VASTRAM: Splendid World of Indian Textiles curated by Shelly Jyoti opens in Muscat, Oman

Miniature Artworks by Shelly jyoti as permanent exhibits at International Lincoln Centre, Louisana State University , Shreveport,USA

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Ajrakh-Celebrating a Textile Tradition by Shelly Jyoti For Namaste Magazine by ITC Hotels publication-Jodhpur issue 2015

Ajrakh-Celebrating a Textile Tradition by Shelly Jyoti For Namaste Magazine by ITC Hotels publication-Jodhpur issue 2015
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SALT: THE GREAT MARCH- Opening & Installation shots at Azad Bhavan gallery, Indian Council of Cultural Relations,ICCR, New Delhi

Opening day reception :January 16, 2015

Chief Guest :Director General ICCR :Mr satish Mehta

guest of honour: Deputy Director General: ICCR: Mr Asthana 

lamp lighting

Being felicitated by ICCR :Mr Asthana(Deputy director general ICCR) hands me a bouquets of flowers

A walk with the Chief Guest Mr Asthana (Deputy  Director General of ICCR)of the evening

In 1930, a few cotton fragments were retrieved from Al Fustat - harbor of Old Cairo ,dating from the 11th to the 14th century AD. These fragments are the earliest known printed textiles. The simple patterns printed with small sized blocks, resist dyed in indigo and madder, bear a striking similarity to ajrak.This particular design in the image has resemblance to the fragments retrieved from Cairo and is known as 'Gurda kaleji 'in local language of ajrakh craftsmen .I recreated an artwork using this block in my 'Salt March' series

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INVITE AND CATALOG FOR SALT MARCH SHOW AT INDIAN COUNCIL OF CULTURAL RELATIONS ( ICCR ) AZAD BHAVAN ART GALLERY , NEW DELHI 16-21ST JANUARY 2015

 

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PDF version of the catalogue:Shelly Jyoti 16 to 21 Jan catalogue

Paper presentation at XVII International Conference,Goa

XVII International Conference, Goa 21-24 December 2014 Venue: International Centre, Goa  

 SALT-A COLONIAL METAPHOR: RELEVANCE TODAY VERBAL, VISUAL AND NEW ART MEDIA 

By Shelly JyotiDelhi based Artist, Poet and an Independent curator 

Abstract :My paper is an attempt to theorize my own artwork ‘Salt: The Great March 2013-14’ series I& II- A visual Art project. The Salt March series explore salt as a symbol of non-violence. The project is inspired by the Gandhi’s theory of satyagrah- a challenge to ones own truth with stress on self-purification, self-examination and self-assessment. Satyagrah stimulates our conscience and soul searching for the upliftment of all (sarvodaya). The “Salt” series explore khadi as a contemporary social movement visualized through art and traditional craft traditions and processes, seeking out the possibilities of bringing the khadi spirit into our daily lives. If by spinning, weaving and wearing khadi, can the commitment to individual action bring about a sense of pride in our nation in the 21st century? Can such an action bring about nationalistic feeling and significant changes in our society? The “Salt” series is a continuation of my earlier series, ‘Indigo Narratives (2008-14) that were inspired by an anti-colonial, nonviolence movement that took place in 1917-18 and also Gandhi’s first non-violence protest ‘champaran’ movement for indigo farmers in India. The works feature site-specific khadi fabric installations including clothing, 40 artworks utilizing Ajarkh textile traditions on khadi fabric and spoken poetry video film. To draw from ‘Parapolitics: Toward the City of Man’, can modern societies become genuine moral communities? According to Gandhi, they can. Gandhi’s vision of a Sarvodayan society is embryonic, but nonetheless engaging and stimulating explaining swadharma for individuals defining traditions and duty clearly. These works have been exhibited at IGNCA (Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts) New Delhi (Sept-Oct 2013):India International Centre, New Delhi (September 2014): The Museum Dakshin Chitra, Chennai (Oct -Nov2014) Lectures of the above at IGNCA New Delhi , Lalit kala Academy , Chennai, Apparao Galleries Chennai, New Delhi  2013-14 Scheduled venues: Baroda (2015): Gandhi memorial Centre Washington Dc 2015.

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Deccan Herald - Chennai , Karnataka and Delhi edition,Sunday magazine edition, art & culture Nov 2 , 2014 Hema Vijaya reviewed works 'Salt:The Great March'2013-14 and 'Indigo Narratives' series 2008-14 by SHELLY JYOTI

http://m.deccanherald.com/content/439079/khadi-manifesto.html/