TEDIndia 2009
Ravin Agrawal: 10 young Indian artists to watch
阿格拉瓦爾：認識10位優秀的印度藝術家
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收藏家，阿格拉瓦爾介紹了10位年輕有為的印度當代藝術家。每位擅長不同領域,，以自己的角度展現印度文化.
Ravin Agrawal - Investor
As an emerging markets investor, Ravin Agrawal tries to predict the future, balancing economic, political and technological factors. Full bio
As an emerging markets investor, Ravin Agrawal tries to predict the future, balancing economic, political and technological factors. Full bio
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Right now is the most exciting time
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現在是最佳時機
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to see new Indian art.
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欣賞新印度藝術作品
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Contemporary artists in India are having a conversation with the world
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印度當代藝術家與世界交流的方式
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like never before.
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有別以往
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I thought it might be interesting, even for the many long-time
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這是一件很有趣的事 ，讓TED長期的
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collectors here with us at TED, local collectors,
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收藏家，本地的收藏家
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to have an outside view of 10 young Indian artists
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有機會了解10位年輕印度藝術家的背景
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I wish everyone at TED to know.
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我希望TED的觀眾同樣能認識他們
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The first is Bharti Kher.
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首先要介紹的是巴爾第‧克爾（Bharti Kher）
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The central motif of Bharti's practice
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巴爾第基本主要題材
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is the ready-made store-bought bindi
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是現成可以購買的吉祥痣
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that untold millions of Indian women apply to their foreheads,
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也就是無數印度女子在額頭點上的紅痣
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every day, in an act closely associated with
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天天如此，密切關係到
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the institution of marriage.
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婚姻制度
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But originally the significance of the bindi
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其實，吉祥痣原本
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is to symbolize the third eye
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象徵第三眼
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between the spiritual world and the religious world.
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通往靈異世界以及宗教世界
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Bharti seeks to liberate this everyday cliche, as she calls it,
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巴爾第，一直設法解脫這種普遍的刻板印象
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by exploding it into something spectacular.
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讓吉祥痣展示其驚心動魄的一面
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She also creates life-size fiberglass sculptures, often of animals,
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她也用玻璃纖維創作真人大小的雕刻品，多以動物為題材
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which she then completely covers in bindis,
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作品完成後，巴爾第會將他貼滿吉祥痣
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often with potent symbolism.
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具有強烈的象徵意義
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She says she first got started with
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巴爾第介紹最初
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10 packets of bindis,
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是用10包吉祥痣創作
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and then wondered what she could do with 10 thousand.
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然後，她好奇一萬包吉祥痣，能創作什麼？
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Our next artist, Balasubramaniam,
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下一個藝術家是…巴拉蘇巴馬廉（Balasubramaniam)
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really stands at the crossroads of sculpture, painting and installation,
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他的創作包括雕塑、油畫、裝置藝術
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working wonders with fiberglass.
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用玻璃纖維做出魔術般的創作
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Since Bala himself will be speaking at TED
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巴拉蘇也會在TED演講
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I won't spend too much time on him here today,
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我今天就不多說了
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except to say that he really succeeds
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但還是要介紹他的創作
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at making the invisible visible.
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能展現大家看不見的一面
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Brooklyn-based Chitra Ganesh
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住在紐約布魯克林的甘納許（Chitra Ganesh)
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is known for her digital collages,
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以照片拼貼出名
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using Indian comic books called amar chitra kathas
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將印度漫畫《亞瑪‧齊塔拉‧卡撒》
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as her primary source material.
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為主要題材
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These comics are a fundamental way
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這些漫畫基本上
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that children, especially in the diaspora,
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是小孩，尤其離散的猶太人
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learn their religious and mythological folk tales.
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學有關宗教及民間故事的途徑
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I, for one, was steeped in these.
