Royal Chhatris #Jhalak | Glimpse
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Chhatris are raised dome-shaped pavilions in Indian architecture or funerary sites. They contain elements of Hindu as well as Mughal architecture. The term chhatri means umbrella or canopy.
Etching and monoprint
Unique colour
H77 x 56cm image size | 91 x 69.5cm framed float mounted size | 104 x 83cm framed window mounted size
This artwork is currently float mounted onto a linen board in hand stained waxed frame with non reflective glass
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Description
Chhatris are the raised onion-domed pavilions found throughout India. Often ornate, intricately carved or painted, chhatris are a defining element of North Indian architecture, incorporating Hindu and Moghul design and especially evocative of the culture of Rajasthan. For Natasha Kumar, they are a constant inspiration for her work.
The abstraction of shape and choice of colour is important. The Royal Chhatris Series began after numerous return trips to capture these monumental canopied wonders using drypoint and etching. She wanted to capture the architectural space and perspective, the onion domes and the decorative pillars, but the latest series is an exciting mix and balance of colour offset against colour. Her palette lay bravely. Here there are significant sensual reds, the purity of blue, and the representation of life and happiness in green.
More than simply picturesque India, Natasha Kumar responds to the culture of India through the architectural forms and the vivid hypnotising colours and moods of modern India. They bring us the heady mix of traditional and historical Islamic and Mughal and modern and physical – actual and abstract – elemental. The kind of art that is both beautiful, decorative and substantial.
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