The document provides documentation for a student project reconstructing a painting by Pierre Auguste Renoir using textiles rather than paints. Over four weeks, the student used small pieces of discarded cloth to recreate the painting's small, irregular brush strokes on a white cloth base. By layering and gluing the fabrics, the student worked to capture the painting's depth and light effects. The goal was to experiment with using textiles to retain the essence of Renoir's work. Pictures show the work in progress over the four weeks until its completion.

1. PIERRE AUGUSTE RENOIR
(History of Art)
PROJECT DOCUMENTATION

2. INTRODUCTION:
The final project is primarily a reconstruction of Renoir’s painting of
a bather using textile. It’s more of an experiment to play with light
and to see if textiles alone can create a painting retaining its
essence. I used scrap cloth materials discarded by the tailors and cut
them into small pieces and placed them on a white cloth (base) to
get the effect of his small and irregular brush strokes. It’s A3 size.
During the exhibition it was a work in progress and after working
approximately for five hours a week after the course was over for the
following four weeks, I finally managed to complete it. I used glue to
stick the fabrics together and even layered them to get the depth.

3. PICTURES OF WORK IN PROGRESS
WEEK 1
Layer-wise deconstruction on butter paper

4. • Grid break-up of the
image
• Painting outline on the
cloth

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• The picture
• The initial
understanding
of Renoir’s work
• Concept note
• Visual diary
• Reconstruction
using textiles

6. WEEK 2

8. WEEK 3

9. WEEK 4

12. THANK YOU =)
AMEESHI GOENKA
FOUNDATION STUDIES PROGRAM