Darshan by Manjari Sharma (6 results)

Hardcover. Green boards with color illustration and white text. 159 pp. Features many color illustrations. "Darshan is a series consisting of photographically recreated, classical images of Hindu Gods and Goddesses that are pivotal to mythological stories in Hinduism. Most commonly used in the context of Hindu worship, Darshan is a sanskrit word that means "apparition" or a "glimpse.". Lead by the experiential nature of a Darshan, this series explores the delicate relationship between photography and representation. Having left a ritual-driven community in India, my move to the U.S. precipitated an enormous cultural shift. It was this cultural paralysis that motivated me to use my one medium of worship-the camera-to study, construct and deconstruct the mythologies of my land. The goal was to turn multidimensional memories of sculptures and ornamental paintings of Hindu Gods, into two-dimensional photographs. For centuries, the way that we have experienced darshans (metaphysical connection established upon sight) is via laying gaze upon a molded figure, a carved statue or an illustration that represents a likeness to avatars described in Hindu scripture. This series of images invites the viewer to consider a photograph as means of spiritual engagement.To make the imagery for the series, exhaustive research on each character lead to the assemblage of a diorama, by a team of approximately thirty-five Indian craftsmen who created props, sets, prosthetics, make-up, costumes, and jewelry to exacting specifications. Printed on a massive scale, these photographs are presented in an elaborate installation that resembles the experience of a Hindu temple. complete with incense, lamps, and invocation.By bridging the gap between the significant ceremonies of my parents lives and my own mythology, this series has become my reason to immerse, question and push the boundaries of my faith, not only beyond my imagination, but beyond the very frame that surrounds the photograph" VG- boards dented considerably in bottom right corner, back cover has crinkle line from damage, pages are excellent.

Hardcover. Condition: New. 1st Edition. First edition (2019). First impression small hardback (one of 500) in new condition. #457 of this Nazraeli Press One Picture Book. Contains a signed by Manjari Sharma tipped-in print. No markings. Please see pictures. PayPal accepted, any questions please get in touch. Signed by Author(s).

