Chitara, J: Cloth of the Mother Godess
(Sprache: Englisch)
Hand block-printed on textile, this limited-edition artists' book consists of a sequence of folding panels, designed to invoke pre-modern - particularly Asian - traditions of bookmaking. At the same time, the panels recall and recreate a Mata-Ni-Pachedi -...
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Hand block-printed on textile, this limited-edition artists' book consists of a sequence of folding panels, designed to invoke pre-modern - particularly Asian - traditions of bookmaking. At the same time, the panels recall and recreate a Mata-Ni-Pachedi - the ritual 'Cloth of the Mother Goddess' - and tell the story of its origins.The textile book is accompanied by a film on the artist and his art tradition. The tactility of the book, invoking the labour and craft that have gone into its creation, is offset by the digital documentary which brings in context and history; together, the juxtaposition of the two approaches expands the frontiers of the book form, while deepening the viewer's enjoyment and understanding of the art tradition.The images featured in the book have been painted by Jagdish Chitara, who belongs to the Waghari community of artisans from Gujarat in western India. Poor and marginalised, they paint and block-print votive textiles for other so-called outcaste communities, equally disenfranchised in the Hindu caste hierarchy. Worshippers who are barred from entering temples offer a painted image of their particular guardian goddess to herself, in the form of a textile shrine.This poignant tradition, deemed low, in fact expresses a sublime conception of the power of art: gifting a piece of creation to the creator is considered the highest form of worship.
Autoren-Porträt von Jagdish Chitara
Jagdish Chitara is a skilled folk artist from Gujarat, western India, working in the Mata-Ni-Pachedi style of ritual textile painting. Belonging to a traditional and nomadic group of artists from the marginalised Vaghari community, he has been practising this ancestral craft for over 40 years. Jagdish now lives in Ahmedabad, where he strings up his textile art for sale on a pavement.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Jagdish Chitara
- 14 Seiten, Maße: 25,6 x 25,7 cm, Leinen, Englisch
- Verlag: TARA BOOKS Pvt. Ltd.
- ISBN-10: 9383145315
- ISBN-13: 9789383145317
- Erscheinungsdatum: 31.05.2016
Sprache:
Englisch
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