EXHIBITION "Painted Weaves" an art show of tapestries in silk By S.G. Vasudev at Art Gallery, Kamaladevi Complex, Main Building, India International Centre (IIC), Lodhi Estate > 26th February to 9th March 2016

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26th February : 6:30 pm Add to Calendar 26/02/2016 18:30 26/02/2016 20:00 Asia/Kolkata Opening of "Painted Weaves" an art show of tapestries in silk By S.G. Vasudev Event Page : http://www.delhievents.com/2016/02/exhibition-painted-weaves-exhibition-of.html Art Gallery, Kamaladevi Complex, Main Building, India International Centre (IIC), 40 Max Mueller Marg, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi-110003 DD/MM/YYYY  - Inauguration
27th February to 9th March : 11:00 am - 7:00 pm Add to Calendar 27/02/2016 11:00 09/03/2016 19:00 Asia/Kolkata EXHIBITION "Painted Weaves" an art show of tapestries in silk By S.G. Vasudev Event Page : http://www.delhievents.com/2016/02/exhibition-painted-weaves-exhibition-of.html Art Gallery, Kamaladevi Complex, Main Building, India International Centre (IIC), 40 Max Mueller Marg, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi-110003 DD/MM/YYYY  - Exhibition on View

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Venue : Art Gallery, Kamaladevi Complex, Main Building, India International Centre (IIC), 40 Max Mueller Marg, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi-110003
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Event Description : EXHIBITION "Painted Weaves" An art show of tapestries in silk By S.G. Vasudev.

Over the years, woven imageries of select paintings were produced using a stand loom to hold the warp and facilitate the interweaving of the weft of silk thread in selected colours (often specially dyed for the purpose), creating a pictorial harmony of form, texture and colour. Vasudev’s awareness of and respect for indigenous crafts and textiles served as an impetus for revisiting traditional practices with contemporary consciousness and overcoming the inevitable challenges of such a long-term collaborative experiment – spanning two decades.

The present exhibition of tapestries in silk presents images from several of his series of paintings, such as Tree of Life, Maithuna, Humanscape, Earthscapes and Theatre of Life.  Through this medium the artist explores the eternal synergy between art and craft, tradition and contemporaneity, man and nature, and fantasy and reality.

The tapestries on display at S.G. Vasudev's exhibition are breathtakingly beautiful. But a lot of painstaking effort and collaboration with master weaver Subbarayulu has gone behind them.

"I've always liked to work with different crafts; at Cholamandal too, we used to work with copper and other metals. I went to Paris and learnt the technique of stained glass, but unfortunately couldn't do much here because it is difficult to get the material here," he says.
During travel he saw tapestry based on the works of masters such as Picasso, Mathis, etc displayed in corporate offices and got inspired.The first piece took six months. But soon Vasudev understood the weaver's needs and told him, `If you don't mind, let's work together'. "He said. Of course, the meticulous and brilliant weaves take time, and Vasudev helped in getting the silk threads dyed to match the colours of his paintings. In the last 12 years, Vasudev has done about 60 tapestries.

"I thoroughly enjoy the experience and think it's very important that a contemporary artist collaborates with a craftsman. In India, the craftsmen are very poorly paid and exploited by middlemen. He sometimes asks for Rs. 75,000-1 lakh for a tapestry and I pay it to him because I know his collaboration is equally important," says Vasudev.

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