By Manupriya Singh (NID, Bengaluru)
So the day one of the NID open elective 2015 for the course of Star, peacock, aeroplane and kite started with a warm welcome by the coordinator of the course, Mr. Lokesh Ghai.
After a short introduction of all of us along with some hot chai, the session moved on to a discussion about the basics of the art of Ralli. This was complemented with a presentation on abstraction in art and also folk craft, juxtaposed with examples from both famous international artist works (vis a vis Jackson Pollock, Andy Warhol, Salvador Dali) as well as Indian folk art (Ralli quilts).
The most exciting of all, we were informed that we'd be meeting the Ralli artisans, and also our partners for the next 2 weeks, post lunch. And working on some assignments with them.
Post the presentation, we were asked to select an interesting two-dimensional object from anywhere around the campus. This was followed by a quick activity of capturing the form of the same with the help of black and white 1"x1" paper squares. The activity was aimed at helping students understand how to abstract yet capture the essence of the form keeping in mind the restriction of making use of only geometric shapes without cutting and overlapping them.
After lunch at 2 'o clock the artisans arrived, bringing along with them some of their previous works to show and to talk of. The session also included assigning of artisans to each one of us, with a short discourse on how to speak Gujarati.
The assignment which followed required every team to pick complementary objects, e.g. a lock and key, and capture their form on A4 sized sheets using the same technique with the black and white squares. This assignment helped bring the artisans and all of us students in sync with each other both in terms of understanding forms of objects and communicating with each other. The collaborative assignment helped bring out some very beautiful work showcasing the play of black and white and forms of objects.
And on this note, day one ended with lots of pictures being taken of all the exciting work that came out at the end of the day.
So the day one of the NID open elective 2015 for the course of Star, peacock, aeroplane and kite started with a warm welcome by the coordinator of the course, Mr. Lokesh Ghai.
After a short introduction of all of us along with some hot chai, the session moved on to a discussion about the basics of the art of Ralli. This was complemented with a presentation on abstraction in art and also folk craft, juxtaposed with examples from both famous international artist works (vis a vis Jackson Pollock, Andy Warhol, Salvador Dali) as well as Indian folk art (Ralli quilts).
The most exciting of all, we were informed that we'd be meeting the Ralli artisans, and also our partners for the next 2 weeks, post lunch. And working on some assignments with them.
Post the presentation, we were asked to select an interesting two-dimensional object from anywhere around the campus. This was followed by a quick activity of capturing the form of the same with the help of black and white 1"x1" paper squares. The activity was aimed at helping students understand how to abstract yet capture the essence of the form keeping in mind the restriction of making use of only geometric shapes without cutting and overlapping them.
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| Students working on the first assignment |
After lunch at 2 'o clock the artisans arrived, bringing along with them some of their previous works to show and to talk of. The session also included assigning of artisans to each one of us, with a short discourse on how to speak Gujarati.
The assignment which followed required every team to pick complementary objects, e.g. a lock and key, and capture their form on A4 sized sheets using the same technique with the black and white squares. This assignment helped bring the artisans and all of us students in sync with each other both in terms of understanding forms of objects and communicating with each other. The collaborative assignment helped bring out some very beautiful work showcasing the play of black and white and forms of objects.
And on this note, day one ended with lots of pictures being taken of all the exciting work that came out at the end of the day.
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| Bird & Cage - by Meera behn and Meenal |
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| Nimbu-Mirchi - by Jamna behn and Smriti |
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| Bird & Cage - by Amrusha |
How nice!!
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