A Reading Path Down a Rabbit Hole: Chalapaka Chakravarthy

Rukshaan Art

Chalapaka Chakravarthy captures the rhythms of rural life through drawings, woodcuts, etchings, and glass engravings depicting farmers, vendors, and everyday toil from sunrise to sunset.

The works extend beyond rural documentation, portraying human resilience and a quiet strength that sustains ordinary lives - whether in markets, streets, or open fields.

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Chakravarthy demonstrating his glass carving techniques, to create the inverse of his image to print with ink

Voices of the Street - 4, Glass engraving, 18 × 18 inches (46 × 46 cm), Chalapaka Chakravarthy

Voices of the Street - 2, Glass engraving, 18 × 18 inches (46 × 46 cm), Chalapaka Chakravarthy