22:
494:'s preface: "What moves me in Briana Blasko's quiet, unintrusive photographs — as in her soulful and beautifully lucid Preface — is her readiness to follow India into the silent places where truly its energy lives. You'll see how everyday are the places and exchanges she's brought back out into the world, and how these white-clad yogis can carry their sense of stillness and purity into the heart of a noisy city."
117:
63:
451:"If you belong to a culture where the sensual pleasure of adjusting long yards of cloth to the contours of your own body are lost to you, perhaps you may revel in this other world. If you live on this side of the planet where these are simple everyday necessities, then you may delight in those photographs that go beyond the brief as it were."
348:
a 208 page compilation which spans five years of shooting in India. In pursuit of her subject, Blasko visited villages where many traditional dance and martial art forms originated as well as many weaving villages, photographing the dancer's interaction with fabric through movement. She reveals the
466:
a voyage through India and Nepal where she gained access to the everyday lives of monks, saints, and priests, gurus, and spiritual seekers. Says Blasko, "While I was with these gurus, some of their practices were so intimate, so precious, that I decided not to take out my camera and risk becoming
467:
obtrusive. In photography, if you don't take a picture it's as if the event did not happen, but there seems to be a part of me that believes that sometimes not taking a picture is just as valuable." Her photographs give an intimate glimpse into various spiritual cultures including
454:
Nest, a well respected non-profit working for the social and economic advancement of global artisans, partnered with her to showcase the master craftspeople behind India's textile traditions, to counter the trend of dissolving interest in traditional practices due to increased
497:
Blasko deliberately chose not to arrange the subjects by religious faith. Says Blasko, "During the time I spent with yogis of different spiritual persuasions, I realised that there is an innate sameness in their practices that transcends the confines of religion."
87:
811:
321:. Dance and dance-like movements along with fabrics and weaving were among her chosen photographic subjects early on. She documented many celebrated dancers in the U.S. such as
543:
780:
238:
in the U.S. and India. Venturing extensively to reveal and evidence the treasures of her subjects, India has captivated her focus since 2003 and inspired the
138:
459:. Says Blasko, "By highlighting the drapes that are used in dance, I try to show how even a single piece of cloth can hold a sacred position in India."
448:
writes, "The loveliness of her images in the book you are holding resides in their ability to share the restless conversation between body and fabric."
756:
125:
897:
882:
892:
877:
667:
887:
693:
77:
480:
163:
49:
35:
616:
902:
462:
Accustomed to venturing to remote villages to establish her subject, Blasko began a four-year project for
259:
130:
872:
389:
717:
227:
8:
472:
580:
385:
311:
306:
305:
Based in New York at the beginning of her career, she spent twelve years photographing
41:
374:
92:
468:
366:
350:
338:
322:
73:
326:
263:
409:
393:
317:
279:
866:
812:"Within Without: An exhibition in Delhi goes beyond the confines of religion"
456:
437:
401:
362:
349:
colorful and intricate world of India's treasured textile traditions such as
330:
266:, where she worked for three years as a research and production assistant on
283:
425:
397:
291:
271:
262:
at New York
University. She began her career as an intern for photographer
445:
441:
433:
370:
239:
258:
Born and raised in San
Francisco, she has a BFA in photography from the
381:
295:
231:
640:
491:
417:
405:
358:
82:
429:
334:
354:
579:
www.themorningnews.org, The
Morning News LLC (14 January 2013).
116:
62:
855:
476:
421:
413:
337:. In 2003 she travelled to India to study Ashtanga Yoga, with
287:
215:
781:"One photographer's efforts to highlight the crafts of India"
235:
484:
400:, she elaborates the regionally cherished dance forms of
341:. "That was the beginning of my great love for India."
578:
544:"Weaving Tradition in India is so Rich: Briana Blasko"
864:
444:. In the forward to the book, fashion designer
344:In 2008, she began to pursue work for her book
199:Tisch School of the Arts at New York University
274:. She continued as a producer for the book,
253:
50:Learn how and when to remove these messages
380:Through work with dance companies such as
309:as a freelance dance photographer for the
694:"Photo Essay: The Fabric of Indian Dance"
164:Learn how and when to remove this message
691:
141:of all important aspects of the article.
809:
581:"The Weaver's Dance - The Morning News"
865:
834:
740:
614:
286:Magazines and other clients including
137:Please consider expanding the lead to
805:
803:
801:
464:Within Without: The Path of the Yogi,
837:Within Without: The Path of the Yogi
662:
660:
615:Blasko, Briana (December 17, 2013).
