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Vara Ramakrishnan
is a California artist and creator of large-scale projects. She studied at BITS Pilani and later earned a Ph.D. in Computer Science from UC Irvine. She paints people, especially children, designs elaborate Halloween costumes, creates murals and street art, loves museums and travel, and has long collected beautiful saris.
She is the founder of Lara Lakshmi, a nonprofit connecting contemporary artists with traditional Indian weavers to create fine art on handwoven silk.
is a California artist and creator of large-scale projects. She studied at BITS Pilani and later earned a Ph.D. in Computer Science from UC Irvine. She paints people, especially children, designs elaborate Halloween costumes, creates murals and street art, loves museums and travel, and has long collected beautiful saris.
She is the founder of Lara Lakshmi, a nonprofit connecting contemporary artists with traditional Indian weavers to create fine art on handwoven silk.
Vara Ramakrishnan
Los Altos Hills | Artist
Journey
Vara founded Lara Lakshmi to explore the sari as an artistic medium. She realized that handwoven silk could be more than traditional textile, it could serve as a canvas for contemporary art.
She discovered that weavers don't typically produce blank silk for individual artists. So she created Lara Lakshmi to bridge this gap, connecting contemporary artists with master weavers to create fine art on handwoven silk.
Style
Vara works with handwoven silk, treating it as both canvas and cultural object. Her approach brings together contemporary artistic vision and traditional craft.
Her work explores how art can exist beyond conventional formats, creating pieces designed to be worn, displayed, and passed down through generations.
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Journey
Vara founded Lara Lakshmi to explore the sari as an artistic medium. She realized that handwoven silk could be more than traditional textile, it could serve as a canvas for contemporary art.
She discovered that weavers don't typically produce blank silk for individual artists. So she created Lara Lakshmi to bridge this gap, connecting contemporary artists with master weavers to create fine art on handwoven silk.
Vara Ramakrishnan
Los Altos Hills | Artist
Style
Vara works with handwoven silk, treating it as both canvas and cultural object. Her approach brings together contemporary artistic vision and traditional craft.
Her work explores how art can exist beyond conventional formats, creating pieces designed to be worn, displayed, and passed down through generations.
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