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Siri Devi Khandavilli discusses her multidisciplinary artistic practice that bridges tradition and innovation.

Ep.274 Siri Devi Khandavilli is a multidisciplinary artist whose practice fluidly bridges tradition and innovation, drawing deeply from Indian artistic legacies while engaging in a broader contemporary dialogue. Working across sculpture, painting, and printmaking, she dissolves boundaries between disciplines to explore themes of cultural migration, feminism, ecology, mythology, and the nature of reality. Khandavilli’s artistic foundation was shaped from an early age at the Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath, where she began her artistic journey, learning Mysore Traditional Painting under the tutelage of her aunt, Susheela Devi. She also holds a BFA and an MFA in Intermedia from Arizona State University, as well as another MFA in sculpture from Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath. This diverse education informs a practice that is both meticulous and experimental, embracing elements of chance while also reflecting history, tradition, and transformation. A recurring motif in her work is the act of mirroring, both literally and conceptually. Her pursuit of the “perfect image” led her to invent a mirror finish on her canvases, blurring the distinction between painting and reflection. The image…

People in this episode

Host: Phyllis Hollis

Guest: Siri Devi Khandavilli

Topics covered

• multidisciplinary art
• cultural migration
• feminism
• ecology
• mythology
• artistic innovation

Keywords

• Siri Devi Khandavilli
• multidisciplinary artist
• Indian artistic legacies
• sculpture
• painting
• printmaking
• cultural migration
• feminism
• ecology

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath, Arizona State University

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