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Tree of Life (Schinus molle)
2012
43 3/8 x 79 3/4 in. (110.17 x 202.57 cm)
Ranu Mukherjee (Boston, Massachusetts, 1966 - ) Primary
A Point Stretched: Views on Time, November 4, 2022 – July 9, 2023, Plaza and Gibson Galleries, San José Museum of Art.
Your Mind, This Moment: Art and the Practice of Attention, February 17, 2017 - August 17, 2017, Second Fl. North Gallery, San José Museum of Art.
Beta Space: Ranu Mukherjee: Telling Fortunes, August 18, 2012 - January 13, 2013, New Wing, Second Floor, North Gallery, San José Museum of Art.
Your Mind, This Moment: Art and the Practice of Attention (2017)
In the boughs of the Peruvian Pepper Tree, cherries, oranges, and pears of past orchards intertwine with the solar panels symbolic of the present tech industry in San Jose. This is Ranu Mukherjee’s tree of life symbol for the region. Deeply connected to the sun’s energy are the economic and social histories of the valley—the orchards once drew harvesters here, and today the tech industry has brought in a new workforce. Mukherjee explores notions of contemporary nomadism and the experience of repeated relocation for work, for school, or for right of asylum. Here, she digitally prints her tree of life onto traditional Indian sari fabric. By combining a textile from her own cultural traditions with new digital printing technology, she emphasizes the interplay between past and present practice. Hung from the wall, the sheer, weightless fabric recalls a thangka, a Tibetan Buddhist painting on cotton or silk, usually depicting a Buddhist deity, scene, or mandala. Tree of Life provides the viewer with a new point of contemplation.
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Tree of Life (Schinus molle)
Textile
201243 3/8 x 79 3/4 in. (110.17 x 202.57 cm)
Ranu Mukherjee (Boston, Massachusetts, 1966 - ) Primary
Object Type: Textile
Medium and Support: Ink on cotton and silk on wood dowel
Credit Line: Gift of Barbara and William Hyland
Accession Number: 2012.07.01
Exhibition
A Point Stretched: Views on Time, November 4, 2022 – July 9, 2023, Plaza and Gibson Galleries, San José Museum of Art.
Your Mind, This Moment: Art and the Practice of Attention, February 17, 2017 - August 17, 2017, Second Fl. North Gallery, San José Museum of Art.
Beta Space: Ranu Mukherjee: Telling Fortunes, August 18, 2012 - January 13, 2013, New Wing, Second Floor, North Gallery, San José Museum of Art.
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Your Mind, This Moment: Art and the Practice of Attention (2017)
In the boughs of the Peruvian Pepper Tree, cherries, oranges, and pears of past orchards intertwine with the solar panels symbolic of the present tech industry in San Jose. This is Ranu Mukherjee’s tree of life symbol for the region. Deeply connected to the sun’s energy are the economic and social histories of the valley—the orchards once drew harvesters here, and today the tech industry has brought in a new workforce. Mukherjee explores notions of contemporary nomadism and the experience of repeated relocation for work, for school, or for right of asylum. Here, she digitally prints her tree of life onto traditional Indian sari fabric. By combining a textile from her own cultural traditions with new digital printing technology, she emphasizes the interplay between past and present practice. Hung from the wall, the sheer, weightless fabric recalls a thangka, a Tibetan Buddhist painting on cotton or silk, usually depicting a Buddhist deity, scene, or mandala. Tree of Life provides the viewer with a new point of contemplation.
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- Sculpture Dimensions: 43 3/8 x 79 3/4 in. (110.17 x 202.57 cm)
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