Brocade Panel -Installation

A limited number of small, geometrical patterns are rendered in permutations and combinations of two colours, black and red, along with metallic yarn, imparting them an overall seamless and continuous visual flow. With such patterns conventionally being used in sarees as textures in the field and along the borders, their transformation into such a panel is noteworthy for its large, unusual width.

The silk panel features brocade woven in Benaras in gold, red and black. The metallic allure is captivatingly offset by black and red. Brocades of Benaras are often associated with opulent garments and furnishings in the Mughal empire. The present panel once again pushes the viewer to imagine textile as an object of art worthy of display and viewing than a functional garment.