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Dhaka Day by Day

Lyrical Lines in Handloom

by Fayza Haq
In an effort to resurrect the ailing art of handloom in India a workshop was held for modern creative artists and traditional weaver craftsmen Skills and expertise from different parts of India and Europe lived in a common campus for three week and shared their work Ing hours beneficially The product of this effort generated nt Taaara was exhibited at the Goethe Inatitut. Dhaka. In this tapestry exhibition one came across an Integration of traditional textile craft and the formal language of modem art A scintillating work with geomet ric squares, triangles and rectangles was brought in Akhllesh s work This was In verm!I Ion. orange and pink. Akhllesh has a diploma In Fine Arts (painting) from Indore. Among others he has received the Kaltdas Acadc my Award (Ujjaln) and The State Award (Gwalior) and has exhibited all over India.
A world of dreams. myths and fairytales were seen tn the lyrical swirls and glides of V. Balakrishnan's gr een and blue work, set off by yellow and burnt sienna. Interested in Innovative application of the traditional frame looms, he was In charge of the Tas ara workshop's dyeing processes besides experimenting with natural dyes and artistic designs of his own.
Bhavani Shan kar's entree was a magnificent piece with fascinating ycl-lows, oranges, greens and black. Looking at the tapestry you would think you had gone for a long dream-llkc walk tn some favilton of gods. It had mystifying symbols and nes. Bhavani had received h1s diploma tn Fine Arts from Madras In '79. A freelance artist, he has been awarded a research grant from Lalit Kala Academy and has exhibited 1n numerous one-man and group shows tn India. USA and other places abroad. He received a State Award from Madras In '88.
Joy Chacko from Kerala had an Interesting piece with a perched crow. The bird appeared so realistic that you would think it would fly out of the tapestry and peck at something any time. There was a beautiful combination of tawny colours offset by powdery blues and blushing pink hues. There was both a sense of Immediacy and mystery In the entree. Joy works as an art teacher at Universal Fine Arts 1n Calicut. Hfs paintings have been Included In various exhibits all over Kerala and abroad.
Subha De had strange hypnotic Images of human beings presented In a geometrical, simplified vision. Her piece was a superb combination of blues, purples and yellows. The pink and vermilion In it were dream-like and decorative. Subha. who was bom In West Bengal had a first class in B. Fine Arts from Santiniketan. Having studied sculpture, painting and pottery she went on to Baroda to study graphics. She won a lain Kala academy research grant In 80 00 for prtntmaklng and has participated In vart ous workshops and exhibitions in India She has her work at the British Museum. Lalit Kala Academy and several private collections She Is a lecturer at Lolyla College, Madras.
There were strange mythical and mystery figures and motifs In P. Gopinath's piece. You could see a lady swooning In the hands of a bold hero. Alongside were soft patterns in greys, blues and yellows. Vermilion brightened the piece and added life to it. Gopinath . who was born in Kerala, has exhi bited all over India, and in Chile. Net herlands and Fran ce. He represented India for the XXII International fes ttval of paintings (Cagnes-sur-Mer) In France in 90
K.V Haridaaan s piece was a neat geometrical one with a sunflower type disc domtna ting the brown background. Widely exhibited in India, his work has been shown in France. Canada. USSR and Bangladesh He is working as the principal of the Government College at Trevandrum. He won a gold medal tn '75.
Irmgard Herzog’s creation with tassels and open spaces in purple, green and yellow was another fascinating entree. She got her diploma tn weaving from Wol-fenbuettal and has worked as a weaver and a textile desl-gner. She is now a freelance artist at Frankfurt.
Frits Kraay from Amsterdam had an abstract entree which reminded you of shadows and Unes against a sunset. He has a diploma from the Royal Academy of Fine Arts (The Hague). He has many exhibitions to his credit.
Sigrun Neumann from Germany . who has a degree from the State Academy of Fine Arts Mainz, had an overwhelming creation with purple mountains and golden sun-Uke discs. Sigrun has worked as a freelance painter in Germany. France and USA
Cornells Peters, from Netherlands, had abstractions woven into his threads, like so many of the others. The blue, pink and yellow colours were buoyant. He has studied art at The Hague and Pabo Academy. Harlem.
Margit Richter from Germany is a social worker and a musician, apart from being interested in handloom designing. Her entree with the swirling lines in black and indigo was sophisticated and subtle.
Vasudha Thozhur. who has a degree from Croydon (UK). had an Impressive piece Included in the exhibition. Consisting of blues, pinks, greens and yellow. It had floating Images of men. animals, fish and birds. She has had solo shows tn Madras and London.
The weavers who had collaborated with the artists in the realisation of the tapestries were Akhila, K V Ramani, K V Shanta. and K V Vljaya.