FOUND IN TRANSLATION

For a new exhibition in Venice, renowned Indian artists Madhvi and Manu Parekh channel their distinct painterly aesthetics into textiles through a collaboration with Karishma Swali of Chanakya International, in a shared endeavour that values preservation of tradition

By Aaina Bhargava.

ARTS There’s far more to be found in translation than lost. This isn’t only applicable to spoken and written languages, but also to the gamut of creative media: music, films, literature, food, fashion and visual arts. After painting for decades, in 2021, husband-and-wife artists Manu and Madhvi Parekh, who are now in their eighties, embarked on a creative partnership with Karishma Swali, managing and creative director of Mumbai-based atelier Chanakya International and Chanakya School of Craft, to transform their signature paintings and sculptures into tapestries. “There was a chamatkaar quality in that instance,” says Manu Parekh, using a word that technically means “miracle”, but also suggests a sense of marvel or magic, to describe the moment that sparked the idea of adaptating his painting The Gate of the Cosmic Garden…

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Tatler Hong Kong (Digital) - 1 Issue, May 2024

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