Raneece buddan
Identity III, Painting and mixed media on canvas, 32 x 36 inches, courtesy of the artist.
Interview:
Does my Race Matter? Stone lithography print on rag paper, 14 x 22 inches, courtesy of the artist.
In Between, Stone lithography print on rag paper, 21.5 x 29.5 inches, courtesy of the artist.
Untitled, Oil, wood, synthetic hair, 26.5 x 10 inches, courtesy of the artist.
Women in Society (Jamaica 1800’s-2000’s), Plate lithography print on rag paper, 14 x 22 inches, courtesy of the artist.
Pottery Series, I, Ceramic, 9 x 5 x 6 inches, courtesy of the artist.
Untitled, Oil, fabric, wood, sequins, synthetic hair, 24 x 13 inches, courtesy of the artist.
Raneece Buddan is a Jamaican Artist residing in Edmonton, Alberta. She completed her BFA in Art and Design at the University of Alberta in 2020. Focusing on painting and sculpture, her work is centered on her cultural identity as a Jamaican woman of African and East Indian descent. She depicts the merging of both cultures with the use of fabric from each. The fabric is used as an additional identifier for who she is, rather than her skin tone as colorism is an issue she noticed within both communities. The importance of hair is also a commonality and a symbol you can find in her work as well.
Her process is based on her research on traditional and contemporary art from each culture. She explores different processes and artists from each as a foundation while doing her own experimentations with materials and mediums. She is interested in combining synthetic and natural materials in a colorful and unconventional ways. She finds the figures within the grains of the wood and the mounds of clay where it is stuck between a phase of abstraction and realism; a state of uncertainty. The goal of each piece she creates is to learn more about herself throughout the process.