SHIMMER
ART(TM):
Ranna's proprietary shimmer art method originally stemmed
from truly transcultural and synaesthestic impulses that
refer to the philosophies, music, and visual arts of India
and East Asia. Each mark, each shape, and each color
signifies an element of a variety of Indian mystical
descriptions - a type of coded, abstract, visual narrative.
The brushwork is derived from Japanese sumi-e techniques.
The work is also synaesthetic in engaging the senses of
sight and hearing. When exhibited, this work is accompanied
by music composed and played by the artist on a variety of
Asian instruments, including koto, shamisen, and kucheng.
The colors seen by viewers are the result of optical
mixtures of color on the surfaces of her work, much as
images on your computer monitor are composed of tiny dots of
basic colors. Prismatic light emanates from refractive and
reflective media that the artist uses in her shimmer art
method.
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and similar pieces.
From
a series of 36 large scale works on paper and on
crystal organza.
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Journey,
Phase I (1), RANNA/ Rosanna, mixed media on
crysal organza, 27"x39", 1997.
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Veils
of Colored Light, RANNA/Rosanna, Installation
of 6 pairs of veils, mixed media on crystal
organza,156"x120' variable (each pair), 1993-4.
NFS/POA
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Elevators Stop Here, RANNA/Rosanna, mixed media
on crysal organza, 78"x39", 1997.
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