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Day: September 23, 2014

Mapped by the love for fibre art

Fibre art is known to highlight the materials and the artist’s labour, as its aesthetic value which Nidhi Khurana is practicing, based in New Delhi, by literally fabricating her artworks from natural materials.

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@harshagarwal95 is contemplating on shifting base from Jaipur to his hometown Bhilwara permanently, in hope of finding a viable place for his entire team. He had been learning all about the seams and stitches since childhood. Making his own clothes or getting them tailored by masters and sourcing fabrics directly from the weavers gave him a high. Eventually it led to the birth of his one and half year old label - HARAGO @harago__ It is a premium menswear label working with old techniques to sustain crafts for times to come. What gives his clothing an edge over the others are the well-constructed classic casuals in traditional fabrics. Each piece is tailor-made with attention to detail, ensuring longevity. On asking, he laments "My biggest challenge today are the tailors who went back to their villages aren't willing to return to the city. They currently prefer to stay back in their native place due to the pandemic....and ofcourse the slow down of our sales is bound to affect them too." @harago__ depends on handloom cotton, linen, silk and cotton-silk fabrics to leave an impression. Developing its own, textured handwoven denim, it offers made-to-measure option to his clients; all along establishing a brand language around cultural sustainability. Photo credit @harago__ . . . . #harshagarwal #handmadeinindia #traditionallynaturalfabrics #harago #menswear #covidstories

@mishaelahmad who headed @livingblue.bangladesh for 6 years, till last year September, was all set to launch his own label (recoding old jeans) when COVID-19 happened to us. His advise is "Artisanal labels must concentrate on fabric, end-product and be 'pricewise' to survive first 2 - 3 years. They will have to rely on exceptional craftsmanship to keep high value customers. Anyways, post-pandemic, indigenous crafts may have to accept partial loss of artisans and masters. Many will move on to other professions. We might need to keep supporting them with relief funds, representing their work or transforming their base product to things needed most at the moment. I know it will be a big challenge. And in most cases one doesn't even know how long will this struggle last. Amidst all this there is a silver lining for 'slow made goods' as they'll take the spotlight. But for this too promoters need to have patience and think out of the box as the usual channels of marketing or selling are badly disrupted e.g. trade and fashion shows. Production and transportation of raw materials from weavers to design ateliers will be drastically affected. Exports will possibly have stricter safety measures. Even though temporarily, it will be felt !" Photo credit @mishaelahmad . . . . #kantha #upcycleddenim #handmadeinbangladesh #indigoblue #consciousfashion #sustainablefashion #slowmadegoods #covidstories

“We don’t live in bungalows, duplexes or flats. We live in our minds. Yes, that’s our permanent residence. And there are no constraints of square-feet there. It’s a vast space with unlimited area. And you know what! No matter how well-organized your rooms, balconies, garages and verandas are, life is good only when things are sorted there – in your mind. And that’s where we keep things messy – regrets piling up in one corner, expectations stuffed in a closet, secrets under the carpet, worries littered everywhere, comparisons spilt on the table, complexes leaking from an old bottle, and grudges stinking in a box. Be aware. For this ‘real home’ of yours, you can’t outsource housekeeping. You got to do it yourself and see the beauty that surrounds you when your inner being is stable. “ -Anonymous Artwork by Girjesh Kumar Singh Exhibited by @rukshaanart at @indiaartfair 2020. . . . . #thoughtfortheday #indiaartfair2020 #girjeshkumarsingh #indiancontemporaryartist

Recently @tarqmumbai did their first online group exhibition of 7 artists called 'Navigating Geometries'. Amingst them was 35 year old Karachi based artist @muzzumil_ruheel_studio Sharing snippets of our conversation through email, on his art practice during COVID-19. "The use of calligraphy in my work is like a sculptor using different tools to achieve what he was envisioning. It, for me is one of the tools amongst others. Mirza Ghalib used Urdu and Farsi to write his poetry but never claimed that he was the 'mujid' or inventor of the Urdu language. It was what he wrote which was appreciated by everyone. However, I have tried creating subject matter with it. Am using the language to convey my thoughts. Ghalib's verses were called poetry while mine are art works. 'Wasli' is a medium that I constantly work on. It is a traditional type of paper that does not wrap with the use of water based mediums.. Basically lots of paper is compressed together to form a single sheet.... thus is named 'Wasli' which means coming together in Urdu. Reading, researching through literature and writing fiction is a constant practice of mine. The beauty of my work is that the lockdown has not affected it. Infact, it has given me a lot of material to reflect upon and resources to consider. Am making use of this time to reassess where we all are heading. Is our reality a fiction? Are we running without direction?" *zoom in the first picture to view the artist's calligraphy more clearly. . . . . #muzzmilruheel #stayathome #artonline #tarqmumbai #contemporarypakistaniartist #covidstories #calligraphy #mixedmediaart

Cri De Couer Vogue Global Conversations Have you watched Edward Enniful Marc Jacobs, Kenneth Ize, Stella McCartney and Gabriella Hearst discuss 'The Future of Creativity' post COVID, on YouTube? Photo credit - lvmh.com . . . . #bingewatching #sustainability #balance #naturalresources #circularfashion #slowfashion #nonvirginmaterial #transparency #consciousness

42 year old @shrutipmahajan recently was an artist in spotlight for a week with @shrineempire on their Instagram handle. These are from her letter book series titled 'Dastavez'. The delicate paper works are drawings, stitchings, tracings and cuttings of carbon, handmade and butter papers. Hence, the artist emphasized on fragility and delicate 'fitrat' or nature of paper, as a tangible thing. Yet, in the same breathe, also held it responsible for all the divisions and fortifications in our lives, metaphorically. Sharing snippets of our conversation.... Q. Will the art world change post COVID-19? A. John Donne says- "No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main." It holds true now, more than ever. So, when you look at art world, do not see it in isolation but in association with other trades. I feel this present day crisis will make us aware of it in many folds! Therefore, we too will get affected like any other sector. Yet I must add, that we, as art practitioners, have the ability to synthesize, reflect and create meaning out of detachments. That is surely going to be our bona fide contribution to the society at large. Q. How do you feel nowadays? A.Well, I have to admit that while I am feeling vulnerable, guilty, fearful and anxious, there is also a sense of surety that we will be able to win over it with empathy; by being mindful and trying to hear what the nature is clearly telling us. The process is slow, like creating a patchwork out of small fragments of truth. And once they are joined there will be a picture that would make sense. Is a visual artist, currently living in Hyderabad, Telangana. . . . . #drawing #stitching #mixedmedia #shrutipmahajan #dastavez #carbonpaper #handmadepaper #tracingpaper #shrineempire #covidstories #indiancontemporaryartist

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