Rupy C. Tut at Triton Museum

In Culture March 2, 2022 by Elliott Sky Case

A RECIPE FOR BROWN SKIN: Rupy C. Tut's art is a must see at Triton Museum.

Oakland-based Rupy C. Tut makes the micro feel macro in her solo exhibition A Recipe for Brown Skin. Drawing from the Indian miniature painting style Pahari as well as calligraphy for her main influences, Tut uses the traditional techniques of her Punjabi Sikh background to explore issues of identity and displacement. The women of Tut’s paintings—whether young or old, searching through books or gazing into space—hold incredible detail, from the movement of each hair to their astute expressions. Reception includes an artist talk addressing the exhibition’s title as it relates to “missing brown skin tones in traditional miniature work.”