Background
Ranjani Shettar was born in 1977, in Bangalore, India.
Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath, No.1, Art Complex, Kumara Krupa Rd, Bengaluru-560001, Karnataka, India
In 1988, Ranjani received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Sculpture from Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath, Bangalore. Later, she continued her education at the same college, graduating with a Master of Fine Arts degree in Sculpture in 2000.
Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath, No.1, Art Complex, Kumara Krupa Rd, Bengaluru-560001, Karnataka, India
In 1988, Ranjani received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Sculpture from Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath, Bangalore. Later, she continued her education at the same college, graduating with a Master of Fine Arts degree in Sculpture in 2000.
Ranjani Shettar was born in 1977, in Bangalore, India.
In 1988, Ranjani received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Sculpture from Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath, Bangalore. Later, she continued her education at the same institution, graduating with a Master of Fine Arts degree in Sculpture in 2000.
In 2006, Ranjani acted as an international artist-in-residence at Artpace San Antonio in Texas.
During her career, Ranjani took part in many solo exhibitions, including "Indian Spring", Talwar Gallery, New York City (2004); "Epiphanies", Talwar Gallery, New Delhi, India (2007); "Focus", The Modern Art Museum, Fort Worth, Texas (2008); "Present Continuous", Talwar Gallery, New Delhi, India (2011); "High tide for a blue moon", Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum, Mumbai, India (2012); "Night skies and daydreams", Talwar Gallery, New York City (2014); "Bubble trap and a double bow", Talwar Gallery, New Delhi, India (2017); "Seven ponds and a few raindrops", The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City (2018); "Earth Songs for a Night Sky", The Phillips Collection, Washington D.C. (2019) and others.
Also, she participated in numerous group exhibitions, including "How Latitudes Become Forms", Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota (2003); "Transition & Transformation", University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts (2005); "Zones of Contact", XV Sydney Biennale, Australia (2006); 9th Lyon Biennial, Lyon, France (2007); "On Line", Museum of Modern Art, New York City (2010); "Time Unfolded", Kiran Nadar Museum of Art, New Delhi, India (2011); "Crossings", Kiran Nadar Museum of Art, New Delhi, India (2012); 5th Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art, Moscow, Russia (2013) and others.
Currently, the artist lives and works in Karnataka, India.
In her oeuvre, in order to create sculptural installations, Shettar applies elements of nature and industry, using a range of materials, that include beeswax, sawdust, wood, latex, PVC tubing, silicone rubber and metal. She creates multidimensional works, that bring forth the metaphysical characteristics of existing within a constantly changing physical environment. Also, in her works, Ranjani produces environments, that match the two realms, man and nature, together with graceful and dynamic forms and textures.
Quotations: "There is an element of chance in how you see the sculpture, in terms of how it positions itself in space according to movement of air in the space."