Google Doodle celebrates Zarina Hashmi 86th Birthday 

Google Doodle celebrates Zarina Hashmi, the Indian-American artist and printmaker, on her 86th birthday

Art Work of Zarina Hashmi

Zarina Hashmi was renowned for her minimalist style and use of geometric shapes in her illustrations

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Her artwork delved into themes of home, displacement, and borders

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Hashmi's sculptures, prints, and drawings were connected to the Minimalist movement

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Hashmi Born in Aligarh, India, she was forced to move to Karachi, Pakistan, during the partition tragedy

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Through her travels to Bangkok, Paris, and Japan, she was exposed to printmaking and abstract art trends

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She became a prominent supporter of women and female artists of color in New York City

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Hashmi's intaglio and woodcut prints depicted semi-abstract representations of the houses and cities she lived in

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Her art reflected her identity as an Indian Muslim woman and her nomadic childhood experiences

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Zarina Hashmi's work is globally recognized and can be found in prestigious art galleries such as the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Whitney Museum of American Art etc.

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