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Karen Knorr
Krishna's Rasa Leela, Chitrasala, Bundi, 2017

2017

About the Item

Listing includes framing with UV Plexi, free shipping to the continental US, and a 14-day return policy. This is also available for local pick up at our New York City location. Krishna's Rasa Leela, Chitrasala, Bundi (2017) by Karen Knorr Archival pigment print Image Size: 24 x 30 inches Frame Size: 27 x 33 x 2 inches Edition 2 of 5 Signed on artist certificate and label The frame is in good condition but has some minor scuffing and chipping on 3 of the 4 corners. Please see pictures for details. We can also ship the print unframed for $15,500. Artist Biography - In "India Song", her most recent work, Knorr's photographs engage two formal constants - first the insertion by digital means of the animal subject(s) within the consistently frontal interior photograph and secondly the pose or action expressed. Each finished photograph is both a mystery and a fable – referencing both the vast tradition of picturing animals in art along with the western appreciation/appropriation of eastern culture and form. Like the pioneering early photographers who found in India a wealth of exotic subject matter, Knorr celebrates the visual richness found in the myths and stories of northern India using sacred and secular sites to highlight caste, femininity and its relationship with the animal world. She considers men's space (mardana) and women's space (zanana) in Mughal and Rajput architecture be it in palaces, mansions, or mausoleums. These interiors are meticulously photographed with a large format analogue camera. Knorr's own photographs of live animals are then inserted into the diverse rooms and sites, fusing high resolution digital with analogue photography. The results create original and stunning images that reinvent the Panchatantra (an ancient Indian collection of animal fables) for the 21st century and further blur the boundaries between reality and illusion.
  • Creator:
    Karen Knorr (1954, German)
  • Creation Year:
    2017
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 27 in (68.58 cm)Width: 33 in (83.82 cm)Depth: 2 in (5.08 cm)
  • More Editions & Sizes:
    31.5 x 39.5 inches, Edition of 5Price: $22,00048 x 60 inches, Edition of 5Price: $28,600
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  • Gallery Location:
    New York, NY
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU155928358722
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