Learn · Threads of Visual Exploration: Textiles and Allied Practices - Part I & II
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Lecture 50: Reflections on Sustainability II
Prof. Rajarshi Sengupta · IIT Kanpur
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All the lectures
- Lecture 1: Introduction to the course and relevance of textiles in art historical studies
- Lecture 2: Identification of Textiles
- Lecture 3: Production and usage of silk
- Lecture 4: Production and usage of silk and wool
- Lecture 5: Visual exploration and art theory
- Lecture 6: Introduction to Various Kinds of Weaving
- Lecture 7: Architecture and Textiles
- Lecture 8: Kanchipuram Saris of Tamil Nadu
- Lecture 9: Baluchar Saris of Bengal
- Lecture 10: Figuration and Geometric Abstraction in Textiles
- Lecture 11: Mughal Textiles, Miniature Paintings and Cosmopolitanism
- Lecture 12: Dyes, Dressing and Politics
- Lecture 13: Representation of Space in Textiles and Miniatures I
- Lecture 14: Representation of Space in Textiles and Miniatures II
- Lecture 15: Courtly Arts, Textiles and Architecture
- Lecture 16: Dyed, Painted, Printed and Resist-dyed Cottons of Coromandel
- Lecture 17: Sites and Tools of Kalamkari Making
- Lecture 18: Kalamkari, Dyeing and Allied Practices
- Lecture 19: Kalamkari and Trade Networks
- Lecture 20: Artisanal Perspectives into Art History
- Lecture 21: Characteristic Features of Embroidery
- Lecture 22: Kashmir Shwals, Chamba Rumals and Allied Practices
- Lecture 23: Kantha Quilts of Bengal and Allied Practices
- Lecture 24: Embroidery as Drawing and Writing
- Lecture 25: Applique Cloth and Religious Practices
- Lecture 26: Textiles into Colonial Catalogues and Exhibitions
- Lecture 27: Botany, Textiles and Archives
- Lecture 28: Representation of People, Textiles and Activities
- Lecture 29: Indigenous Textile Making and the Rise of Anti-colonial Resistance
- Lecture 30: The Long-lasting Impact of Khadi in Nation-building and Self-sufficiency
- Lecture 31: Redefining Traditional Meaning and Associations of Textiles
- Lecture 32: Revival of Textiles, Designers' Interventions I
- Lecture 33: Revival of Textiles, Designers' Interventions II
- Lecture 34: Visvakarma Exhibitions and Artisan-Designer Collaborations
- Lecture 35: Sustainability, Slow Fashion and Their Social Impact
- Lecture 36: Textiles as a Medium of Contemporary Art, Textile as Contemporary Art
- Lecture 37: Textiles, Activism, Research and Practice I
- Lecture 38: Textiles, Activism, Research and Practice II
- Lecture 39: Textile-like Scrolls, Textile Metaphors
- Lecture 40: Between Art and Fashion
- Lecture 41: Introduction to Yarn and Fabric Dyeing
- Lecture 42: History of Yarn and Fabric Dyeing in India
- Lecture 43: History of Yarn and Fabric Dyeing and Its Relevance in Contemporary Art Practices
- Demonstration
- Lecture 44: Variety of Block Printed Textiles and Woodblock Making in the Indian Subcontinent
- Lecture 45: History of Woodblock Making and Printing: Material Evidence
- Lecture 46: Woodblock Making and Block Printing in Southeastern India
- Demonstration
- Lecture 47: Histories and Centres of Dye and Mordant Painting in India
- Lecture 48: Dye Painted Textiles: Temple Cloth, Utilitarian Textiles and Artistic Expressions
- Demonstration
- Lecture 49: Reflections on Sustainability I
- Lecture 50: Reflections on Sustainability II
- Lecture 51: Reflections on Sustainability III
- Lecture 52: Reflections on Sustainability IV
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