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"Seasons 4-For Komala + Kirin" gouache on paper C. Cain '14

Approximate framed size: 7" x 7", white frame

About Charlotte Cain:

I have been inspired by South Asian ritual images ever since I encountered the landmark publication Ajit Mookerjee’s Tantra Art when it first appeared.  This book on South Asian art linked occult abstract painting with astrological diagrams, cosmic maps, and a range of ritual images. The small geometric paintings I made in response in the 1960’s evolved into large patterned, knitted hangings that echoed the colors and designs of Tantric painting with energized fields of dots and dashes. Agnes Martin, who visited my studio in the mid 1970’s, encouraged me to continue with symmetrical compositions and all-over field images. After receiving a National Endowment Artists’ Fellowship in 1980-81, I began painting arrays of small images in a grid format on printed patterned fabrics.  Accompanying my husband during his 1995-6 Fulbright Fellowship to study traditional sculpture, I had the good fortune to spend time with preeminent Pahari miniature painter Vijay Sharma, and Jaipur miniature master, Bannu Sharma.  Their example and the techniques they taught inspired me to create all-over-field images painted with gouache on antique Indian paper.  However, I soon became interested in single images that resonated more closely with the visual meditations of Tantric art and began painting talismanic symbols including nagas , mudras (symbolic or meditative hand gestures), and most recently kolams, ritual images that women all over India draw daily on their thresholds for protection and good luck.  At the same time, I began an ongoing series of grid paintings called One Step at at Time.

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Item Special Note

 *Minor wear and tear on frame edges.  See 2nd photo.

Pick up/shipping information: At auction close, item will be available for pick up in Sebastopol, CA on the designated pick up days or it can be mailed at the winning bidder’s expense.

Items are shipped via Priority Mail Flat Rate Shipping with the United States Postal Service. This item will ship in a medium flat rate box (11” x 8 ½” x 5 ½” OR 13 5/8” x 11 7/8” x 3 3/8”). The shipping cost will be $12.55 plus the cost of insurance. Winning bidder is responsible for all fees.

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For planning, note that the pick up days are Friday, March 28, 2014 and Saturday, March 29, 2014 in Sebastopol, California. All information and details about pick up times and location will be given in the auction closing email.

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