Birds -Weavers' Service Centre, Vijayawada -Details

The art of inlay in hand weaving has been conventionally referred to as the Jamdani in the Indian subcontinent. While it has been largely associated with West Bengal, India and Bangladesh, a tradition of it flourished, to a relatively small degree in south India and the Deccan, represented in some extraordinary 19th-century examples of sarees, shawls and wrappers known from Venkatgiri and Paithan, as well as Kodalikaruppur. These skills are transformed into a contemporary tour-de-force in this textile, accomplishing a bold statement of the bird form in weaving. Commissions such as these, led the way for a new tradition of large scale fabric screens, hangings and art works which used animal and bird forms in Jamdani akin their stylised depictions in contemporary paintings and sculpture. They remain among the most striking residues of the Visvakarma exhibitions, in their ability to fundamentally move away from the inherent tendencies of weaving to render repetitive motifs and patterns, towards their furthest, free flowing articulation.

The background paisley patterns were created using the discontinuous supplementary weft technique. The paisley patterns in the background complement the bird pattern in the foreground, creating a cohesive and balanced composition.