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RANJANI SHETTAR

“Nature’s beauty is ever present, art helps to uncover, perceive and appreciate it.”

RANJANI SHETTAR

Ranjani Shettar - Summer garden and rain clouds - Viewing Room - Talwar Gallery Viewing Room

While we still have some time, 2021
Teak wood
21" x 145" x 26.5"
TG# 4362

Summer garden and rain clouds sees Shettar’s continued engagement with the expressive possibilities of wood, as well as her ability to extract the life latent within each piece she creates.”

“Taking the specificity of her materials as her springboard, Shettar’s oeuvre imbues a sensitive dialogue with the spaces they inhabit, her works take on new shape and tenor in different environments.”

Ranjani Shettar - Summer garden and rain clouds - Viewing Room - Talwar Gallery Viewing Room

Midmorning blooms, 2020
Teak wood and steel
89″ x 113″ x 50″
TG# 4200

“Shettar forges a relationship with her materials through sustained contact and proximity. Wood is carved entirely by hand, aided by the simplest tools, allowing for the slow revelation of its hidden possibilities.”

Ranjani Shettar - Summer garden and rain clouds - Viewing Room - Talwar Gallery Viewing Room

Takeover, 2021
Teak wood and lacquered wood
77″ x 96″ x 52.5″
TG# 4328

"Emerging from the artist’s close attention to the earth’s cyclical rhythms, the works feel at moments full of a certain gravity­­––poignant reminders of the phases of darkness and dormancy that are necessary parts of any life."

Ranjani Shettar - Summer garden and rain clouds - Viewing Room - Talwar Gallery Viewing Room

Elegy, 2021
Rosewood
28″ x 88″ x 16″
TG# 4359

"Ranjani’s practice takes its rhythm from nature, while many of its methods are drawn from India’s centuries-old craft traditions."

Ranjani Shettar - Summer garden and rain clouds - Viewing Room - Talwar Gallery Viewing Room

In another time, 2020
Stainless steel, muslin, tamarind powder paste and natural dyes
100″ x 108″ x 96″ 
TG# 4407

“Folding the viewer into a larger and always dynamic relationship between matter, space, and human actors, Ranjani’s works encourage a kind of ecological awareness of the material, the people, and the world around us.”

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While we still have some time, 2021
Teak wood
21" x 145" x 26.5"
TG# 4362

While we still have some time, 2021
Teak wood
21" x 145" x 26.5"
TG# 4362

Inquire
Midmorning blooms, 2020
Teak wood and steel
89″ x 113″ x 50″
TG# 4200

Midmorning blooms, 2020
Teak wood and steel
89″ x 113″ x 50″
TG# 4200

Inquire
Takeover, 2021
Teak wood and lacquered wood
82" x 69" x 49.5" (Variable)
TG# 4328

Takeover, 2021
Teak wood and lacquered wood
82" x 69" x 49.5" (Variable)
TG# 4328

Inquire
In another time, 2020
Stainless steel, muslin, tamarind powder paste and natural dyes
111" x 101" x 51"
TG# 4407

In another time, 2020
Stainless steel, muslin, tamarind powder paste and natural dyes
111" x 101" x 51"
TG# 4407

Inquire
Elegy, 2021
Rosewood
28″ x 88″ x 16″
TG# 4359

Elegy, 2021
Rosewood
28″ x 88″ x 16″
TG# 4359

Inquire
Rock me to sleep tonight, 2022
Teak wood, rosewood and acrylic
60” x 72” x 4.5 
TG# 4429

Rock me to sleep tonight, 2022
Teak wood, rosewood and acrylic
60” x 72” x 4.5 
TG# 4429

Inquire
Morning glory, 2021
Rosewood
26.25" x 39" x 28.12" | 33.25" x 33.25" x 29"
TG# 4361

Morning glory, 2021
Rosewood
26.25" x 39" x 28.12" | 33.25" x 33.25" x 29"
TG# 4361

Inquire
Turnover, 2021
Zinc alloy and silver
78″ x 22″ x 8.5″ 
TG# 4406

Turnover, 2021
Zinc alloy and silver
78″ x 22″ x 8.5″ 
TG# 4406

Inquire
Soliloquy, 2021
Teak wood and pigments
17″ x 56″ x 12.5″ 
TG# 4404

Soliloquy, 2021
Teak wood and pigments
17″ x 56″ x 12.5″ 
TG# 4404

Inquire
In your arms, 2021
Teak and rosewood
39.5" x 40.37" x 7.5"
TG# 4405

In your arms, 2021
Teak and rosewood
39.5" x 40.37" x 7.5"
TG# 4405

Inquire
Under the hood, 2021
Teak wood and acrylic
27.62" x 20.62" x 7.62" | 19.37" x 9.75" x 13.12" 
TG# 4329

Under the hood, 2021
Teak wood and acrylic
27.62" x 20.62" x 7.62" | 19.37" x 9.75" x 13.12" 
TG# 4329

Inquire
Conversations, 2021
Three-dimensional woodcut print and acrylic
21" x 25.5" x .75"
TG# 4351

Conversations, 2021
Three-dimensional woodcut print and acrylic
21" x 25.5" x .75"
TG# 4351

Inquire
Catching up, 2020
Three-dimensional woodcut print and acrylic
21" x 28.75" x .75"
TG# 4355

Catching up, 2020
Three-dimensional woodcut print and acrylic
21" x 28.75" x .75"
TG# 4355

Inquire
Solo, 2021
Three-dimensional woodcut print and acrylic
20″ x 12.75″ x .75″ 
TG# 4346

Solo, 2021
Three-dimensional woodcut print and acrylic
20″ x 12.75″ x .75″ 
TG# 4346

