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Title: Ma Voiture (rear driver's side)
Medium: Enamel & Sequins on 1985 Dodge
Artist: Thaneeya McArdle
© Thaneeya McArdle - Please do not use this image without permission.
For 3 months in the late 1990s, I travelled throughout India, Sri Lanka, and Nepal. I was fortunate enough to spend several dizzying afternoons in the desert heat of remote tribal villages in Kutch. When our crampy bus rattled to a dusty stop in each new village, we were shuffled inside small, beautiful one-roomed houses made of mud or dung, with walls and ceilings decorated with intricate designs using paint and tiny mirrors. Swarming around us were gypsies - men, women, and children clad head-to-toe in their astoundingly colorful tribal gear - bright, vivid colors and patterns, large heavy metal necklaces, huge thick bracelets, heavy earrings that caused many an ear to droop, arm and neck bands of tight ivory, shirts made of stunningly detailed embroidery and many, many mirrors. The sat us down amd proudly hurled before us amazing handmade mirrorwork textiles: endless tapestries, blankets, and clothes of beautiful colors that mesmerized the eye. Soon we were swimming in a kaleidoscope of color. Some pieces took up to a year to painstakingly make, completely hand-stitched. My Dodge has in a way become a tribute to those diligent desert people. I painted it in authentic tribal designs, right down to the shiny mirrors (I had to substitute sequins and rhinestones). One thing that struck me about India was the unabashedly free-spirited use of decoration and color, in both the big cities and the small villages. Upon my return, America seemed practically dull and subdued in comparison. Painting my car was a way to keep the memory of India alive for me on a daily basis.
There are some other side view / close-up shots of the car in my photostream as well, along with a photo of the whole car!
Life in a handicraft village near the Great Rann of Kutch.
This is a small village in Bhirandiara near the Chhari Dhand Bird Sanctuary in Gujarat enroute to the Great White desert. This is basically a single family involved in handicrafts and offering a holiday homestay.
Bhirandiara is also home to the Raysipotra. The Raysipotra are a Muslim community found in the state of Gujarat in India and a province of Sindh in Pakistan. They are one of a number of communities of pastoral nomads found in the Banni region of Kutch.
The Raysipotra get their name from Raysojee, who belonged to the Dal Muslim community. They are a small Maldhari community found in the village of Bhirandiara in the Banni region of Kutch. They are also found in the village of Gadhiyado. Their habitat is located in the heart of the Banni region, a semi-desert ecosystem. The climate is dry and hot, and pastoral lifestyle is the only option for the inhabitants. They speak Kutchi with many Sindhi loanwords.
The community has no sub-divisions, and are an endogamous community, but do marry with other Samma . They prefer parallel cousin and cross cousin marriages.
The Raysipotra are a community of Maldhari cattle breeders. They take their cattle to bazaars of Bhuj. In addition to cattle rearing, they also raise goats and buffaloes. Like other Kutchi communities, many of them have migrated to other parts of India in search of employment. They are Sunni Muslims and most follow the Barelvi tradition.
Title: Ma Voiture (hood)
Medium: Enamel & Sequins on 1985 Dodge
Artist: Thaneeya McArdle
© Thaneeya McArdle - Please do not use this image without permission.
For 3 months in the late 1990s, I travelled throughout India, Sri Lanka, and Nepal. I was fortunate enough to spend several dizzying afternoons in the desert heat of remote tribal villages in Kutch. When our crampy bus rattled to a dusty stop in each new village, we were shuffled inside small, beautiful one-roomed houses made of mud or dung, with walls and ceilings decorated with intricate designs using paint and tiny mirrors. Swarming around us were gypsies - men, women, and children clad head-to-toe in their astoundingly colorful tribal gear - bright, vivid colors and patterns, large heavy metal necklaces, huge thick bracelets, heavy earrings that caused many an ear to droop, arm and neck bands of tight ivory, shirts made of stunningly detailed embroidery and many, many mirrors. The sat us down amd proudly hurled before us amazing handmade mirrorwork textiles: endless tapestries, blankets, and clothes of beautiful colors that mesmerized the eye. Soon we were swimming in a kaleidoscope of color. Some pieces took up to a year to painstakingly make, completely hand-stitched. My Dodge has in a way become a tribute to those diligent desert people. I painted it in authentic tribal designs, right down to the shiny mirrors (I had to substitute sequins and rhinestones). One thing that struck me about India was the unabashedly free-spirited use of decoration and color, in both the big cities and the small villages. Upon my return, America seemed practically dull and subdued in comparison. Painting my car was a way to keep the memory of India alive for me on a daily basis.
There are some other side view / close-up shots of the car in my photostream as well, along with a photo of the whole car!
Houghton Hall
Built in the 1720s for Sir Robert Walpole, Great Britain’s first Prime Minister.
Houghton Hall is one of Norfolk’s most beautiful stately homes and one of England’s finest Palladian houses.
Anish Kapoor at Houghton Hall
12 July – 1 November 2020
An impressive exhibition of sculptures representing Kapoor’s groundbreaking body of work created over the past 40 years.
This series of works challenges the classical architecture of the house and the idyllic beauty of the grounds.
www.houghtonhall.com/art-and-exhibitions/anish-kapoor-at-...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anish_Kapoor
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houghton_Hall
The Stone Hall
(2a)
Mirror Works, 2019–20
Houghton Hall
Built in the 1720s for Sir Robert Walpole, Great Britain’s first Prime Minister.
Houghton Hall is one of Norfolk’s most beautiful stately homes and one of England’s finest Palladian houses.
Anish Kapoor at Houghton Hall
12 July – 1 November 2020
An impressive exhibition of sculptures representing Kapoor’s groundbreaking body of work created over the past 40 years.
This series of works challenges the classical architecture of the house and the idyllic beauty of the grounds.
www.houghtonhall.com/art-and-exhibitions/anish-kapoor-at-...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anish_Kapoor
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houghton_Hall
The Stone Hall
(2a)
Mirror Works, 2019–20
Mirror work highlighting the amazing muqarnas (ornamental vaulting) in the women's section of the shrine.
This muqarna, decorated with honeycomb mirror work and gilded tiles, is part of the facade of the pavilion.
The tombs became celebrated pilgrimage centres in the 14th century when Queen Tashi Khatun erected a mosque and theological school in the vicinity.
Gujarati (?or is it Kutchi) thread and mirror work. What I like about these that the colours are muted and not the bright colours that are generally used for this embroidery
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Beautiful view of the ceiling inside Abbasi House, situated in Kashan, Isfahan province of Iran.
Abbasi House is an 18th century traditional house said to have been the home of a prominent Kashan cleric. The house, which was built over 20 years, has six courtyards. This traditional mansion is a collection of Persian arts such as stained glass, lattice, moqarnas, mirrorwork and stucco reliefs.
Built over an area of 7,000 square meters and in five stories, the house features traditional Persian residential architectural features such as an Andarouni (interior), which was the private quarters used by the women and servants, and a Birouni (exterior) which was the public quarters mostly used by the men.
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