The first Indian miniature artist awarded at the British Parliament. A recognition that crossed borders before the bags did.
THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE OBJECT
THE ARTIST
Suvigya Sharma
I do not make bags. I make objects that happen to be carried.
Every piece originates as fine art. The sculpture came first. The bag followed.
THE CREATIVE MIND
Charu
The art was his. The object became ours.
She translates what Suvigya draws into something the world can hold. Form, structure, material — that is her language.
Suvigya Sharma
THE ARTISTI do not make bags. I make objects that happen to be carried.
Charu
THE CREATIVE MINDThe art was his. The object became ours.
I wanted to make an object the world had never held before. Not a bag with art on it. An art object that you carry.
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Honoured by the President of India for a lifetime dedicated to preserving what India's art world nearly lost.
PM Narendra Modi. The Ambanis. Barack Obama. The Dalai Lama. His art has always known where it belongs.