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Punjabi artist’s paintings on ‘motherhood and migration’ at San Francisco gallery
The paintings created by Rupy C. Tut, are her largest creations and her first attempt using linen as canvas
‘Out of Place’ Installation View / Image – ICASF/Impart Photography
The Institute of Contemporary Art San Francisco (ICASF) will have on display Indian-origin Punjabi artist, Rupy C. Tut, latest collection of paintings.
Titled ‘Out of Place’, the exhibition narrates the story of a person’s will to belong to the surrounding landscape. The paintings express the human tendency to feel out of place or experience a sense of belonging within ever-shifting environments.
Speaking of the exhibition, the Oakland, California-based artists said it “follows the relationship between three characters: the body, the landscape, and the will to belong. How do the three interact with each other? How do they fill in each other’s silences?”
The paintings in this exhibition are Tut’s largest paintings yet, and her first-ever attempt using linen as the canvas. She has also explored “motherhood and migration through an eco-feminist lens.”
A first-generation immigrant with roots in Punjab India, Tut has lived in California since age 12. Explaining the effect of her heritage on her creative process, she said, “While my ancestors spoke of, sang songs about, and recited poetry for their homeland in Punjab, my existence as a maker is inextricably tied to the land here in California. In my paintings, each ancestral figure navigates their own struggle to belong, feel at home, and take up space. My process creates belonging by finding and folding them into the landscape around me.”
She added, “As a mother, immigrant, and artist, I also intend to show glimpses of everyday life where doom and optimism hang in delicate balance. I created this work to highlight the human capacity to exist with hope, even on shaky ground.”
‘Out of Place’ opened for viewing at the ICASF on September 23, 2023, and will remain at the gallery until January 7, 2024.
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