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我曾經也迷上這些漫畫
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Chitra basically remixes and re-titles
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甘納許基本上會從新組合、從新命名
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these iconic images
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這些富象徵性的圖畫
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to tease out some of the sexual and gender politics
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挑出漫畫裡有關性或性別政治
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embedded in these deeply influential comics.
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所隱藏的深奧訊息
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And she uses this vocabulary in her installation work as well.
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將這些詞彙用在裝置藝術
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Jitish Kallat successfully practices across photography,
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卡拉擅長攝影
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sculpture, painting and installation.
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雕塑、油畫、裝置藝術
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As you can see, he's heavily influenced
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像你所看到的，他受
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by graffiti and street art,
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塗鴉及街頭藝術影響
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and his home city of Mumbai is an ever-present element in his work.
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而他居住的城市，孟買，經常出現在他的藝術作品裡
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He really captures that sense of density
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他掌握了那種濃厚
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and energy which really characterizes modern urban Bombay.
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有活力的孟買特色
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He also creates phantasmagoric sculptures
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卡拉也創作幻影似的雕塑
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made of bones from cast resin.
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以樹脂鑄造骨骼
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Here he envisions the carcass
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這作品的靈感來自
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of an autorickshaw he once witnessed burning in a riot.
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一次暴亂中，看到嘟嘟車燒毀
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This next artist, N.S. Harsha,
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下一位藝術家，哈夏 （N.S.Harsha）
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actually has a studio right here in Mysore.
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其實在邁索爾這裡有畫室
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He's putting a contemporary spin on the miniature tradition.
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他打破傳統的畫風
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He creates these fine, delicate images
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創造又小又精緻的圖像
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which he then repeats on a massive scale.
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然後複製為更大規模
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He uses scale to more and more spectacular effect,
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他創作規模越來越大
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whether on the roof of a temple in Singapore,
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不管是在新加坡寺廟的屋頂
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or in his increasingly ambitious installation work,
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或在裝置藝術上，越來越雄心勃勃
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here with 192 functioning sewing machines,
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在這畫面裡有192台可運行的縫紉機
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fabricating the flags of every member of the United Nations.
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正縫製每一個聯合國成員的國旗
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Mumbai-based Dhruvi Acharya
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阿恰雅（Dhruvi Acharya)，居住在孟買
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builds on her love of comic books and street art
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以最愛的漫畫和街頭藝術
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to comment on the roles and expectations
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表達對現代印度女性
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of modern Indian women.
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角色的看法和期待
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She too mines the rich source material of amar chitra kathas,
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她也採用《亞瑪‧齊塔拉‧卡撒》這類擁有豐富題材的漫畫
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but in a very different way than Chitra Ganesh.
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但風格和甘納許不一樣
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In this particular work, she actually strips out the images
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在這個作品裡，她將圖片刪掉
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and leaves the actual text
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只留下文字
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to reveal something previously unseen, and provocative.
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揭開大家前所未見或富爭議的一面
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Raqib Shaw is Kolkata-born,
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拉齊（Raqib Shaw) 出生於加爾各答
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Kashmir-raised,
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在克什米爾長大
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and London-trained.
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倫敦受教育
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He too is reinventing the miniature tradition.
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他給予傳統新的生命
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He creates these opulent tableaus inspired by Hieronymus Bosch,
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受波希（Hieronymus Bosch)啟發，創作出既華麗又生動的作品
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but also by the Kashmiri textiles of his youth.
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當然，靈感也來自年少時所接觸的克什米爾紡織品
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He actually applies metallic industrial paints to his work
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他會用金屬工業油漆在作品上
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using porcupine quills to get this rich detailed effect.
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用豪豬刺做的筆，畫出細膩的細節
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I'm kind of cheating with this next artist
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說到下一位藝術家，我有點騙了大家
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since Raqs Media Collective are really
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其實Raqs媒體小組
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three artists working together.
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有三位藝術家共同在創作
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Raqs are probably the foremost practitioners
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Raqs 應該是現今印度媒體藝術
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of multimedia art in India today,
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原始創造者
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working across photography, video and installation.