Inquire
Melon, 2020
Three-dimensional woodcut print and acrylic
18.5″ x 14.5″ x .75″
TG# 4318

Melon, 2020
Three-dimensional woodcut print and acrylic
18.5″ x 14.5″ x .75″
TG# 4318

Inquire
Postcards from my hometown, 2021
Woodcut print
12.5″ x 16.25″ x .75″ (Each of 5)
TG# 4408

Postcards from my hometown, 2021
Woodcut print
12.5″ x 16.25″ x .75″ (Each of 5)
TG# 4408

Inquire
While we still have some time, 2021
Teak wood
21" x 145" x 26.5"
TG# 4362

While we still have some time, 2021
Teak wood
21" x 145" x 26.5"
TG# 4362

Midmorning blooms, 2020
Teak wood and steel
89″ x 113″ x 50″
TG# 4200

Midmorning blooms, 2020
Teak wood and steel
89″ x 113″ x 50″
TG# 4200

Takeover, 2021
Teak wood and lacquered wood
82" x 69" x 49.5" (Variable)
TG# 4328

Takeover, 2021
Teak wood and lacquered wood
82" x 69" x 49.5" (Variable)
TG# 4328

In another time, 2020
Stainless steel, muslin, tamarind powder paste and natural dyes
111" x 101" x 51"
TG# 4407

In another time, 2020
Stainless steel, muslin, tamarind powder paste and natural dyes
111" x 101" x 51"
TG# 4407

Elegy, 2021
Rosewood
28″ x 88″ x 16″
TG# 4359

Elegy, 2021
Rosewood
28″ x 88″ x 16″
TG# 4359

Rock me to sleep tonight, 2022
Teak wood, rosewood and acrylic
60” x 72” x 4.5 
TG# 4429

Rock me to sleep tonight, 2022
Teak wood, rosewood and acrylic
60” x 72” x 4.5 
TG# 4429

Morning glory, 2021
Rosewood
26.25" x 39" x 28.12" | 33.25" x 33.25" x 29"
TG# 4361

Morning glory, 2021
Rosewood
26.25" x 39" x 28.12" | 33.25" x 33.25" x 29"
TG# 4361

Turnover, 2021
Zinc alloy and silver
78″ x 22″ x 8.5″ 
TG# 4406

Turnover, 2021
Zinc alloy and silver
78″ x 22″ x 8.5″ 
TG# 4406

Soliloquy, 2021
Teak wood and pigments
17″ x 56″ x 12.5″ 
TG# 4404

Soliloquy, 2021
Teak wood and pigments
17″ x 56″ x 12.5″ 
TG# 4404

In your arms, 2021
Teak and rosewood
39.5" x 40.37" x 7.5"
TG# 4405

In your arms, 2021
Teak and rosewood
39.5" x 40.37" x 7.5"
TG# 4405

Under the hood, 2021
Teak wood and acrylic
27.62" x 20.62" x 7.62" | 19.37" x 9.75" x 13.12" 
TG# 4329

Under the hood, 2021
Teak wood and acrylic
27.62" x 20.62" x 7.62" | 19.37" x 9.75" x 13.12" 
TG# 4329

Conversations, 2021
Three-dimensional woodcut print and acrylic
21" x 25.5" x .75"
TG# 4351

Conversations, 2021
Three-dimensional woodcut print and acrylic
21" x 25.5" x .75"
TG# 4351

Catching up, 2020
Three-dimensional woodcut print and acrylic
21" x 28.75" x .75"
TG# 4355

Catching up, 2020
Three-dimensional woodcut print and acrylic
21" x 28.75" x .75"
TG# 4355

Solo, 2021
Three-dimensional woodcut print and acrylic
20″ x 12.75″ x .75″ 
TG# 4346

Solo, 2021
Three-dimensional woodcut print and acrylic
20″ x 12.75″ x .75″ 
TG# 4346

Melon, 2020
Three-dimensional woodcut print and acrylic
18.5″ x 14.5″ x .75″
TG# 4318

Melon, 2020
Three-dimensional woodcut print and acrylic
18.5″ x 14.5″ x .75″
TG# 4318

Postcards from my hometown, 2021
Woodcut print
12.5″ x 16.25″ x .75″ (Each of 5)
TG# 4408

Postcards from my hometown, 2021
Woodcut print
12.5″ x 16.25″ x .75″ (Each of 5)
TG# 4408

Ranjani Shettar - Summer garden and rain clouds - Viewing Room - Talwar Gallery Viewing Room

Ranjani Shettar’s works are in many prestigious museum collections and have been the subject of several solo presentations including at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (The MET) (2018), The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC (2019), National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia (2011), The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMoMA) (2009), The Modern Art Museum, Fort Worth, TX (2008-9) and The Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA), Boston, MA (2008). Ranjani’s works have also been featured in exhibitions at The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), NY; Kiran Nadar Museum, New Delhi; 5th Moscow Biennale; 10th Liverpool Biennial, UK; 55th Carnegie International, Carnegie Museum of Art, PA; 9th Lyon Biennial, France; 8th Sharjah Biennial, UAE; 15th Sydney Biennale, Australia; Art Tower Mito, Japan, Artpace, Texas; Cartier Fondation, Paris; Sainsbury Center, UK; Hermes Fondation, Singapore ;Wexner Center, OH; The Walker Art Center, MN; Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Torino, Italy and Marian Goodman Gallery, New York. In collaboration with The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York Shettar created a limited-edition project, Varsha and more recently was invited to create a special print for the MET 150, to commemorate The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s 150th anniversary.

Ranjani Shettar (b. 1977 Bangalore, India) lives and works in Karnataka, India.

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