marvelling and walking. Through red, blue and black, her canvases unveil the sensuality of women's bodies as well as emotions like love, anger, power and joy of living which they experience.

Stephanie's exhibition of artworks, Women Passing, at the Visual Art Gallery, India Habitat Centre, is about her observations of Indian women.

Passages of women

Stephanie understands the trials and tribulations of her subjects. Among the many places in India that she has visited, it's Rajasthan - the o...