The uniquely modern trend of glitch art and prints has by now infiltrated
almost every creative outlet in some way or another. From datamoshing
in video to spawning an entire genre of fashion and clothes, this so-called
“aesthetic of failure” makes prints out of errors. Indian traditional textiles
is completely opposite of all this.The story of textiles in India is one of the
oldest in the world.
My inspiration came as a fusion of aesthetically correct, structured and
geometric block print and combining and bring it into a disordered or
confusing state. Using the same blocks of Ajrakh bur in a different manner,
overlayering of blocks. My idea is to fuse one of the oldest block prints
with a thoroughly modern style and creating a new textile print.
almost every creative outlet in some way or another. From datamoshing
in video to spawning an entire genre of fashion and clothes, this so-called
“aesthetic of failure” makes prints out of errors. Indian traditional textiles
is completely opposite of all this.The story of textiles in India is one of the
oldest in the world.
My inspiration came as a fusion of aesthetically correct, structured and
geometric block print and combining and bring it into a disordered or
confusing state. Using the same blocks of Ajrakh bur in a different manner,
overlayering of blocks. My idea is to fuse one of the oldest block prints
with a thoroughly modern style and creating a new textile print.
TECHNIQUE:
AJRAKH block prints, Overlayering,Traditional blocks, Natural Dyes.
FABRICS:
Cotton 60s, Bamboo cotton.
PLACE:
Barmer, Rajasthan
The symmetrically-geometric jewellike shapes
symbolising natural elements like flowers, leaves
and stars. blocks is used as seam less print.
Back side of the block used in the brick pattern,
with white.
-Geometric block (Rekh) outline with white.
symbolising natural elements like flowers, leaves
and stars. blocks is used as seam less print.
Back side of the block used in the brick pattern,
with white.
-Geometric block (Rekh) outline with white.
-Gad second block (Gad) with black.
-Third filler block (Datta) with multani mitti.
Dyed in indigo’
FABRIC: Cotton 60s
-Third filler block (Datta) with multani mitti.
Dyed in indigo’
FABRIC: Cotton 60s
Stripes blocks of two various designs used to form
a grid like cubicles.
A traditional Ajrakh small border lining motif
block used.
-Stripes blocks (Rekh) of both varients used for
outline with white.
-Second block of alternate varients used (Gad)
with black on alternate designs.
a grid like cubicles.
A traditional Ajrakh small border lining motif
block used.
-Stripes blocks (Rekh) of both varients used for
outline with white.
-Second block of alternate varients used (Gad)
with black on alternate designs.
-Third filler block (Datta) with red used alterna-
tively.
tively.
Dyed in indigo’
FABRIC: Cotton 60s
FABRIC: Cotton 60s
Oldest symmetrical traditional five motif block
used as a base print.
The toool which is used to mix dyes (Chippi) is
used on surface for a distorted pattern.
used as a base print.
The toool which is used to mix dyes (Chippi) is
used on surface for a distorted pattern.
-Traditional five motif blocks (Rekh) used for out-
line with white.
line with white.
distorted lines made with chippi with white.
-Second block (Gad) of the traditional five motifs
block designs.
-Third filler block (Datta) with multani mitti.
Dyed in indigo when reacted with multani mitti
turns base color green
FABRIC: Cotton 60s
-Second block (Gad) of the traditional five motifs
block designs.
-Third filler block (Datta) with multani mitti.
Dyed in indigo when reacted with multani mitti
turns base color green
FABRIC: Cotton 60s
