Lecture
Time:
History and practice of Pichvais paintings explored in Talwar
Date:
2:00 pm
Home Economics Building
Room: 11
Directions: The Robert Hillestad Textiles Gallery is located on the second floor of the Home Economics Building on east campus, at 1650 N. 35th Street, part of the East Campus Loop (map at http://go.unl.edu/j5v).
Additional Info: HECO
Contact:
Michael James, (402) 472-2911, mjames2@unl.edu
The Robert Hillestad Textiles Gallery will host a lecture titled “Making the Desert Bloom: Painted Textiles for a Krishna Temple” by Kay Talwar. The lecture is free and open to all and will be followed by a reception in the gallery on the building’s second level.
Talwar’s talk is being held in conjunction with the exhibition “Pigment on Cloth: Tradition, Family and the Art of Indian Pichvai Painting” now on view and continuing through November 16 in the Hillestad Gallery. The exhibition introduces visitors to the historic Indian practice of pichvais, devotional paintings on cotton cloth that were originally made as temple hangings in Nathdwara, Rajasthan. The exhibition presents the work of one contemporary family of Nathdwara painters who represent the fifth, sixth and seventh generations of pichvais artists in their lineage. The exhibition documents their continuing creation of these visual narratives, many depicting events in the life of the Hindu god Krishna.
Hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Friday and by appointment. Admission is always free.
For additional information, go to the gallery’s website at http://textilegallery.unl.edu.
Talwar’s talk is being held in conjunction with the exhibition “Pigment on Cloth: Tradition, Family and the Art of Indian Pichvai Painting” now on view and continuing through November 16 in the Hillestad Gallery. The exhibition introduces visitors to the historic Indian practice of pichvais, devotional paintings on cotton cloth that were originally made as temple hangings in Nathdwara, Rajasthan. The exhibition presents the work of one contemporary family of Nathdwara painters who represent the fifth, sixth and seventh generations of pichvais artists in their lineage. The exhibition documents their continuing creation of these visual narratives, many depicting events in the life of the Hindu god Krishna.
Hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Friday and by appointment. Admission is always free.
For additional information, go to the gallery’s website at http://textilegallery.unl.edu.
Additional Public Info:
Visitors may park in available visitor slots near the Home Economics building or in metered stalls located in the Nebraska East Union lot.
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