Bursting with Clouds, 2024.

Handmade pigments on linen, 41 1/2 x 61 1/2 x 2 1/4 inches framed.

(Photo: Phillip Maisel.

“Bursting with Clouds” by Rupy C. Tut

“Bursting with Clouds,” 2024. Handmade pigments on linen, 41 1/2 x 61 1/2 x 2 1/4 inches framed. (Photo: Phillip Maisel. Courtesy of the artist and Jessica Silverman, San Francisco)

But looking deeper, there’s uneasiness and defiance beneath the colorful compositions.

Particularly, feelings of fear of losing these idyllic spaces, and a will to fight for them.

This represents the experience of Tut, who knows this anxiety all too well.

“A Place Dear to Me” (2024), handmade pigments on linen, 61 1/2 x 41 1/2 x 2 1/4 inches framed

“A Place Dear to Me,” 2024, handmade pigments on linen, 61 1/2 x 41 1/2 x 2 1/4 inches framed. (Photo: Phillip Maisel. Courtesy of the artist and Jessica Silverman, San Francisco)

Tut’s paintings present dreamlike compositions where female protagonists are front and center.

To stay up to date with the artist’s work, ensure to followRupy C. Tut on Instagram.

(Photo: Phillip Maisel.

“A River of Dreams” (2024), handmade pigments on linen, 62 x 42 1/4 x 2 inches framed.

“A River of Dreams,” 2024, handmade pigments on linen, 62 x 42 1/4 x 2 inches framed. (Photo: Phillip Maisel. Courtesy of the artist and Jessica Silverman, San Francisco)

(Photo: Phillip Maisel.

(Photo: Phillip Maisel.

(Photo: Phillip Maisel.

“Archipelago” (2024), handmade pigments on linen; diptych, 61 1/2 x 83 x 2 1/4 inches overall, framed

“Archipelago,” 2024, handmade pigments on linen; diptych, 61 1/2 x 83 x 2 1/4 inches overall, framed. (Photo: Phillip Maisel. Courtesy of the artist and Jessica Silverman, San Francisco)

(Photo: Phillip Maisel.

(Photo: Phillip Maisel.

(Photo: Phillip Maisel.

“Bowing to the Cosmos” (2024), handmade pigments on linen, 61 3/8 x 41 5/8 x 2 inches framed

“Bowing to the Cosmos,” 2024, handmade pigments on linen, 61 3/8 x 41 5/8 x 2 inches framed. (Photo: Phillip Maisel. Courtesy of the artist and Jessica Silverman, San Francisco)

(Photo: Phillip Maisel.

Where Dreams Flow, 2024, handmade pigments on linen, 42 1/8 x 82 x 2 inches framed.

(Photo: Phillip Maisel.

“A Natural Thought” (2025), handmade pigments on linen, 81 1/2 x 41 1/2 x 2 inches framed

“A Natural Thought,” 2025, handmade pigments on linen, 81 1/2 x 41 1/2 x 2 inches framed. (Photo: Phillip Maisel. Courtesy of the artist and Jessica Silverman, San Francisco)

Courtesy of the artist and Jessica Silverman, San Francisco)

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“Riding my Thunder,” 2024, handmade pigments on linen, 61 1/2 x 41 1/2 x 2 inches framed. (Photo: Phillip Maisel. Courtesy of the artist and Jessica Silverman, San Francisco)

“Escaping the Heat” (2024), handmade pigments on hemp paper, 13 3/4 x 18 3/8 x 1 1/2 inches framed

“Escaping the Heat,” 2024, handmade pigments on hemp paper, 13 3/4 x 18 3/8 x 1 1/2 inches framed. (Photo: Phillip Maisel. Courtesy of the artist and Jessica Silverman, San Francisco)

“The First Rain” (2024), handmade pigments on linen, 61 1/2 x 41 1/2 x 2 1/4 inches framed

“The First Rain,” 2024, handmade pigments on linen, 61 1/2 x 41 1/2 x 2 1/4 inches framed. (Photo: Phillip Maisel. Courtesy of the artist and Jessica Silverman, San Francisco)

“Where Dreams Flow” (2024), handmade pigments on linen, 42 1/8 x 82 x 2 inches framed

“Where Dreams Flow,” 2024, handmade pigments on linen, 42 1/8 x 82 x 2 inches framed. (Photo: Phillip Maisel. Courtesy of the artist and Jessica Silverman, San Francisco)