A departure from his usual computer-based approach, this edition of aquatints by Somnath Bhatt references the Mughal Maraqqas, miniature paintings held together in an album format. The bordered forms, lyrical and ornate, serve as a meditation on absence. Originating in Arabic poetry, the work’s title translates to ghazal, a type of poetic expression conveying the beauty and pain of love. On his work that spans across mediums, Bhatt describes “a shuffle between genres, centuries, cultures and emotional states through algorithmic relationships.”
Somnath Bhatt (b. Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India) is a multidisciplinary designer and artist who lives and works in New York. His work has been shown at ICA, London; MoMA PS1; RISD Museum, Providence; Lewisham Arthouse, UK; Institute for New Connotative Action, Seattle; Resort Gallery, Baltimore; in addition to The Wrong Biennale, Oslo; Art Week Dubai; and New York Art Book Fair, among others. In 2019, he published Ode, a collection of digitally created drawings, risograph-printed with scarlet, cornflower, and gold inks.
Aquatint
Edition of 7
Custom framing recommended in Natural Maple with artwork floated on archival mat board. Please see here for framing options and make a note of frame preference when checking out in the Order Comments.
