After Philip Baldeaus 1672

Details

Limited Edition Serigraph printed in 8 colours on archival paper. This serigraph was published in an edition size of 100. This item will be shipped unframed, in a roll. The paper size is 22 x 30 inches, Image size is 18 x 26 inches. The print is signed by the artist and comes with a certificate of authenticity.

This limited edition serigraph is part of a series titled ‘The Ahmedabad Serigraphs’ which consist of 33 serigraphs done by 33 different artists each serigraph is a window to the city, as seen from the eyes of the artist, each of who has presented a central idea of Ahmedabad as testimony of their feeling for the city.

“One of the very first documented image of Ahmedabad made known to us was the scene drafted by Philip Baldeaus in CE. 1672. There have been a lot of legends describing Ahmedabad city before this scene by Baldeaus. But this is the first visual representation of the city that is known to us. Today, not even a square inch of area is exactly the same. Everything has changed, be it the roads, the city squares, the civilization on the banks of Sabarmati. Today’s Ahmedabad is a jigsaw puzzle, everything is scattered, but when put together it has its own vibrancy and identity. Hence in my work, I have taken a colourful jigsaw puzzle and superimposed the scene by Baldeaus symbolizing the juxtaposition of two different eras.”