Nature Journals – creative assemblages with Matter and Material (An immersive art workshop led by Alka Mathur)

Artist: Alka Mathur
Title: Under The Deodar Tree I
Medium: Cloth dyed with natural dyes, found objects, needle and thread
Size : 20.5” x 16.4”
Year: 2025

The workshop would primarily be a response to the surroundings, collecting, foraging and bringing in materials in and around the campus or what is available at Bir.
Bringing in elements of spontaneity and playfulness we could use these materials using collage, drawing, painting, paper mache, stitching etc. to create artwork.

(Material charges on actuals)

The tentative schedule is 10:00 am to 12:15 pm and 3:00 pm to 5:15 pm with a tea break.

About facilitator:
Alka Mathur is a visual artist based in Delhi, India. A prolific mixed media artist, Alka has been able to reinvent her deep-rooted love for earth forms again and again. Nature plays a significant role in the artist’s work. The contours and cracks of the parched land of her home Rajasthan, have always found their way into her relationship with material. The canvas, paper and cloth are not passive recipients of her imaginings, but active participants in the work. They are cut, torn, burnt, dyed, stained, assembled, quilted and stitched.
A collector of memories, of moments and of materials that touch her life, Alka Mathur’s artworks are a reflection of her daily practice. Her works are a meditation on the fleeting moments of Life, interlacing different layers and experiences.
Alka’s language has been a mix of the contemporary with the traditional. Earth, matter and the divine feminine energy are themes which inspire and permeate her practice. She has been able to explore the two worlds and come up with a vocabulary, which marries the East and the West and has culminated in a body of work that is varied and earthy.
An alumna of The Sir J.J. School Of Arts, Mumbai, India, Alka has held several solo and group shows in India and abroad, including Bangladesh, Bhutan, UK and The US.

Alka_Mathur_art – Instagram https://alkamathur.com

Please note- “attendance in all sessions is mandatory.”
For queries, registration & accommodation, please email: info@deerpark.in