First edition. Small hardcover. One of only 500 numbered copies. The 14th book in the second series of One Picture Books. This book features 9 four color plates. A fine copy in paper covered boards with cloth spine and image inset into the front cover. Includes a laid in original 5" x 7" print that is signed by Sharma on the verso. Image is in very fine condition. The publisher is sold out of this book.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: No dust jacket as issued. 1st Edition. To subscribe to the One Picture Book Two series, and receive a copy of each future book and signed print at the subscription price of $40, please inquire (limited availability). Nazraeli Press One Picture Book Two Series, Set 4: Titles #13 to 16: All of the titles in the set share the following format: First edition, first and only printing. Hardcover. Each title is a limited edition of 500 hand-numbered copies, with one loose 5x7-inch original print signed by the artist. Paper-covered photographically-illustrated boards with quarter-bound colored cloth (color of the cloth used varies with each set of four books), with printed title on matching paper pasted down on cloth spine, all contained in a paper-covered four-volume slipcase with debossed title printed in white and black; no dust jacket as issued. 16 pp., with four-color and/or duotone plates (number of plates varies by title). 8-1/2 x 6 inches (slipcase is 8-5/8 x 6-1/8 inches). #13. Toshio Shibata: Gas Stations: 7 duotone plates. ISBN: 9781590055281. #14. Manjari Sharma: Darshan: 9 four-color plates. ISBN: 9781590055298. #15. Kenro Izu: Requiem: 14 duotone plates. ISBN: 9781590055304. #16. Mark Steinmetz: Cats: 14 duotone plates. ISBN: 9781590055311. New. All books, slipcase and prints are in flawless condition, in publisher's shrink-wrap (slit open for signature) and packaging. From the publisher (from the announcement of the new Series): "We are excited to announce the launch of One Picture Book Two: an upgraded, upscaled follow-up to our much-loved One Picture Book series of artists' books. Each title will be limited to 500 numbered copies, and will include a removable, signed, original print. The books will be a little bigger, with a fresh design, but the price remains the same. Subscribers to the series are guaranteed a copy of each release for $40, complete with four-volume slipcase. For non-subscribers, individual titles start at $50, with the price increasing as the books sell out. The first four titles of One Picture Book Two will be released in May 2018: DMZ (Korean Demilitarized Zone) by Michael Kenna; Florida Dogs by Tony Mendoza; Lone Ranger by Betty Hahn; and Monument by Carrie Mae Weems. Subsequent releases will include titles by JoAnn Callis, Mark Ruwedel, Daido Moriyama, Susan Zadeh, Laurie Simmons, Michael Mulno, Pablo Ortiz Monasterio, Toshio Shibata, Todd Hido, Mark Steinmetz, Leon Borensztein, Corey Arnold, and many others." From the publisher: #13. Toshio Shibata: Gas Stations: "In the early 1980s, returning to Japan from a few years of traveling and living in Europe, Toshio Shibata began photographing night scenes of roadside Japan. Shibata has said of the experience of the road at night: "While driving on a highway at night in Europe I often experienced an imperceptible momentary sensation of transcending place, yet not knowing where I was. It seemed as if I could have been in Japan, or even in the United States. I felt that the scene was non-specific, but rather a kind of generic or archetypal common scene, universal image and part of a global world-view." Gas stations especially in the dead of night look more or less the same everywhere they are to be found. Yet their generic look can also provoke feelings of melancholy, even romance. Well known for his large-scale photographs of large-scale civil engineering in rural places, both in Japan and in the West, Toshio Shibata here presents the view with a book of seven jewel-like images of Japanese gas stations at night, beautifully reproduced and accompanied by a silver gelatin photograph, hand printed by the artist himself. "Toshio Shibata occupies a distinct place in landscape photography: His pictures don't idealize pristine wilderness nor do they moralize about the damaging imprint humans leave upon the natural world. Shibata studies places of contact where we have altered the earth and finds reflection, wonder, awe. Beauty, in his work, is inclusive, and purity is a matter of composit.

Hard cover. Condition: New. limited to 500 numbered copies, each including a 5x7 inch original print that has been signed by the artist. arshan is a series of photographically recreated, classical images of Hindu Gods and Goddesses that are pivotal to mythological stories in Hinduism. Most commonly used in the context of Hindu worship, Darshan is a sanskrit word that means ?apparition? or a ?glimpse.? ?Having left a ritual-driven community in India, my move to the U.S. precipitated an enormous cultural shift. It was this cultural paralysis that motivated me to use my one medium of worship ? the camera ? to study, construct and deconstruct the mythologies of my land. The goal was to turn multidimensional memories of sculptures and ornamental paintings of Hindu Gods, into two-dimensional photographs. For centuries, the way that we have experienced darshans is via laying gaze upon a molded figure, a carved statue or an illustration that represents a likeness to avatars described in Hindu scripture. This series of images invites the viewer to consider a photograph as means of spiritual engagement.? ? Manjari Sharma Born and raised in Mumbai, India, Manjari Sharma makes work that is rooted in portraiture addressing the issues of identity, multiculturalism, and personal mythology. Manjari's work has been recognized, awarded, published and exhibited internationally. Darshan is limited to 500 numbered copies, each including a 5 x 7 inch original print that has been signed by the artist. ISBN: 978-1-59005-529-8 Hardcover, 6 x 8 1/2, 16 pages, 9 four-color plates, 1 original signed photograph.

Hardcover. Condition: New. First Edition, First Printing. SIGNED - Nazraeli Press, 2019. 4 Hardcover Volumes in Slipcase (and plain white shipping box). First Edition & First Printing. Toshio Shibata: Gas Stations; Manjari Sharma: Darshan; Kenro Izu: Requiem; Mark Steinmetz: Cats. Each title is limited to 500 numbered copies, and includes a removable, signed, original print measuring approximately 5x7 inches. Each book and Each print are individually numbered and HAND-SIGNED by the artist. BOOK CONDITION: Fine/As New: The Set. SIGNED.