Matching Pairs (2023.13)
Catalogue Record
Collection
Maker
Bharti Parmar
Title
Matching Pairs
Made in
Birmingham
Date
2019
Description
Vinyl marquetry cards stored in a brass box and arranged inside a wooden cabinet.
Materials and techniques
1. Vinyl adhesive film
2. Cardboard
3. Brass
4. Dye sublimated aluminium cards attached to lid of box with handmade brass rivets.
2. Cardboard
3. Brass
4. Dye sublimated aluminium cards attached to lid of box with handmade brass rivets.
Dimensions
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Object number
2023.13
Category
Alt Category
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Credit
Acquired with Art Fund support, donations by Preston Fitzgerald and Cedric Smith, and Nicholas and Judith Goodison’s Charitable Settlement
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Matching Pairs, Bharti Parmar, 2019. © Bharti Parmar. Crafts Council Collection. 2023.13. Photo: John Stokes.
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Matching Pairs, Bharti Parmar, 2019, © Bharti Parmar, Crafts Council Collection: 2023.13. Photo: Stokes Photo Ltd.
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Matching Pairs, Bharti Parmar, 2019. © Bharti Parmar. Crafts Council Collection. 2023.13. Photo: John Stokes.
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Matching Pairs, Bharti Parmar, 2019. © Bharti Parmar. Crafts Council Collection. 2023.13. Photo: John Stokes.
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Matching Pairs, Bharti Parmar, 2019. © Bharti Parmar. Crafts Council Collection. 2023.13. Photo: John Stokes.
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Matching Pairs, Bharti Parmar, 2019. © Bharti Parmar. Crafts Council Collection. 2023.13. Photo: John Stokes.
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Matching Pairs, Bharti Parmar, 2019. © Bharti Parmar. Crafts Council Collection. 2023.13. Photo: John Stokes.
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Matching Pairs, Bharti Parmar, 2019. © Bharti Parmar. Crafts Council Collection. 2023.13. Photo: John Stokes.
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Matching Pairs, Bharti Parmar, 2019. © Bharti Parmar. Crafts Council Collection. 2023.13. Photo: John Stokes.
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Matching Pairs, Bharti Parmar, 2019. © Bharti Parmar. Crafts Council Collection. 2023.13. Photo: John Stokes.
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Matching Pairs, Bharti Parmar, 2019. © Bharti Parmar. Crafts Council Collection. 2023.13. Photo: John Stokes.
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Matching Pairs, Bharti Parmar, 2019. © Bharti Parmar. Crafts Council Collection. 2023.13. Photo: John Stokes.
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Matching Pairs, Bharti Parmar, 2019. © Bharti Parmar. Crafts Council Collection. 2023.13. Photo: John Stokes.
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Matching Pairs, Bharti Parmar, 2019. © Bharti Parmar. Crafts Council Collection. 2023.13. Photo: John Stokes.
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Matching Pairs, Bharti Parmar, 2019, © Bharti Parmar, Crafts Council Collection: 2023.13. Photo: Stokes Photo Ltd.
Maker's statement
Matching Pairs is in the vein of Fluxus and artists’ multiples and pays homage to the children’s card game Snap!
The cards, which draw inspiration from popular culture and architecture, were designed by the artist, cut on a vinyl cutter, and carefully assembled by hand in self-adhesive vinyl.
Bharti Parmar is interested in vernacular crafts such as marquetry and commonly subverts non-standard materials to make highly crafted artworks.
Matching Pairs was first exhibited at The Twin, Coventry Biennial of Contemporary Art 2019 which reflected upon the Coventry’s relationship with twinned cities and the wider concept of doubles, pairing and relationships.
Parmar also made every component of the brass box including rivets, and the modified card table-style cabinet at STEAMhouse Birmingham.
The cards, which draw inspiration from popular culture and architecture, were designed by the artist, cut on a vinyl cutter, and carefully assembled by hand in self-adhesive vinyl.
Bharti Parmar is interested in vernacular crafts such as marquetry and commonly subverts non-standard materials to make highly crafted artworks.
Matching Pairs was first exhibited at The Twin, Coventry Biennial of Contemporary Art 2019 which reflected upon the Coventry’s relationship with twinned cities and the wider concept of doubles, pairing and relationships.
Parmar also made every component of the brass box including rivets, and the modified card table-style cabinet at STEAMhouse Birmingham.