By Shruti Sunderraman

After the fierce, overwhelming and exhaustive tales of #MeToo, Twitter filled itself with some much needed visual therapy with the hashtag #SouthAsianArtists on October 17th. The idea was to curate artists, painters, illustrators, animators and graphic designers from South Asian countries like India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal. One of the best things about these artists is that they are not necessarily current residents of South Asian countries, the hashtag welcomed art from artists who also belonged to South Asian descent. The result was glorious. Artists poured out the best of their work and graced our timelines with wonderful art.

But the most interesting part was how many of these artists’ work reflected female centric themes. Many artists depicted work that centered around female empowerment, which thankfully meant that it showed women having fun and not trying to excessively make a point. Some artists had queer friendly art while others put out fierce portraits of women. Whether it was an intentional move to provide support to #MeToo or because artists are naturally focusing on female-led work, the message sent across is both visually entrancing and ideologically wonderful.

Here are some of the best female-centric art works from South Asian artists on Twitter:

#SouthAsianArtists is giving me life! So inspired! Adding myself to the mix- I’m a designer and illustrator and I draw a lot of women ✨💅🏽 pic.twitter.com/uUhIsGPKlY

— Shehzil Malik (@shehzilm) October 14, 2017

Hey! I’m Akshay–Tamil 🐅❤️, Muslim☪️, and I love SA mythology, religion, and LGBT content. I have a webcomic called Puu! #SouthAsianArtists pic.twitter.com/9ybIPMejS1

— Akshay B. Varaham 🐗 (@ab_varaham) October 13, 2017

hiya I’m Tas✨ I am a brown artist who lives at the bottom of Africa🐘
I love fashion and drawing cool gals #SouthAsianArtists pic.twitter.com/pvwwtCg5Fz

— tasia.m.s (@_tasiaMS) October 13, 2017

I’m Amal, a self taught illustrator and I love empowering women and creating a culture of love and acceptance. #SouthAsianArtists pic.twitter.com/MjKGpdQ2Ok

— amal (@nataliedormcrs) October 15, 2017

Hey folks, I’m Zammy. Illustrator and animator from India. Grew up in the UAE. Have a look at my stuff #southasianartists pic.twitter.com/A2Q3QhUy61

— Zammy (@zammydraws) October 13, 2017

#VisibleWomen hi! I draw comics like Curb Stomp, The Skeptics etc https://t.co/EBkqK7JHaF pic.twitter.com/FPiPZidIkw

— Devaki (@DevakiNeogi) August 7, 2017

These #BitchyUrduCards were great too!! Hahahah still make myself laugh lmao #SouthAsianArtists pic.twitter.com/02OFNaAjcS

— Abdullah 👨🏽‍💻 (@abdullasyed) October 16, 2017

Hi I’m Pai, I illustrate and animate things. Sometimes I make comics. #SouthAsianArtists pic.twitter.com/fDmYpT2EMU

— The Pai (@twentytwobyPai) October 16, 2017