Burst, Detail, Direct block printing with mineral dye on handwoven kala cotton, with hand stitch, 95.5 x 44.5 inches, 2019. pics/Maggie Baxter and Project 88, Mumbai
What happens when a contemporary artist from Australia, who largely produces abstract work, decides to connect with block printers from Kutch who don’t speak English? In the case of artist Maggie Baxter, the answer is a solo art exhibition.
A textile artist and public art curator, Baxter has been returning to India, especially Kutch, since 1990. These visits have inspired her to create several group and solo exhibitions in the past that merge the beauty of the many embroideries and block printing styles of Kutch with her practice. Her latest show, titled Blurred Lines, pushes this conversation between cultures forward.