610:
608:
606:
604:
602:
600:
574:
572:
538:
536:
534:
532:
530:
514:Within Without: The Path of the Yogi
248:Within Without: The Path of the Yogi
110:
56:
15:
13:
810:Krishna, Geetanjali (2017-12-22).
798:
14:
914:
847:
657:
633:
597:
569:
527:
31:This article has multiple issues.
757:"Moving fabric frozen in frames"
565:. No. 66. 2015. p. 86.
432:, as well as martial arts forms
282:and produced advertisements for
246:Penguin Books India (2013), and
115:
61:
20:
898:Tisch School of the Arts alumni
883:American portrait photographers
828:
773:
749:
617:"Where Dance and Textiles Meet"
501:
129:may be too short to adequately
39:or discuss these issues on the
734:
710:
692:Malhotra, Aditi (2013-12-17).
685:
554:
323:Merce Cunningham Dance Company
250:, HarperCollins India (2017).
139:provide an accessible overview
1:
893:Photographers from California
520:
878:American women photographers
516:, HarperCollins India (2017)
7:
216:http://www.brianablasko.com
10:
919:
888:Artists from San Francisco
510:Penguin Books India (2013)
300:
211:
203:
195:
185:
178:
384:, and acclaimed dancers
260:Tisch School of the Arts
254:Early life and education
835:Blasko, Briana (2017).
816:Business Standard India
741:Blasko, Briana (2013).
76:, as no other articles
270:Leibovitz's book with
190:San Francisco, CA, USA
230:and artist. She has
228:portrait photographer
718:"Dance of the Weave"
390:Priyadarshini Govind
339:Sri K. Pattabhi Jois
903:Dance photographers
508:Dance of the Weave,
346:Dance of the Weave,
244:Dance of the Weave,
743:Dance of the Weave
722:tasveerjournal.com
668:"Life like images"
585:themorningnews.org
548:The Times of India
386:Mrinalini Sarabhai
307:contemporary dance
95:for suggestions.
85:to this page from
550:. April 30, 2014.
351:Kancheepuram silk
221:
220:
174:
173:
166:
156:
155:
109:
108:
54:
910:
859:
858:
856:Official website
841:
840:
839:. HarperCollins.
832:
826:
825:
823:
822:
807:
796:
795:
793:
792:
777:
771:
770:
768:
767:
753:
747:
746:
745:. Penguin India.
738:
732:
731:
729:
728:
714:
708:
707:
705:
704:
689:
683:
682:
680:
679:
672:Deccan Chronicle
664:
655:
654:
652:
651:
637:
631:
630:
628:
627:
612:
595:
594:
592:
591:
576:
567:
566:
558:
552:
551:
540:
481:Catholic priests
176:
175:
169:
162:
151:
148:
142:
119:
111:
104:
101:
90:
88:related articles
65:
57:
46:
24:
23:
16:
918:
917:
913:
912:
911:
909:
908:
907:
863:
862:
854:
853:
850:
845:
844:
833:
829:
820:
818:
808:
799:
790:
788:
779:
778:
774:
765:
763:
755:
754:
750:
739:
735:
726:
724:
716:
715:
711:
702:
700:
690:
686:
677:
675:
666:
665:
658:
649:
647:
639:
638:
634:
625:
623:
613:
598:
589:
587:
577:
570:
560:
559:
555:
542:
541:
528:
523:
504:
487:practitioners.
