Gaurang Shah showcased "Kalpavriksha- The Sacred Tree of Life"
Shah, a strong advocate of Indian Heritage Texile, is known for his work with some of the exquisite and complex variety of Indian embroidery - Kantha of Bengal, Zardosi of Hyderabad, Kasuti of Hubli, Marodi of Rajasthan, Chikankari of Lucknow, Kashidakari of Kashmir, Bandhani from Kutch and Parsi Gara from Mumbai.
Commenting on the occasion, Gaurang Shah said, “India is slowly losing out on traditional handloom textile thus being replaced by machine made textiles. It has been my utmost mission to try and revive the traditional Indian weaves back in our Country. It is homage to an age-old craft that demonstrates to the viewer the benefits of combining separate schools of thought, traditions and philosophies of 'Jamdani' weave to form a new, favourable art fusion through different weaves of sari”.
The sacred Tree of Life is an ultimate symbolic interpretation of the evolutionary unity and source of the various diverse life forms in our universe. It is essentially represented by a large sacred tree, with spread out branches, depicting the vastness of various forms of life, originating from a massive trunk representing the universality of those life forms. The Saris are the allegorical portrayal of Tree Of Life through an opulent collection of Indian Textile in the traditional art of weaving ‘Jamdani’.
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