Cut from The Same Cloth

Cut from the Same Cloth is initiated as a universal odyssey dedicated to exploring the self and its relationship with the spiritual cosmos. I enquire into the limits of my own art-practise by constantly blurring the boundaries between myth and reality; self and the other.  For me, art, life, and sharing truly intersect, and my practice spills across the canvas of my entire life.  As a contemporary artist, I study the ancient myths and figures of India, exploring in them interwoven themes of beauty, sensuality, and spirituality. Through constant experimentations with various art mediums, I create my own narrative amalgamations of these subject matters.

My work is primarily a celebration of the female form and Shakti: the feminine cosmic energy; which is the source of all powers of creation and destruction. I consider myself a visual but abstract storyteller. The stories I weave are not autobiographical, but yet they are deeply personal and connected with the occurrences in my life.

This assemblage of works, in particular, expresses diverse nuances of life and different pathways to nirvana, the final liberation. In this journey I am guided by the verses of various saints like Kabir, Nanak, Namdev, Baba Farid, Bulleh Shah and Shah Hussain. Many of these saints were weavers and taught how the body and soul were woven together. In this series I explore the body, experiencing life in general and the teachings of these weaver saints through the visual deployment of techniques of weaving and stitching.

During the design of the project, I managed to acquire a weaving loom and a charkha from Panipat weavers which will be part of the installation. I shall also employ the unique mechanical sonorities of the loom as a symbolic representation of the ceaseless cosmic creation into which we are all minutely interwoven. The project will consist of 15 artworks embroidered with silk and cotton threads, beads, and sequins on an untreated canvas cloth. There will be three paintings in acrylics with gold and silver leaf on canvas; as well as two works that bring together painting and embroidery. Apart from this there will also be a multidimensional performance that brings together animation, music, poetry, and movement.

EMBROIDERY EMBELLESHIED ARTWORKS

The 15 artworks of large and small canvases are done on raw untreated canvas with silk and cotton threads embellished with sequence, glass beads and embellishments.

Paintings:

There are 3 large paintings based on the concept of The Songs and Narratives of the Golden Womb-The flight.

Drawings

The 18 drawings done with gold leaf and inks on archival paper depict the instruments and material used in the process of creating these artworks.

Performance

Apart from this there will also be a multidimensional performance that brings together animation, music, poetry, and movement at the Amphitheatre at the Bikaner House.