STMeet the rangoli artist who connects communities through colours. (STRAIT TIMES 30 Oct 2024)
https://www.straitstimes.com/multimedia/graphics/2024/10/rangoli-artist-singapore/index.html In a corner at Ikea Tampines, the grey concrete floor becomes artist Vijaya Mohan’s canvas. With the help of co-artist Nithiya Ramprasad, 42, Vijaya lays a pre-cut blue plastic sheet measuring 3m by 2m on the ground and gets to work. Like a paintbrush, the 65-year-old’s fingers make deft strokes across the empty space, […]
Meet the Rangoli artist who connects communities through colours (STRAIT TIMES Instagram Oct 2024)
https://www.instagram.com/p/DBv12RLNzF_/?hl=en Meet the rangoli artist who connects communities through colours. Vijaya Mohan’s mission is to promote rangoli, a 5,000-year-old form of Indian art, in all its different shapes and colours.
Participatory Festival – Art Walk 24 (Organised by La Salle, Indian Heritage Centre, Spore Tourism Board and other sponsors)
https://artwalkfest.sg/programme/participatory-rangoli/ About This rangoli installation at the heart of Little India invites audiences and passers-by to participate in its making — anyone can come down to the installation site and participate in the artwork using the materials provided and written instructions given. As a pioneer of the craft with over 55 years of experience, Vijaya […]
Largest Rangoli Made of Pistachio Shells (Asian Records Academy 24 Nov 2023)
https://asianbookofrecords.com/galleryview.php?seo_friendly_url=largest-rangoli-made-of-pistachio-shells Record License Number ABRS8972 Record Attempt Date 24-Nov-2023 Achieved By Vijaya Mohan and Team Category Incredible Size Title Largest Rangoli Made of Pistachio Shells Remarks Of The Achievement The Largest Rangoli Made of Pistachio Shells was achieved by Vijaya Mohan and Team in Singapore on November 24, 2023. It measured 11.88 Square Meters (4.4m […]
Singapore rengoli artist creates pieces with Spanish flowers, household items (STRAIT TIMES Sep 08, 2023)
https://www.straitstimes.com/life/home-design/singapore-rangoli-artist-creates-pieces-with-spanish-flowers-household-items Mrs Vijaya Mohan (centre) with a large rangoli made of flowers, including chrysanthemum and gerbera, in Barcelona, Spain. PHOTO: YASUKHIKO FUJIKAWA SINGAPORE – Artist Vijaya Mohan’s mission is to promote rangoli, a 5,000-year-old Indian art, in all its different shapes and forms. The local 64-year-old rangoli artist, who has just returned from a Flower […]
Rangoli Exhibition by Vijaya Mohan (Singapore Art & Galllery Guide July 2023)
Vijaya Mohan (b.1959) started learning Rangoli in Trichy, Tamil Nadu, India, at the tender age of five at the feet of her mother and used to be so fascinated by Rangoli that she used to try different designs, different mediums and visit neighbors to observe their drawings and try to improve on it even whilst […]
Largest Rangoli Made of Vegetables (Singapore Book of Records 15 Jan 2023)
https://singaporerecords.com/largest-rangoli-made-of-vegetables/ Over 200 migrant workers and domestic workers gathered at Indian Heritage Centre’s Pongal Open House on 15 Jan 2023 to set a rangoli record. Made of vegetables, rice and dhal, the display measured 6m by 5m. The foodstuff was distributed to participants at the end of the event. The rangoli was led by renowned […]
Lighting up the Heart! Meet Vijaya Mohan who once held Guinness World Records (Instagrem by People’s Association Deepavali 21st Oct 2022)
https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cj-KWa7BfCT/ Lighting up the HeART! 🪔 Meet Vijaya Mohan, who once held the Guinness Record for creating the world’s largest Rangoli, a traditional Indian art form. She volunteers her time teaching art therapy at CCs, bringing colour beyond the canvas to people’s lives, including stroke patients and children with autism. #DidYouKnow that Rangoli is drawn […]
Meet the Singaporean – Vijaya Mohan (Singapore Govt publ 21 Oct 2022)
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/looking-for-designers-to-help-preserve-craft-with-practitioners Local designers who are keen to learn about traditional crafts in danger of disappearing now have the chance to work with local craftsmen and create commercially viable products that incorporate such designs. Peranakan beadwork can potentially be put on shoes. Designs used in rangoli, the Indian art of making patterns, usually on the floor […]
Traditional crafts get cool, creative and sustainable reinventions (Asia One July 4 2022)
https://www.asiaone.com/lifestyle/traditional-crafts-get-cool-creative-and-sustainable-reinventions Traditional Chinese spheres, ketupat weaving, Peranakan beadwork and embroidery, and rangoli. These may be age-old crafts, from our grandparents’ or even great-grandparents’ generation, but before you discount them as outdated relics, be wowed by these reimagined modern takes on them. Until July 31, 2022, you can get up close with these modern prototypes of age-old […]