Indian sculptor Ranjani Shettar (b. 1977) combines natural and industrial materials—such as beeswax, wood, organic dyes, vegetal pastes, lacquer, steel, and cloth—in her large-scale installations. Typically composed of numerous non-representational forms, Shettar's immersive environments are inspired by her observations of the now-threatened natural environs of rural India.
For Seven ponds and a few raindrops (2017), the artist molded pieces of stainless steel into a series of sensual, curved, amoebic, shape-shifting elements that have been covered in tamarind-stained muslin. Suspended from the ceiling, the work seems to defy gravity, casting a series of mesmerizing shadows, which, from a distance, evoke the sense of having stumbled upon a surreal, hidden-away oasis.
ALSO UPCOMING
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RANJANI SHETTAR
On and on it goes on
@TALWAR Gallery, New York
March 10 - June 30, 2018
Thursday, March 1, 2018
RANJANI SHETTAR Seven ponds and a few raindrops @ The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Indian sculptor Ranjani Shettar (b. 1977) combines natural and industrial materials—such as beeswax, wood, organic dyes, vegetal pastes, lacquer, steel, and cloth—in her large-scale installations. Typically composed of numerous non-representational forms, Shettar's immersive environments are inspired by her observations of the now-threatened natural environs of rural India.
For Seven ponds and a few raindrops (2017), the artist molded pieces of stainless steel into a series of sensual, curved, amoebic, shape-shifting elements that have been covered in tamarind-stained muslin. Suspended from the ceiling, the work seems to defy gravity, casting a series of mesmerizing shadows, which, from a distance, evoke the sense of having stumbled upon a surreal, hidden-away oasis.
ALSO UPCOMING
http://talwargallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/ranjanithumb1-150x150.jpg
RANJANI SHETTAR
On and on it goes on
@TALWAR Gallery, New York
March 10 - June 30, 2018
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