Gallery of Works – INDIGO : THE BLUE GOLD

2023 TRANSNATIONAL COLONIAL COMMODITY

The 18c Merchant Ships, (detail) 2023. Ajrakh printing, dyeing, and zardozi embroidery on khadi fabric, 187 x 16 inches.

Indigo Across the Continents, 2023 Diptych, ajrakh printing, dyeing, and zardozi embroidery on khadi fabric, 105 x 30 inches.

Indigo Across the Continents, 2023 Diptych, ajrakh printing, dyeing, and zardozi embroidery on khadi fabric, 84 x 33.5 inches.

Indigo Across the Globe, 2023 Ajrakh printing and dyeing and pure gold zardozi embroidery on khadi fabric,67 x 66.5 inches.

East Indiaman Trading Vessel, 18th century, 2023 Resist painting and indigo dyeing on hand spun-woven khadi fabric, 24 x 36 inches.

The 18c Merchant Ship, 2023 Ajrakh printing, dyeing, and needle work on khadi fabric, 90 x 102 inches.

Indigo Trade Routes, 2023 Ajrakh printing and dyeing on khadi fabric, 67 x 67 inches.

Indigo Territorial Domination, 2023 Ajrakh printing and dyeing on khadi fabric, 68 x 58 inches.

Indigo Trade Influences, 2023 Ajrakh printing, dyeing, and needle work on khadi fabric, 66 x 64.5 inches.

Urbanization of Indigo Dye, 2023 Ajrakh printing, dyeing, and mirror-work on khadi fabric, 64 x 67.5 inches.

2013-2023 TRADE AND MIGRATION

Caribbean Islands: Cartography of Trade Route (diptych), 2023 Ajrakh printing and dyeing on khadi fabric, 53.5 x 57.5 inches.

World Trade: Cartography of Trade Route (diptych), 2023 Ajrakh printing and dyeing on khadi fabric, 53.5 x 57.5 inches.

Migrated Communities, 2019 Ajrakh printing and dyeing on khadi fabric, 72 x 220 inches.

Migrated Communities, 2019 Ajrakh printing and dyeing on khadi fabric, 72 x 180 inches.

2023 THE MOSAIC WALL OF INDIGO: Red, White, and Black Make Blue

The Flags: Red White and Black Make Blue, 2023 Ajrakh printing and dyeing on khadi fabric, 42 x 42 inches.

Fragmented: Red White and Black Make Blue, 2023 Ajrakh printing and dyeing on khadi fabric, 33 x 30 inches.

Explorer: Black and White series, 2023 Ajrakh printing and dyeing on khadi fabric, 47 x 49.5 inches.

Dislodged: Black and White series, 2023 Ajrakh printing and dyeing on khadi fabric, 33 x 30 inches.

Around the Globe: Black and White series, 2023 Ajrakh printing and dyeing on khadi fabric, 33 x 30 inches.

The Trade Routes: Red and White series, 2023 Ajrakh printing and dyeing on khadi fabric, 48 x 52 inches.

Dominion: Red and White series, 2023 Ajrakh printing and dyeing on khadi fabric, 33 x 30 inches.

Dominion Across the Globe, 2023 Ajrakh printing and dyeing on khadi fabric, 42 x 42 inches.

Indigo Across the Globe, 2023 Ajrakh printing and dyeing on khadi fabric, 33 x 30 inches.

Indigo: Deeeper than Blue series, 2023 Ajrakh printing and dyeing on khadi fabric, 33 x 30 inches.

2016–2023 TEXTILE & FASHION GALLERY

Indigo Trade, 2023 Structured kaftan: Ajrakh printing, dyeing, and mirror-work on khadi fabric, 50 x 35 inches.

Indigo Territorial Domination, 2023 Structured kaftan: ajrakh printing, dyeing and mirror-work on khadi fabric, 50 x 36 inches.

Indigo in Starry Nights, 2023 Structured kaftan: ajrakh printing, dyeing, and mirror-work on khadi fabric, 50 x 36 inches.

Indigo Across the Globe, 2023 Structured kaftan: ajrakh printing, dyeing, and mirror-work on khadi fabric, 50 x 36 inches.

Indigo Trade, 2023 Ajrakh printing dyeing, and needle work on khadi fabric,50 x 35 inches.

Indigo Territorial Domination, 2023 Structured kaftan ajrakh printing and dyeing on khadi fabric, 50 x 36 inches.

Indigo Saplings, 2023 Structured kaftan ajrakh printing and dyeing on khadi fabric, 50 x 36 Inches.

Clothing Gandhi’s Nation, 2016 Structured Jackets, Autumn-Winter Collection 2016, hand embroidered, mirror-work, indigo dyed, ajrakh printed khadi fabric, Jackets size medium, 34 x 55 inches each.

2009–2023 INDIGO FARMERS IN COLONIAL BENGAL AND GANDHI’S INTERVENTION

An Ode to Nil Darpan (triptych) mix media on canvas, 30 x 23 inches each, 2009

An Ode to Nil Darpan 7 x 9 inches, works on paper, 2009 (detail)

The Chakra Series: The Three Wheels of Self-reliance 2022 Ajrakh printing, dyeing, and needlework on khadi fabric, 103 x 29.5 inches.

The Chakra Series: The Spinning Wheel, 2022 Ajrakh printing, dyeing, and needlework on khadi fabric, 54.5 x 49 inches.

The Chakra Series: Self-Reliance (blue), 2022 Ajrakh printing, dyeing, and needlework on khadi fabric, 49 x 54 inches.

The Chakra Series: Self-Reliance (red), 2022 Ajrakh printing, dyeing, and needlework on khadi fabric, 48 x 54.5 inches.

Ode to Nil Darpan, 2009 (detail) Ajrakh printing, dyeing on khadi fabric, 60 x 42 inches.

The Charkha Series, 2023 Ajrakh printing, dyeing on khadi fabric, 48 x 65 inches.

2009–2023 AJRAKH PLANT COLOR AND DYE

Empowering the World, 2023, 36 x 46 inches

The Tall Blue Devil in Starry Nights, 2022 Ajrakh printing, dyeing, and needlework on khadi fabric, 84 x 34 inches.

The Blue Devil in Starry Nights, 2016 Ajrakh printing, dyeing, and needlework on khadi fabric, 54 x 36 inches.

Blooming Indigo, 2016 Ajrakh printing, dyeing, and needlework on khadi fabric, 54 x 36 inches.

An Illusion to Ajrakh: An Indigo Plant, 2009 Ajrakh printing, dyeing, and needlework on khadi fabric, 60 x 46 inches.

Blooming Saplings, 2022 Ajrakh printing, dyeing, and needlework on khadi fabric, 46 x 35 inches.