{"id":49522,"date":"2020-05-28T09:30:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-28T08:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/modernartoxford.org.uk\/cms\/?p=49522"},"modified":"2022-08-10T11:07:35","modified_gmt":"2022-08-10T10:07:35","slug":"from-the-mao-archive-mrinalini-mukherjee-in-1994","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.modernartoxford.org.uk\/cms\/from-the-mao-archive-mrinalini-mukherjee-in-1994\/","title":{"rendered":"From the MAO archive: Mrinalini Mukherjee in 1994"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>For our seventh post in the #MAOarchive series we take you back to 1994 when Indian sculptor Mrinalini Mukherjee&#8217;s larger than life fibre sculptures towered over visitors to the gallery.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone wp-image-38974 size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.modernartoxford.org.uk\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/52540001.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38974 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2079px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2079\/2048;\" \/><figcaption>Mrinalini Mukherjee. Installation view at Modern Art Oxford, 1994. \u00a9 Modern Art Oxford<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>After studying figurative painting, Mukherjee quickly turned to sculpture. She had been inspired by the teaching of artist K.G. Subramanyan who championed Indian craft traditions, and was also drawn to the freedom of pursuing a medium she was not formally trained in.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone wp-image-38975 size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.modernartoxford.org.uk\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/52540010.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38975 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2079px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2079\/2048;\" \/><figcaption>Mrinalini Mukherjee. Installation view at Modern Art Oxford, 1994. \u00a9 Modern Art Oxford<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mukherjee rejected conventional materials and techniques associated with studio practice. Weaving and knotting dyed hemp rope, she created complex organic shapes and folds that evoke plants and the human body on a mythical scale.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone wp-image-38976 size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.modernartoxford.org.uk\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/52540008.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38976 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2079px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2079\/2048;\" \/><figcaption>Mrinalini Mukherjee. Installation view at Modern Art Oxford, 1994. \u00a9 Modern Art Oxford<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>Her fibre sculptures were the result of a painstaking process, which meant she could produce only one or two a year.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone wp-image-38977 size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.modernartoxford.org.uk\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/52540007.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38977 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2069px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2069\/2044;\" \/><figcaption>Mrinalini Mukherjee. Installation view at Modern Art Oxford, 1994. \u00a9 Modern Art Oxford<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mukherjee remained experimental and open-minded throughout her life. She saw artistic possibility in all materials, particularly those traditionally associated with crafts, including wax and clay. As she said: &#8220;Till I have the opportunity to do it, and I have a new idea, I\u2019ll do it.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Follow #MAOarchive on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mao_gallery\/\">Instagram<\/a> to discover more memories from the gallery&#8217;s history.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For our seventh post in the #MAOarchive series we take you back to 1994 when Indian sculptor Mrinalini Mukherjee&#8217;s larger than life fibre sculptures towered over visitors to the gallery. After studying figurative painting, Mukherjee quickly turned to sculpture. She had been inspired by the teaching of artist K.G. 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