Varsha
Mark Tomlinson|Jonathan M. Singer|M. A. Rauf|Library Council of The Museum of Modern Art|Brad Ewing|Randy Hemminghaus|Ranjani Shettar|Mohammed Abdul Bari
2012 · Artist's book · Drawings and Prints
Shettar uses a variety of materials and techniques—including etching, screenprint, woodcut, and laser cut—to create images that evoke the sixteen phases of monsoon season and the aspects of Indian astronomy credited with governing the annual events. Dramatic tonal contrasts recall darkening skies and bursts of sunlight, while brightly colored floral motifs refer to lush vegetation. The constellations, based on ancient Indian star charts, are represented in patterns that correspond to the six-month monsoon period.
- Artist
- Mark Tomlinson|Jonathan M. Singer|M. A. Rauf|Library Council of The Museum of Modern Art|Brad Ewing|Randy Hemminghaus|Ranjani Shettar|Mohammed Abdul Bari
- Date
- 2012
- Medium
- Artist's book
- Department
- Drawings and Prints
- Credit line
- Lin Lougheed Collection, Gift of Lin Lougheed, 2016