Review - Masterpieces on Exhibit — Still in Print
Master craftsmen Jabbar and Adam Khatri demonstrated the art of ajrakh in front of a full house at the Maiwa East exhibition space on September 16, 2017. The evening was introduced by Charllotte Kwon.
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| Jabbar Khatri plotting the lines of a new piece. |
The Khatris have been taking the traditional art of hand block printing into new territory with the production of works that are considered to be on the masterpiece level. These works involve the custom cutting of special blocks and the laborious charting of new geometries. Unlike anything which has been seen before in the ajrakh tradition these pieces are ample evidence of the evolution of the art by skilled hands.
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| Adam Khatri takes over from his father and plots the outline with pencil. |
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| Double sided ajrakh print inspired by islamic tilework. |
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| These masterworks show innovation both in design and in the shades of natural dyes. |
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| Masterworks inspired by the natural world. |
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| Imagery included images from over twenty years of Maiwa's relationship with the Khatris. |
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| Detail of a masterwork showing Jabbar and Adam's flawless printing technique. |
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| At the end of the evening Jabbar reviews the progress of the piece ... |
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