{"product_id":"sheela-gowda-by-lucia-aspesi-9788857241647","title":"Sheela Gowda","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSheela Gowda\u003c\/em\u003e (Bhadravati, Karnataka, India, 1957; lives and works in Bangalore) is one of the leading names in contemporary art in India.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe book presents, in addition to two new productions, a wide selection of works she has made from 1992 to the present time, including watercolours, prints, and site-specific installations. The latter are distinguished by a large variety of materials, such as hair, organic substances, cow dung, incense, and natural pigments.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAfter studying at Ken School of Art and Visva-Bharati University (India), Gowda deepened her research on painting at the Royal College of Art in London. Her work ranges from drawing, to sculpture, to large-scale installation, and involves the use of materials that often convey cultural values linked to the context they stem from. The artist's works, characterised by a strong spatial dimension, assume elements of Modernism as a starting point, elaborated by the artist via production processes featuring strong ritualistic references.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe emphasis on process can also be linked to local traditions of craft and the implicit role of labour in making art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47464208564460,"sku":"9788857241647","price":100.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9788857241647-sheela-gowda.jpg?v=1775042353","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/sheela-gowda-by-lucia-aspesi-9788857241647","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}