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由攝影、影片到裝置藝術
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They frequently explore themes of globalization and urbanization,
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經常以探討全球化及都市化為主題
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and their home of Delhi is a frequent element in their work.
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而所居住的城市，德里，也常常出現在作品中
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Here, they invite the viewer to analyze a crime
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在這圖裡，他們邀請觀看的人，分析犯罪現場
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looking at evidence and clues embedded
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注意出現的證據及線索
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in five narratives on these five different screens,
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五個畫面分別藏有五個故事
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in which the city itself may have been the culprit.
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其實，這城市本身或許就是兇手
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This next artist is probably the alpha male
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下一位藝術家，算是第一把交椅
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of contemporary Indian art, Subodh Gupta.
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在印度當代藝術裡，庫普塔塔
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He was first known for creating giant photo-realistic canvases,
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以創作類似相片的巨大油畫成名
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paintings of everyday objects,
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題材圍繞日常會遇到的東西
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the stainless steel kitchen vessels and tiffin containers
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還有不銹鋼餐具跟便當盒
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known to every Indian.
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都是印度人最熟悉的
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He celebrates these local and mundane objects globally,
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他將平凡、地道的東西，向全球展現
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and on a grander and grander scale,
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而且作品越做越大
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by incorporating them into ever more colossal
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他將這些東西與巨大的
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sculptures and installations.
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雕塑或裝置藝術融為一體
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And finally number 10, last and certainly not least,
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第十位，雖然最後但也很重要
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Ranjani Shettar,
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謝塔爾 (Ranjani Shettar)
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who lives and works here in the state of Karnataka,
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在印度的卡纳塔克邦（Karnataka）工作及居住
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creates ethereal sculptures and installations
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她創造空氣般的雕塑和裝置藝術
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that really marry the organic to the industrial,
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結合了有機塑材與製造品
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and brings, like Subodh, the local global.
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就像庫普塔，帶來了全球性藝術
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These are actually wires wrapped in muslin
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這個作品其實是由棉布包裹鐵絲
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and steeped in vegetable dye.
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然後染色而成的
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And she arranges them so that the viewer
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她在擺設作品時
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actually has to navigate through the space,
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希望讓看的人摸索作品
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and interact with the objects.
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與作品有所互動
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And light and shadow are a very important part of her work.
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燈光及影子是她創作裡的重要部分
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She also explores themes of consumerism,
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她也探索消費主義
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and the environment, such as in this work,
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還有環境，好比說
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where these basket-like objects look organic and woven,
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這些類似籃子有機物編織品，
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and are woven,
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也確實是紡織而成
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but with the strips of steel, salvaged from cars
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用從舊車找來的鋼條
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that she found in a Bangalore junkyard.
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就是邦加羅爾的廢物堆積場來的舊車
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10 artists, six minutes, I know that was a lot to take in.
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六分鐘內介紹10位藝術家，確實很難全部吸收
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But I can only hope I've whet your appetite
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但希望能夠引起大家對藝術的興趣
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to go out and see and learn more
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有機會多看多學
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about the amazing things that are happening in art in India today.
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一些現今印度精彩優秀的藝術作品
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Thank you very much for looking and listening.
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非常謝謝大家的觀賞
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(Applause)
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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Ravin Agrawal - InvestorAs an emerging markets investor, Ravin Agrawal tries to predict the future, balancing economic, political and technological factors.
Why you should listen
Ravin Agrawal has drawn on his time in the US and India to bring the best of each world to the other. Born in New Jersey, he grew up between Louisiana and Kolkata before entering Harvard Business School.
Agrawal began his career as a business consultant for McKinsey & Co., helping global banks navigate the opportunities of Internet commerce. Since then, he has served as the managing director of Passport India Fund and Quantum India Fund, and today is the managing member of Corellian Capital in the San Francisco Bay area.
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