The National Gallery of Victoria has opened a new exhibition space, which will host contemporary artists. Ranjani Shettar is the first artist to be exhibited. What a fantastic artist to showcase. I was truly in wonder and excitement to see this artist’s pieces. I would have to say it was one of the best exhibitions l have seen this year.
The artist Shettar has constructed seven installations in all. Each piece varies in both material and form. There where two pieces that l was in awe of and that is not to say the other pieces were of lesser content or brilliance.
The first titled “Heliotropes” were long toffee coloured tentacles protruding from the wall. They were comparable to life size exaggerated hollow spaghetti growing organically out of the wall. The piece made me think of a magnified skin with hair similar to that seen in illustrated body encyclopaedias. There was also a feeling these limbs were being blown by a natural element such as wind as they all lay in one direction. This piece was made out of opaque latex.
“Touch me not” is the second sculpture that begins on one wall and took over a corner. It was like a beautiful fungus or coral that spread to give an illusion of movement. It looked like it was constructed by small rounded pins made of a ceramic head that where the size of a cherry. There would have been hundreds of the pins in all and they are grouped together by forming various directions. It resembled sweat beads on skin.
These pieces are also complemented by the shadows made from the installations. It emphasizes the organic form. The materials the artist uses is also significant in the works. The descriptions of the work are my own interpretations and that is the beauty of these installations, as they could represent various amplified objects.
This exhibition by artist Ranjani Shettar is a must see.
On until 26th of Feb, 2012.
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