An artist I
appreciate for her color and simplicity who
achieves great expression is
Hanna Cheriyan Varghese's (Malaysian, 1938–2009), “Who Will Roll Away the Stone?” ( 1999- Batik)
Hanna Cheriyan Varghese's (Malaysian, 1938–2009), “Who Will Roll Away the Stone?” ( 1999- Batik)
This
lovely work emphasizes the suspense and excitement of a great discovery. Three
women in blue dresses and headscarves, whipped by a wintry wind, walk to the
burial site of their master. A sudden thought gives them pause: are they going
to be able to move the heavy stone out of the tomb’s entryway? But when they
arrive, their concern is for naught, because they find, to their surprise, that
the stone has already been rolled away. They put down their jars and
investigate.
Batik is a wax-resist method of dyeing pictures onto fabric. It was primary
form of art.
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