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Kirti Khatri is an outstanding figure in paper carving art in India. In particular, it is his talent for the intricate work out of paper that attracts well-deserved attention. With a traditional knife (Narni) and an impeccable command of the composition he transforms the plain paper into stories and visual play rising from the sheet.
Unlike in the paper cutting where only one paper is used at a time to cut. In paper carving which is technique used by Mr. Khatri he uses 15 papers at a time to give cut along with his traditional knife (Narni). Khatri???s working method is conceptual in the sense that one idea is the starting point for the process. He views the total picture from the design he wishes it to provide. Then begins a composition task in which sketches are tested out until he is able to create the entire work from one piece of paper.
The limitations of paper present a challenge for Mr. Khatri???s technical and craftsman like command of the material, and the banality of paper leaves him free to develop the most dramatic designs.
There are very few paper-carving artists in India and Mr. Khatri is one of them.
Mr. Khatri born in 1947, Patan, Gujarat and he learned this special technique of paper carving from his Guru Shri. Ramprasad Jadia. For his special technique he has got many awards including a Special Certificate from the President of India, Shri. Zakir Hussain, 1967; Biggest Paper Chiseling Art in India from Limca Book of Records, 2011. His work ???Purana Darawaja???, was part of the show ???Vernacular: In the Contemporary- Part 2???, at the Devi Art Foundation, Gurgaon, 2011. His works are also there in the esteemed collection of Fate Singh and Ranjit Singh Gaekwad of Baroda; Jaydeep Singh Baria of Devghad Baria, Himmat Singhji of Mansa; Manohar Singhji Jadeja of Rajkot; Museum of Palitana and many more people of Ahmadabad, Delhi and Mumbai. Some of his works are also collected by private collector???s from America and Canada.
Paper has been Kirti Khatri???s favorite material for a number of years still is and will remain so.
About Stories cut from paper
Paper as a metaphor is often seen as an image of what is entirely empty of meaning. In that case can a empty sheet of paper animate joy and beauty ? Kirti Khatri's hands can. With his technical brilliance and his understanding of the material as well, he carves meaningful designs and stories out of something as ordinary as the white paper.
Kirti Khatri is an outstanding figure in paper carving art in India. In particular, it is his talent for the intricate work out of paper that attracts well-deserved attention. With a traditional knife (Narni) and an impeccable command of the composition he transforms the plain paper into stories and visual play rising from the sheet.
The present collection on Storyltd is to highlight these general characteristics in Kirti Khatri’s art and thereby open a door into his magical universe.
Paper carving Art is 1000 years old and is a unique and different as compared to the Paper cutting Art. The craft of paper cutting has been done for many years in many countries all over the world. One of the earliest known paper cuttings is from China and dates back to 960 A.D. In Germany and Pennsylvania, Scherenschnitte (pronounced shair-en-shnit-teh) paper cutting was a popular folk art in the 1800's. 'Scherenschnitte', which literally means 'scissors-cutting', was used to decorate birth and marriage certificates and Christmas decorations.
Few people make paper cutting art in Japan and China. But they cut paper by scissor and cut one paper at a time. So it’s call paper cutting art. Jianzhi is a traditional style of paper cutting in China. Kiri-e is the Japanese art of paper cutting.
Unlike in the paper cutting where only one paper is used at a time to cut. In paper carving which is technique used by Mr. Khatri he uses 15 papers at a time to give cut along with his traditional knife (Narni). Khatri’s working method is conceptual in the sense that one idea is the starting point for the process. He views the total picture from the design he wishes it to provide. Then begins a composition task in which sketches are tested out until he is able to create the entire work from one piece of paper.
The limitations of paper present a challenge for Mr. Khatri’s technical and craftsman like command of the material, and the banality of paper leaves him free to develop the most dramatic designs.
There are very few paper-carving artists in India and Mr. Khatri is one of them.
Mr. Khatri born in 1947, Patan, Gujarat and he learned this special technique of paper carving from his Guru Shri. Ramprasad Jadia. For his special technique he has got many awards including a Special Certificate from the President of India, Shri. Zakir Hussain, 1967; Biggest Paper Chiseling Art in India from Limca Book of Records, 2011. His work ‘Purana Darawaja’, was part of the show ‘Vernacular: In the Contemporary- Part 2’, at the Devi Art Foundation, Gurgaon, 2011. His works are also there in the esteemed collection of Fate Singh and Ranjit Singh Gaekwad of Baroda; Jaydeep Singh Baria of Devghad Baria, Himmat Singhji of Mansa; Manohar Singhji Jadeja of Rajkot; Museum of Palitana and many more people of Ahmadabad, Delhi and Mumbai. Some of his works are also collected by private collector’s from America and Canada.
Paper has been Kirti Khatri’s favorite material for a number of years still is and will remain so.