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Exhibit: 'Sonabai: Another Way Of Seeing'
- When Ongoing until Sunday, September 5, 2010
- Sunday 10:00am - 4:00pm
- Tuesday 10:00am - 4:00pm
- Wednesday 10:00am - 4:00pm
- Thursday 10:00am - 4:00pm
- Friday 10:00am - 4:00pm
- Saturday 10:00am - 4:00pm
- Where Mingei International Museum: Balboa Park, San Diego
- Age limit All ages
- Cost $4 - $7
Above: Book cover of "Sonabai: Another Way of Seeing" by Stephen Huyler; Forward Author: Leslie Umberger; Publisher: Mapin/Mingei. This book accompanies the exhibition, and is the result of years of research by Stephen Huyler, acknowledged cultural anthropologist, author and photographer. Through stories, insightful documentation and evocative images, Huyler conveys Sonabai’s life and that of her family and community, the remarkable productivity that resulted from her isolation and seven of the other artists whose work she has influenced. A DVD is included with the book, which will be available in The Collectors’ Gallery / Museum Store or online.
Self-taught artist Sonabai Rajawar lived in enforced isolation for 15 years in a remote village in central India, creating her own joyous sculptural environment. Through the necessity of expressing her own vision in the face of tremendous adversity, Sonabai developed her innovative art form, which she later taught to other artists. Today in the remote rural villages of her central Indian state, many other artists practice Sonabai’s art in painted clay.
Guest Curator Stephen Huyler has chosen for the exhibition 33 sculptures by Sonabai and her family as well as 38 works by four artists trained by Sonabai. To re-create Sonabai’s environment for the visitor, the innovative installation includes an introductory video, short videos of the artist at work and village scenes, projections of village dancers and photomurals of Sonabai’s studio — all produced by Dr. Huyler. One of the highlights of the exhibition will be a visit from Daroga Ram and Rajen Bai Rajawar, Sonabai’s son and daughter-in-law, to demonstrate Sonabai’s legacy of clay sculpture making.
Her delightful and inspiring work will be on view at Mingei International Museum in Balboa Park from Sunday, July 26th through September 5, 2010.
Location: Mingei International Museum, 1439 El Prado - on the Plaza de Panama, San Diego CA 92101.
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MemberCard #: 723
Offer: Anytime for 2-for-1 admission
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