Crafts Meet Contemporary: A Fusion Redefining Indian Art (IAF 2024: A Case Study)
Keywords:
Crafts, Contemporary Art, Indian Art, India Art FairAbstract
Background: In recent years, the sudden drift of traditional craft and contemporary art towards each other is reshaping the Indian art landscape. This shift is easily noticeable at big platforms especially the Indian Art Fair.
Purpose: This study tries to unfold evolving relationship of traditional craft and contemporary art. To understand the current Indian art scenario, the research looks closely at the India Art Fair 2024 as a
case study.
Methods: The research mostly relied on qualitative analysis supported by firsthand observations of artworks, installations, and curatorial approaches presented at IAF 2024.
Results: Findings indicate that the fusion of crafts and contemporary art is reawakening traditional techniques, encouraging innovative practices, and reshaping aesthetic and cultural narratives and slowly changing the whole aesthetic and cultural story of Indian art.
Conclusions: By highlighting diverse artistic approaches showcased at IAF 2024, the study demonstrates how the craft traditions integrating within contemporary frameworks is expanding the discourse of Indian art and strengthening its presence in the global cultural context.
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India Art Fair. (2024). About India Art Fair. https://www.indiaartfair.in/about-us
Jhaveri Contemporary. (2024). Monika Correa’s “Banyan Tree” (2023). India Art Fair 2024 Exhibition Catalog.
Grewal, K. (2010). Crafts meet contemporary: A fusion redefining Indian art. Unpublished research paper.
Chanda, S. (2024). Sayan Chanda’s “Three Fibres” (2024). India Art Fair 2024 Exhibition Catalog.
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