ANNE WANNER'S Textiles in History / exhibitions |
Francesca
Galloway First Floor 31 Dover Street London WIS 4ND |
tel:
++44 (0)20 7499 6844 www.francescagalloway.com |
opening
of exhibition Monday 9th of June 6pm - 9pm |
Timeless Splendour Woven Silks from India (2004-2007) by Rahul Jain 10th of June
to 25th of July 2008 |
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In 1993, inspired by a
technical study of Mughal and Safavid silks, textile
historian Rahul Jain set up ASHA, a draw-loom
weaving workshop in India to re-create the weave,
material and style of Imperial-quality Mughal silks from
the 17th and 18th centuries. The designs were initially
inspired by the Mughal patka or court sash. Over the years Rahul refined the process to successfully revive the technical brilliance and opulent beauty of Mughal silks of which little survived. The drawlooms at ASHA produced shawls and panels in the taquete, samit, lampas and double-cloth weaves.In 2007, ASHA wove the first draw-loomed velvet to be woven in the region in more than a century. The design reproduces a 16th century Ottoman velvet in the Topkapi Saray in Istanbul. ASHAs
textiles have been exhibited at the National
Museum in New Delhi in 1997 and the British Museum in
London in 2000. Over the years, they have been
acquired by private and public collections, including the
Textile Museum, Washington DC and the British Museum,
London. |
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