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Sacred and Secular Indian Architecture

N A T A S H A

K U M A R

RAILINGS GALLERY 5 New Cavendish Street London W1G 8UT

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Sacred and Secular Indian Architecture Unique works on paper by

N A T A S H A

K U M A R

7 – 31 October 2019

RAILINGS GALLERY LONDON Opening hours: Monday – Saturday 10:00-18:00 & Sunday 11:00-17:00

5 New Cavendish Street, London W1G 8UT 020 7935 1114 info@railings-gallery.com

ELOQUENT SPACES

Crumbling palaces, echoing pillared halls, mesmerizing carving and dreams in stone are the inspiration for this, Natasha Kumar’s latest exhibition at Railings Gallery, an exhibition of unique works on paper that captures the

essence of Indian architecture. They are the spaces and elements she seeks out on her journeys around North India. The sense of place, rich emotion and meaning that she finds, Natasha brings back to us conveyed through rich colours, intricate design, subtle and evocative textures. Always with a twist that makes her work unique and exciting. In that spirit, and with Diwali approaching, this exhibition features a new edition, Ganesha - New Beginnings, a screenprint edition of just 40 prints. Ganesha, gazing from his stone step-well niche, ever ready to assist us on our own journeys of fortune and success, carries his symbolic implements in hand: the broken tusk to write the Vedas; the goad to check and guide; the mace to strike obstacles and a bowl of ladoos, sweet blessings. The patina of ancient stonework and colours of Rajasthan in the Carved Jali series take us to the echoing, eerie spaces of Bundi Palace. In the Choti Jali series bright sunlight pierces the private windows of the women’s quarters. The abstract and the actual come together to vivid effect in the

Rasa Collection, Natasha’s own meditation on that quintessential North Indian motif, the chhatri.

Left: Royal Chhatris – Gold and Rose Pink

Etching & monoprint with 22 carat gold leaf

UNIQUE WORKS ON PAPER

NATASHA KUMAR Carved Jali (Mor Pankhi – Peacock) Etching and monoprint 75 x 58 cm image size 91 x 73.5 cm including frame

£2,400

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NATASHA KUMAR Carved Jali (Aasmani Neela – Sky Blue) Etching and monoprint 75 x 58 cm image size 91 x 73.5 cm including frame

£2,400

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NATASHA KUMAR Carved Jali (Punch Pink & Gold Leaf) Etching and monoprint with 22 carat moon gold leaf 75 x 58 cm image size 91 x 73.5 cm including frame

£2,400

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NATASHA KUMAR Carved Jali (Gehra Neela – Dark Blue) Etching and monoprint 75 x 58 cm image size 91 x 73.5 cm including frame

£2,400

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NATASHA KUMAR Royal Chhatris (Rose Pink & Gold) Etching and monoprint with 22 carat gold leaf 75 x 56 cm image size 91 x 70 cm including frame

£2,600

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NATASHA KUMAR Royal Chhatris (Moongia – Dark Green) Etching and monoprint 75 x 56 cm image size 91 x 70 cm including frame

£2,500

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NATASHA KUMAR Royal Chhatris (Pink Puja) Etching, monoprint and screenprint 75 x 56 cm image size 91 x 70 cm including frame

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NATASHA KUMAR Royal Chhatris (Night Series I) Etching and monoprint 75 x 56 cm image size 91 x 70 cm including frame

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NATASHA KUMAR Royal Chhatris (Sunhera - Golden) Etching and monoprint 75 x 56 cm image size 91 x 70 cm including frame

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NATASHA KUMAR Choti Jali I – XII Etching and monoprint Set of Twelve unique works Each measuring 52 x 36.5 cm including frame Price EACH £750 Price for the Set of TWELVE £7,500

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Choti Jali I – XII Etching and monoprint

43 x 27.5 cm image size 52 x 36.5 cm including frame

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Choti Jali I Etching and monoprint 52 x 36.5 cm inc frame

ÂŁ750

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Choti Jali III

Etching and monoprint 52 x 36.5 cm inc frame

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NATASHA KUMAR Choti Jali A series of 12 unique works Etching and monoprint Presented here in a quartet Choti Jali XI & IV Choti Jali XII & X Each measuring 52 x 36.5 cm including frame Price EACH £750

