S2 Ep 23 - Rupy C. Tut - Traditional & Contemporary Indian Miniature Painter

Rupy C. Tut @rupyctut is an Oakland based painter dissecting historical and contemporary displacement narratives around identity, belonging, and gender. As a descendant of refugees and a first generation immigrant, Rupy’s family narrative of movement, loss, and resilience is foundational to her creative inquiries. Her work engages in strict practice of traditional materials and methodology associated with Indian miniature painting as she continues to add contemporary images and characters to a centuries old visual language. Rupy’s work has been most recently highlighted through exhibitions at the deYoung Museum (San Francisco) in 2020 and Headlands Center for the Arts (Sausalito) in 2021.Take a listen to this excerpt from the conversation as Rupy shares her perspective on an artist needing to determine their priorities, and her belief in the devotion one must have to their art as an artist.