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Using khadi as canvas, Shelly Jyoti captures the sense of national pride and ethos in her murals – Textile Series 4

 As part of a series on textile murals, Abir Pothi conducted an email interview with acclaimed artist Shelly Jyoti and gained many insights into the world of textile art as well as her practice. Below are the in-depth answers that we got in response to our questions.   What draws you to textiles in particular? […]

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“Each stitched line is a conversation between my hand and brain,” says Pranati Panda – Textile Series 2

Pranati Panda’s first textile experience was as a child learning to knit and sew from her mother. She has always had a need to do something with her hands, something tactile, and working with textile and stitching is a process of mark-making of the progression of time, she believes. “Hand-stitching is a time-based medium and

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Chandrashekhar Bheda unravels the fascinating world of textile murals | Textile Series 1

Chandrashekhar Bheda studied textile design (Dyeing and Printing) at Sir JJ School of Art. Next, he completed his post graduation from the National Institute of Design Ahmedabad in Industrial Design with a specialization in Textiles in 1988. Abir Pothi reports how such a large potential stored in textile materials has kept him excited throughout his

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‘The imaginative landscape is to think about and bring about the hope of change’

Abir Pothi in conversation with Rekha Rodwittiya, a contemporary Indian artist associated with the Baroda School, known widely for art that masterfully wields allegory and surrealism.  This is part two of the interview. You can read the first one here. You are a mentor to young artists and have been a teacher yourself. How do

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‘My art is my meal. It is the sustenance of who I am and what I offer to others’

Abir Pothi in conversation with Rekha Rodwittiya, the contemporary Indian artist known for the fascinating magical realism in her art. A maven of metaphor, she also co-runs the The Collective Studio, Baroda. This is part one of the interview. You have an amazing faculty with languages. We find with artists sometimes that they paint because

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Raza@100: Artist Akhilesh talks about the many times he crossed paths with the master of colour

(Editor’s note: Abir Pothi is excited to bring you book excerpts from Raza: Jaisa Maine Dekha (Rajkamal Prakashan) by noted artist Akhilesh, where he has sketched with words his long association with Syed Haidar Raza from the author’s early days to Raza’s last. We thank Akhilesh for allowing us to translate and use excerpts for Abir readers.

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