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NATASHA KUMAR Choti Jali Triptych – Cinnabar Red & Gold Etching and monoprint with 23 carat Russian Red Gold leaf, pigment & wash 27.5 x 27 cm image size (Each) 51 x 102 cm including frame

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NATASHA KUMAR Choti Jali - Deboss Triptych Etching, monoprint and screenprint with 22 carat gold leaf 48 x 86.5 cm including frame £2,000

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NATASHA KUMAR Bara Gumbad Masjid – to the light Etching 77.5 x 92 cm including frame £2,400

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NATASHA KUMAR Jali Window – Crimson Red Etching, pigment and wash 82 x 54 cm image size 97 x 68 cm including frame £2,000

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NATASHA KUMAR Jali Window – Lapis Blue with Gold Leaf Etching, monoprint and screenprint with 22 carat moon gold leaf 82 x 54 cm image size 97 x 68 cm including frame £2,200

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NATASHA KUMAR Rasa Mandala – Blue with 22 carat gold leaf Etching, embossing, monoprint and screenprint with 22 carat gold leaf 67.5 x 67 cm including frame £2,250

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NATASHA KUMAR Rasa Mandala – Night Series III Etching, embossing, monoprint and screenprint with 22 carat gold leaf 67.5 x 67 cm including frame £2,250

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NATASHA KUMAR Rasa Mandala – Red with 22 carat gold leaf Etching, embossing, monoprint and screenprint with 22 carat gold leaf 67.5 x 67 cm including frame £2,250

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NATASHA KUMAR Rasa Sphere – Firozi – Turquoise Series I Etching and monoprint with 22 carat gold leaf 65 x 65 cm including frame £2,000

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NATASHA KUMAR Rasa Sphere – Firozi – Turquoise Series II Etching and monoprint with 22 carat gold leaf 65 x 65 cm including frame £2,000

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NATASHA KUMAR Rasa Sphere – Firozi – Turquoise Series III Etching and monoprint with 22 carat gold leaf 65 x 65 cm including frame £2,000

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GANESHA

NATASHA KUMAR Ganesa – New Beginnings Screenprint with hand-embellishment Limited Edition of 40 Signed & numbered by the artist 35 x 30 cms image size 42 x 37.5 cm including frame £395 unframed | £590 framed

The frame featured here is an Oak frame with oil gilded face and natural oak sides, glazed in Anti-Reflective glass Other framing styles are available

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NATASHA KUMAR Ganesha – Pink Rupees Sceenprint Unique 79 x 60 cm image size

£1,700 unframed | £2,000 framed

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NATASHA KUMAR Ganesa – Series IV Hand drawn Screenprint with 22 carat gold leaf Limited Edition of 20 Signed & numbered by the artist 74 x 53.5 image size 90 x 70 cm including frame £2,400

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NATASHA KUMAR Red Ganesha Series IV Hand drawn Sceenprint Edition of 5 79 x 60 cm image size

£1,400 unframed | £1,700 framed

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ABOUT NATASHA KUMAR

Natasha Kumar first exhibited at the age of 17 at the Royal Academy in London. A first-class degree in printmaking at Manchester was swiftly followed by printmaking studies at the Venice Accademia and an MA in printmaking in Camberwell in London. Since then via London galleries and art fairs, exhibitions at the Royal Geographical Society and a 5 month solo show at the Southbank, she has acquired an extensive following among discerning collectors worldwide. Last year, Soho House bought her work for its latest premises in Mumbai, and she was won the Rise Arts International Screenprinting Award, judged by Harland Miller. Her passion and inspiration is India. Quarter Kashmiri and quarter Afghani on

her father’s side, distilled Derbyshire on her mother's, the sub-continent is in her artistic genes. In her work, it emerges as a riotous collision of colour and character, a sense of people and place. For more information about Natasha Kumar and to see further examples of her work, please visit her website www.natashakumar.co.uk

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Opposite: Detail from Jali Window – Lapis Blue with Gold Leaf

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