Amir ali Gorgi bk

Painting, photography, video and sculpture have all undergone radical shifts in recent decades. New technologies and new aesthetic positions have affected all approaches: Art, as it has always done, finds new ground to break.  

It is perhaps timely then that another form of cultural expression breaks from tradition into new realms of creativity – that of textiles.

Amir Aligorgi is at the forefront of this radical approach. In many respects he remains a traditionalist. Like many before him, the skills required were handed down from his father. Many of the physical techniques remain in the hands of traditional weavers in far-flung regions of Nepal. But in terms of aesthetics, Amir Aligorgi is a trail-blazer.

He is a painter who instead of paint uses wool and silk. While he refers to traditional Tibetan, Chinese and Islamic iconography, he is as equally aware of American abstraction, pop art, expressionism and geometric design. Aligorgi is an aesthetic hybrid, unafraid of pushing the boundaries into realms of arcane and highly personalized visions.