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Shahzia Sikander

Embark Disembark V, 2004

Description

Maker

Shahzia Sikander, b.1969, Pakistani-American, (RISD MFA 1995, Painting & Printmaking)

Title

Embark Disembark V

Year

2004

Medium

Offset lithograph and screenprint on paper

Materials/Techniques

Materials

Supports

paper

Dimensions

60.6 x 50.8 cm (23 7/8 x 20 inches) (image) sheet/image

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signed and edition in lower right

Identification

Edition

16/27

Type

Credit

Gift of Roger and Gayle Mandle

Object Number

2008.95.19

Exhibition History

Drawing Conclusions

January 22 - September 25, 2016

The organic, washy rendering of the mysterious figures in this print makes them appear to float on the paper’s surface. The two men are connected to one another by a rope, with animals gathered at their feet.

Shahzia Sikander trained in Indo-Persian miniature painting in her hometown, Lahore, Pakistan, before coming to RISD to study. Much of her imagery comes out of the miniature tradition, but here it is transformed by her fluid drawing style to create an open-ended narrative that suggests mythic origins.

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