Artist Talk: Ashwini Bhat

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Please join
Northern Clay Center in welcoming Ashwini Bhat as part of the NCC community
from April through June. She will present an artist talk via Zoom on Tuesday,
April 27, 2021, at 6 pm CT. This presentation is free to the public but early
registration is appreciated.

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Exploring the deep relationship between the human and non-human, between
the constructed and the inherited, Ashwini Bhat (Petaluma, CA) creates
sculptures inviting viewers to interact with the revealed and the hidden. Trained
in wheel-throwing methods, Bhat transitioned to hand-building in order to
expand and better articulate her passion for form. She often introduces
radical but somehow familiar shapes that suggest the complex interplay
between landscape and body. Bhat’s work addresses concerns that are decidedly
international. She notes, “If I speak several languages, if I can call on my
background in literature and dance, perhaps I can apply my distinctive
experience to my work in order to cross some of the borders that keep
empathy, feeling, and even beauty bound.” Bhat studied with American
expatriate Ray Meeker at Golden Bridge Pottery in Pondicherry, India. Prior
to her career as a visual artist, she studied and performed Indian classical
dance, Bharatanatyam, and traveled extensively with the Padmini Chettur Dance
Company. She received her MA in Literature & Translation Studies from
Bangalore University.