394:Madhavi Mudghal
327:Elizabeth Streb
303:
276:Talking Fashion
264:Annie Leibovitz
256:
226:is an American
191:
181:
170:
159:
158:
157:
152:
146:
143:
136:
124:This article's
120:
105:
99:
96:
86:
83:introduce links
66:
25:
21:
12:
11:
5:
916:
906:
905:
900:
895:
890:
885:
880:
875:
861:
860:
849:
848:External links
846:
843:
842:
827:
797:
772:
748:
733:
709:
684:
656:
632:
596:
568:
553:
525:
524:
522:
519:
518:
517:
511:
503:
500:
318:Dance Magazine
312:New York Times
302:
299:
280:Sarajane Hoare
255:
252:
242:of two books:
219:
218:
213:
209:
208:
205:
201:
200:
197:
193:
192:
189:
187:
183:
182:
179:
172:
171:
154:
153:
133:the key points
123:
121:
114:
107:
106:
93:Find link tool
69:
67:
60:
55:
29:
28:
26:
19:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
915:
904:
901:
899:
896:
894:
891:
889:
886:
884:
881:
879:
876:
874:
873:Living people
871:
870:
868:
857:
852:
851:
838:
831:
817:
813:
806:
804:
802:
786:
782:
776:
762:
758:
752:
744:
737:
723:
719:
713:
699:
695:
688:
673:
669:
663:
661:
646:
645:briana blasko
642:
636:
622:
618:
611:
609:
607:
605:
603:
601:
586:
582:
575:
573:
564:
557:
549:
545:
539:
537:
535:
533:
531:
526:
515:
512:
509:
506:
505:
499:
495:
493:
488:
486:
482:
478:
474:
473:Tibetan lamas
470:
465:
460:
458:
457:mechanization
452:
449:
447:
443:
439:
438:Kalaripayattu
435:
431:
427:
423:
419:
415:
411:
407:
403:
399:
395:
391:
387:
383:
378:
376:
372:
368:
364:
363:Varanasi silk
360:
356:
352:
347:
342:
340:
336:
332:
331:Larry Keigwin
328:
324:
320:
319:
314:
313:
308:
298:
297:
293:
289:
285:
281:
277:
273:
269:
265:
261:
251:
249:
245:
241:
237:
233:
229:
225:
224:Briana Blasko
217:
214:
210:
206:
202:
198:
194:
188:
184:
180:Briana Blasko
177:
168:
165:
150:
140:
134:
132:
127:
122:
118:
113:
112:
103:
94:
89:
84:
80:
79:
75:
70:This article
68:
64:
59:
58:
53:
51:
44:
43:
38:
37:
32:
27:
18:
17:
836:
830:
819:. Retrieved
815:
789:. Retrieved
787:. 2017-01-17
784:
775:
764:. Retrieved
760:
751:
742:
736:
725:. Retrieved
721:
712:
701:. Retrieved
697:
687:
676:. Retrieved
674:. 2018-01-14
671:
648:. Retrieved
644:
635:
624:. Retrieved
620:
588:. Retrieved
584:
562:
556:
547:
513:
507:
502:Bibliography
496:
489:
463:
461:
453:
450:
426:Mohiniyattam
402:Bharatnatyam
398:Navtej Johar
379:
353:and cotton,
345:
343:
316:
310:
304:
292:Calvin Klein
275:
272:Susan Sontag
267:
257:
247:
243:
232:photographed
223:
222:
207:Photographer
160:
144:
128:
126:lead section
97:
71:
47:
40:
34:
33:Please help
30:
785:VOGUE India
446:Donna Karan
442:Pung Cholom
375:Pochampalli
240:publication
234:celebrated
147:August 2017
867:Categories
821:2018-09-15
791:2017-08-22
766:2017-08-23
727:2017-08-23
703:2017-08-23
678:2018-09-15
650:2017-08-23
626:2017-08-22
590:2017-08-23
521:References
469:Jain monks
382:Nrityagram
367:Sambalpuri
284:Conde Nast
204:Occupation
100:March 2019
91:; try the
78:link to it
36:improve it
761:The Hindu
621:India Ink
492:Pico Iyer
418:Kuchipudi
406:Kathakali
359:Muga silk
196:Education
131:summarize
81:. Please
42:talk page
563:Selvedge
561:"READ".
430:Sattriya
410:Manipuri
335:Shen Wei
641:"about"
377:saris.
357:khadi,
355:Ponduru
236:dancers
212:Website
483:, and
440:, and
428:, and
422:Kathak
414:Odissi
396:, and
373:, and
371:Gadwal
365:, and
361:, and
333:, and
301:Career
296:Apple.
288:J Crew
268:Women,
74:orphan
72:is an
490:From
477:Sufis
434:Chhau
278:, by
485:yoga
315:and
294:and
186:Born
698:WSJ
869::
814:.
800:^
783:.
759:.
720:.
696:.
670:.
659:^
643:.
619:.
599:^
583:.
571:^
546:.
529:^
479:,
475:,
471:,
436:,
424:,
420:,
416:,
412:,
408:,
404:,
392:,
388:,
369:,
329:,
325:,
290:,
45:.
824:.
794:.
769:.
730:.
706:.
681:.
653:.
629:.
593:.
167:)
161:(
149:)
145:(
135:.
102:)
98:(
52:)
48:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
