RANI SARIN
STATEMENT
I have had my hands in paint, pulp, pigment, ink and dye ever since I can remember. I make paper
and prints. I also work with fabric. My work is my connection to the dynamic flow of energy and
life – it bridges my understanding of the space between the seen world and the felt world.
My work begins inside my head. An intensity of color, a reaction to light, a sensation, a dream, a
word, a mood or a memory can be the starting point. The stirrings and restlessness to begin a work
are physical – the need, the itch to make a print, a collage, and this compulsion to create begins the
process in my studio. And so the dance drama unfolds…
The drama inside my head and the dance of the chosen medium- the paint, print, pulp, thread ……
My work explores the underlying harmony in a seemingly disparate world – rooted in India but
thriving and growing in the foreign but familiar world beyond. Of late I have been working with
mixed media- using my prints, paper that I have made, and fabric that I have dyed.
My images dance on paper - the dance can be quiet, tranquil, thoughtful, serene, cerebral, obvious,
pulsating or subtle. It is a play between movement and magic. I am done when my work sings.
EDUCATION
B.A.(English), Miranda House, Delhi University, India
M.A (Textile Design), J.J. School of Arts, Bombay, India
Bombay University, India, English Literature (graduate work) Kopmannainstitut, Stockholm,
Sweden, Diploma in Advertising
Harvard university , Attended courses in Indian art
Decordova museum School Museum school. Boston, MA
EXHIBITIONS
Triveni gallery, New Delhi, India
summit art center, NJ
Liljevalch art gallery, Stockholm, Sweden
Piper Gallery Lexington, MA
Hotel Meridien, Boston, MA
Winchester Art Association
*Buau juried show
Artists for survival - "peacworks", juried show
Cambridge multicultural art center
Lincoln public library art gallery
Depot Square Gallery
Munroe Center for the Arts
AFFILIATIONS
Museum of Science, Boston
SAAth
LEAD Boston
COLLECTIONS
Batics, prints, handmade paper and collages in private collections in Sweden, India and the US.
Contact: ranisarin@gmail.com
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