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.