The Bird that Sings Within: An Exhibition of Textile by Ajit Kumar Das

10 January - 28 February 2025

Ajit Kumar Das (b.1957)
Spring
Hand-painted textile using a bamboo pen, brush and natural dyes derived from pomegranate rind, turmeric, fermented iron solution, indigo, catechu, alizarin, night-flowering jasmine and madder on cotton cloth. Alum is used as a mordant.
73.6 x 43.7 in.
2024
Ajit Kumar Das (b.1957)
Courting under a Chapma Tree
Hand-painted textile using a bamboo pen, brush and natural dyes derived from pomegranate rind, turmeric, fermented iron solution, indigo, catechu, alizarin, and madder on cotton cloth. Alum is used as a mordant.
78.14 x 47.5 in.
2020
Ajit Kumar Das (b.1957)
Spring in the Dessert
Hand-painted textile using a bamboo pen, brush and natural dyes derived from pomegranate rind, turmeric, fermented iron solution, indigo, catechu, alizarin, and madder on cotton cloth. Alum is used as a mordant.
73.6 x 37.5 in.
2024
Ajit Kumar Das (b.1957)
Longing
Hand-painted textile using a bamboo pen, brush and natural dyes derived from pomegranate rind, turmeric, fermented iron solution, indigo, catechu, alizarin, and madder on cotton cloth. Alum is used as a mordant.
63.89 x 39.56 in.
2023
Ajit Kumar Das (b.1957)
Songs of Nature III
Hand-painted textile using a bamboo pen, brush and natural dyes derived from pomegranate rind, turmeric, fermented iron solution, indigo, catechu, alizarin, and madder on cotton cloth. Alum is used as a mordant.
16.7 x 22.2 in.
2023
Ajit Kumar Das (b.1957)
Meeting by the side of the pond
Hand-painted textile using a bamboo pen, brush and natural dyes derived from pomegranate rind, turmeric, fermented iron solution, indigo, catechu, alizarin, and madder on cotton cloth. Alum is used as a mordant.
59.6 x 33.8 in.
2022
Ajit Kumar Das (b.1957)
Memories of a Faraway Land
Hand-painted textile using a bamboo pen, brush and natural dyes derived from pomegranate rind, turmeric, fermented iron solution, indigo, catechu, alizarin, and madder on cotton cloth. Alum is used as a mordant.
72.6 x 40.55 in.
2024
Ajit Kumar Das (b.1957)
Whisper of Early Spring
Hand-painted textile using a bamboo pen, brush and natural dyes derived from fermented iron solution, and madder on cotton cloth. Alum is used as a mordant.
46.65 x 18.36 in.
2024
Ajit Kumar Das (b.1957)
Flying Birds
Hand-painted textile using a bamboo pen, brush and natural dyes derived from pomegranate rind, turmeric, fermented iron solution, indigo, alizarin, and madder on cotton cloth. Alum is used as a mordant.
74 x 38.58 in.
2021
Ajit Kumar Das (b.1957)
Songs of Nature IV
Hand-painted textile using a bamboo pen, brush and natural dyes derived from indigo, fermented iron solution, catechu, alizarin, and madder on cotton cloth. Alum is used as a mordant.
22.6 x 17.7 in.
2024
Ajit Kumar Das (b.1957)
Lotus Pond
Hand-painted textile using a bamboo pen, brush and natural dyes derived from pomegranate rind, turmeric, fermented iron solution, indigo, catechu, alizarin, and madder on cotton cloth. Alum is used as a mordant.
36.6 x 56.1 in.
2023
Ajit Kumar Das (b.1957)
Humming Summer III
Hand-painted textile using a bamboo pen, brush and natural dyes derived from pomegranate rind, turmeric, solution, indigo, catechu, alizarin, and madder on cotton cloth. Alum is used as a mordant.
23 x 18 in.
2023
Ajit Kumar Das (b.1957)
Songs of Nature I
Hand-painted textile using a bamboo pen, brush and natural dyes derived from pomegranate rind, turmeric, fermented iron solution, indigo, catechu, alizarin, and madder on cotton cloth. Alum is used as a mordant.
27.16 x 19.68 in. (69 x 50 cm.)
2023
Ajit Kumar Das (b.1957)
Humming Summer II
Hand-painted textile using a bamboo pen, brush and natural dyes derived from pomegranate rind, turmeric, fermented iron solution, indigo, catechu, alizarin, and madder on cotton cloth. Alum is used as a mordant.
16.5 x 15.7 in. (42 x 40 cm.)
2023
Ajit Kumar Das (b.1957)
Songs of Nature V
Hand-painted textile using a bamboo pen, brush and natural dyes derived from pomegranate rind, turmeric, fermented iron solution, indigo, catechu, alizarin, and madder on cotton cloth. Alum is used as a mordant.
20.07 x 14.76 in. (51 x 37.5 cm.)
2024
Ajit Kumar Das (b.1957)
Bihagkul
Natural colour and mordant on cotton fabric
17 x 14.2 in.
2017
Ajit Kumar Das (b.1957)
Pakshi Gosthi III
Natural colour and mordant on cotton fabric
18 x 15 in.
2016
Ajit Kumar Das (b.1957)
Pakshi Gosthi IV
Natural colour and mordant on cotton fabric
17.3 x 14.5 in.
2016
Ajit Kumar Das (b.1957)
Songs of Nature II
Hand-painted textile using a bamboo pen, brush and natural dyes derived from pomegranate rind, turmeric, fermented iron solution, indigo, catechu, alizarin, and madder on cotton cloth. Alum is used as a mordant.
22.6 x 18.3 in.
2024
Ajit Kumar Das (b.1957)
Humming Summer IV
Hand-painted textile using brush and natural dyes derived from pomegranate rind, turmeric, indigo, catechu, alizarin, and madder on cotton cloth. Alum is used as a mordant.
21.06 x 13.18 in.
2020
Ajit Kumar Das (b.1957)
Humming Summer I
Hand-painted textile using a bamboo pen, brush and natural dyes derived from pomegranate rind, turmeric, fermented iron solution, indigo, catechu, alizarin, and madder on cotton cloth. Alum is used as a mordant.
16.14 x 13.77 in.
2023
Ajit Kumar Das (b.1957)
Pakshi Gosthi I
Natural colour and mordant on cotton fabric
13.5 x 12 in.
2016
Ajit Kumar Das (b.1957)
Pakshi Gosthi II
Natural colour and mordant on cotton fabric
13.5 x 12 in.
2017

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