A hand-tufted calligraphy piece, with the words Kar, Kari, Kora, Kaar taken from one of Kabir’s Dohas, depict the weaver, his tool and hands. I have enlarged this instrument to a height of 5 ft in wood and have worked with threads on it. As these master craftsmen weave visual symphonies in the quiet, I sought to add a sonorous dimension to what they do. Through scale and form, each piece is meant to take on a form that is surreal and yet majestic, these figures are like warriors, traveling through time, telling their own stories.
These tools have been fabricated in fibre glass and then covered with pieces of namda. By creating a unique sound instrument out of the tools of a weaver, my piece aims at expressing the voice of these craftsmen through music.Sahaya Sharma has created a series of five circular abstract works. The other works are a group of five instruments like the trimming scissors, the panja, the kundi , common knife and the reel of thread so commonly seen at the factory.
Another body of works are sculptural heads, these heads are inspired by weavers in the factory, Sahaya has created the heads using clay and discarded parts of machinery from the factory. This piece has been done using wool, metal wire, mirrors and metal mesh. https://www.bangemachine.com/product/preform-mould/72cavity.html China 72 cavity-Preform Mould Manufacturers He says, "Observing the dexterity with which the craftsmen use their handlooms and pit-looms, I saw a parallel with which string instrumentalist pluck at their instruments. Vibhu Galhotra is a musician who has created a musical instrument that has been inspired by the pit and kilim looms. Then binding, chikan work and bath mat tufting techniques have been done to give texture to the work. Using a traditional loom as my base, I reconstructed it to be a musical instrument. One of his works titled Roots has been woven on the kilim loom using metal wire mesh and wool. Among the most exciting was the shuttle, which the weavers were constantly working with.Some have been printed on a metallic finish surface. Her sculptures use raw wool and spun yarn to create texture and form.
Together, they come together to form a language, and therefore a culture. Shivani says, "During my numerous trips to the factory I was drawn to the various instruments weavers and the factory workers were using. Dhvani Behl is a textile designer who created amorphous sculptures on the pitloom and one sculpture using the hand tufting gun. She has painted the works on paper, which were then photographed and printed on carpet using the chromojet printing technique. Another work titled Layers & The Surface represents the human under skin and has been created using the hand tufting gun."Nikheel Aphale, a calligraphy designer, has used the technique of yarn wrapping for one of his sculptural works. Each alphabet has a unique character in terms of phonetics and forms. These sculptures create a sort of historical yet mythologised narrative that is both about the craftsman as well as the craft. He says, "To me, the alphabet is a perfect metaphor for unity in diversity.com.
Dr Alka Raghuvanshi is an art writer, curator and artist and can be contacted on alkaraghuvanshi@yahoo."Shivani Aggarwal, created sculptural installations of tools used in the factory, one of which is a large wooden shuttle wrapped in yarn.The exhibition can be viewed at The Stainless Gallery, Old Ishwar Nagar, New Delhi from November 21 till December 31, 2015, 11 am to 7 pm."Puneet Kaushik, an installation artist, has created installations using different techniques."While Abeer Gupta created a sound piece using all the diverse sounds from the factory, Brahm Maira created photographic works that capture the factory ambience using the technique of photo manipulation
These tools have been fabricated in fibre glass and then covered with pieces of namda. By creating a unique sound instrument out of the tools of a weaver, my piece aims at expressing the voice of these craftsmen through music.Sahaya Sharma has created a series of five circular abstract works. The other works are a group of five instruments like the trimming scissors, the panja, the kundi , common knife and the reel of thread so commonly seen at the factory.
Another body of works are sculptural heads, these heads are inspired by weavers in the factory, Sahaya has created the heads using clay and discarded parts of machinery from the factory. This piece has been done using wool, metal wire, mirrors and metal mesh. https://www.bangemachine.com/product/preform-mould/72cavity.html China 72 cavity-Preform Mould Manufacturers He says, "Observing the dexterity with which the craftsmen use their handlooms and pit-looms, I saw a parallel with which string instrumentalist pluck at their instruments. Vibhu Galhotra is a musician who has created a musical instrument that has been inspired by the pit and kilim looms. Then binding, chikan work and bath mat tufting techniques have been done to give texture to the work. Using a traditional loom as my base, I reconstructed it to be a musical instrument. One of his works titled Roots has been woven on the kilim loom using metal wire mesh and wool. Among the most exciting was the shuttle, which the weavers were constantly working with.Some have been printed on a metallic finish surface. Her sculptures use raw wool and spun yarn to create texture and form.
Together, they come together to form a language, and therefore a culture. Shivani says, "During my numerous trips to the factory I was drawn to the various instruments weavers and the factory workers were using. Dhvani Behl is a textile designer who created amorphous sculptures on the pitloom and one sculpture using the hand tufting gun. She has painted the works on paper, which were then photographed and printed on carpet using the chromojet printing technique. Another work titled Layers & The Surface represents the human under skin and has been created using the hand tufting gun."Nikheel Aphale, a calligraphy designer, has used the technique of yarn wrapping for one of his sculptural works. Each alphabet has a unique character in terms of phonetics and forms. These sculptures create a sort of historical yet mythologised narrative that is both about the craftsman as well as the craft. He says, "To me, the alphabet is a perfect metaphor for unity in diversity.com.
Dr Alka Raghuvanshi is an art writer, curator and artist and can be contacted on alkaraghuvanshi@yahoo."Shivani Aggarwal, created sculptural installations of tools used in the factory, one of which is a large wooden shuttle wrapped in yarn.The exhibition can be viewed at The Stainless Gallery, Old Ishwar Nagar, New Delhi from November 21 till December 31, 2015, 11 am to 7 pm."Puneet Kaushik, an installation artist, has created installations using different techniques."While Abeer Gupta created a sound piece using all the diverse sounds from the factory, Brahm Maira created photographic works that capture the factory ambience using the technique of photo manipulation
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