Sculpture by Ashwini Bhat, from the artist’s Alive series.
January 10, 2023
By sarah rose etter
Sculptures such as this one could be an organ, a piece of earth, a sunset, and even a cousin to Louise Bourgeois’ Janus Fleuri series. Ashwini’s work almost demands that we see it from all angles, that we walk around, explore the work.
But back to the winding path of art: Ashwini, born in Southern India, began by studying classical Indian dance before transitioning to literature and then landing on sculpture.
My training in clay was on the kick wheel at Golden Bridge Pottery in Pondicherry, India. We made our own clay without clay mixers, pugmills, or slab rollers. While learning to center, I remember watching my teacher, Ray Meeker, working on 20-foot-tall sculptures. — Ashwini Bhat, Ceramics Monthly
