Lot 146 - Rana Begum - WP 610

ARTIST INFO

About 

Born in Bangladesh in 1977, Rana Begum lives and works in London. Rana’s artwork distils spatial and visual experience into ordered form. Through her refined language of Minimalist abstraction, Rana blurs the boundaries between sculpture, painting and architecture. Her visual language draws from the urban landscape as well as geometric patterns from traditional Islamic art and architecture. Light is fundamental to her process. Rana’s works absorb and reflect varied densities of light to produce an experience for the viewer that is both temporal and sensorial. 

Education 

In 1999, Rana graduated with a BA in Fine Art from Chelsea College of Art and Design and, in 2002, gained an MFA in Painting from Slade School of Fine Art. 

Select Exhibitions/Awards 

Rana has received the Jack Goldhill Award for Sculpture (2012) and Abraaj Group Art Prize (2017). Rana was elected an RA in 2019. 

Gallery Representation 

Kate MacGarry Gallery London 

Statement about AOAP Submitted Artwork 

These postcards grew from an ongoing series of spray paintings Rana Begum has been developing over several years. Initially inspired by the paper used to test spray cans in the studio, the paintings contribute to Begum’s continued exploration into transparency, colour interaction and repetition. 

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