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Anil Revri: Into the Light

Anil Revri, Geometric Abstraction 4, 2019, an abstract painting of embellished gray, gold, and black rectangles and diamonds that appears to have a point of light at its center. Presented by the AU Museum Project Space
October 16–December 12, 2021
Curated by Eleanor Heartney

 

Read the exhibition catalog online, featuring essay by Eleanor Heartney. Available for purchase during museum hours and by emailing museum@american.edu. $15 each plus taxes and shipping, if applicable.

Anil Revri creates dazzling geometric abstractions that embody the cross fertilization of spiritual ideas from East and West. Born and raised in India and a resident of the United States for nearly forty years, Revri uses tantric visualization techniques to create paintings and drawings that open the doors to unexplored regions of the unconscious.

Image: Geometric Abstraction 4, 2019.
Mixed media on handmade paper, 40 x 30 in.
Courtesy of the artist.

 

Gallery Talk: Anil Revri's "Into the Light" - 11/20/21

Anil Revri and curator Eleanor Heartney discussed Revri's dazzling geometric abstractions.

Anil Revri, Geometric Abstraction 4, 2020, an abstract painting in grey and black featuring concentric diamonds, rectangles and squares

Geometric Abstraction 4, 2020. Mixed media on handmade paper, 18 x 18 in. Courtesy of the artist. 

 

Anil Revri, Geometric Abstraction 9, 2020, an abstract painting of concentric squares.

Geometric Abstraction 9, 2020. Mixed media on handmade paper, 18 x 18 in. Courtesy of the artist.