Tectonic

By Miriyala Durga Rao

Caption Of Artwork: A part of 'Continuity in Discontinuity' series or collection, A2 Size, Gouache on 300 GSM Paper, June 2025. Continuity in Discontinuity indicates that there is continuity still being discontinuous. Here, discontinuity as denoted by random placement and orientation of cuboids (mostly, rectangular parallelepipeds) is used as a metaphor to represent the imperfections, still they are bound by some invisible force denoting continuity or a degree of perfection, to represent some bigger entity, which is the close-up view of an elephant here. Tectonic is used as a metaphor which indicates a massive, mammoth, slow, indicating the structure of the earth's crust and the forces that shape it. Here, it is shown to represent an elephant (or a part of the earth's fauna, an important life species) which seems to own similar properties, hence the name 'tectonic'. Colours of varied tone, texture and shade are used to represent the earth, on the elephant skin, represented as cuboids, which may indicate the varied nature of the earth's crust, plain in some places, fertile in others, uneven, dry in some other places. Wet places are shown to be greyish blue in colour, while dry ones are shown to be in cream or brown colour.