MATERIAL IN MOTION by Shalu
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Medium: watercolour, ink , bleach, rust, metallic pens , glitter paint on acid free paper
Dimensions: 274 x 76 cm
Year: 2025
Price: $950.00 USD
Status: available
Material in Motion reflects the continuous change that the earth and life undergo. Through shifting forms, layered textures, and subtle transitions, the work captures movement as a state of being rather than a fixed moment. It speaks to impermanence—where nothing remains static, and every surface, body, and landscape is shaped by time, transformation, and ongoing flux.
Why collect this work?
A dense horizontal band crosses four visibly divided paper sections, turning accumulation into a measure of continuous movement rather than a single, centred event.
- Shalu describes mark-making as a way to move between abstraction and figuration. Here, eye-like circles and possible bodily or mechanical fragments remain unresolved within the larger flow.
- Loops, grids, dots and dark strokes cluster along the middle of the composition, while broad pale margins keep that activity suspended. Repeated circular forms establish a pulse, but abrupt shifts in density prevent a regular rhythm.
- The documented combination of watercolour, ink, bleach, rust, metallic pens and glitter paint permits both fluid staining and sharply drawn detail. Bleach and rust may also introduce material change that supports the artist’s stated concern with impermanence, though the photograph cannot establish surface texture or exact colour.
- At 274 centimetres wide, according to the catalogue, the work makes lateral scanning central to its encounter. It is particularly useful for considering how a work on paper can approach panoramic scale while retaining visible sectional breaks and intimate marks.
About the Artist
Shalu
Shalu is an artist on Mondoir Studio. Artistic discipline: mixed-media. Based in Ahmedabad , India.
Nationality: Indian
My practice is multidisciplinary and rooted in mixed media.
