Bengal Pattachitra Workshop

Jan 07, 2018

10:00 AM - 01:00 PM

Shalaka Cre-Art, Ahmedabad, India

With tickets

2018-01-07 10:00:00 2018-01-07 13:00:00 Asia/Kolkata Bengal Pattachitra Workshop Bengal Pattachitra Workshop is hosted by Shalaka Cre-Art in collaboration with Heart for Art Scroll painting or PattaChitra is a notable artform, coming from the tribal villages of West Bengal. These scrolls were visual accompaniments to stories told through songs and ballads. The Ramayana, tribal folklore and many other mythological stories have come alive with these beautifully illustrated scrolls. These paintings are traditionally made with natural mineral and vegetable colors. Delightful and earthy, these paintings reflect the ancient tradition of storytelling in India. Date & Time : Date : January 7, 2018 Time : 10am – 1pm Workshop details : The artisans will teach the technique of Bengal Patachitra Painting and each participant will be provided with all the material required. The material required is drawing sheet, natural colours, paint brush, palates and it will be provided by us. The participants will take a bengal patachitra painting as the end product. Along with the artisan will also tell about the type of paintings i.e. Bengal paintings, Santal Paintings and Babu Paintings and how the natural colours are been made. About the Artist : Suman Chitrakar is a young Patua Artist from West Bengal. He started painting 9 years ago at the age of twenty with his mentor Jagdevji. Suman has been creatively infusing new themes to the traditional art form to create a distinctive style of his own. Suman carries the lineage of ‘folk’ artists who paint long vertical scrolls and compose verses. Suman Chitrakar’s artwork has been featured in two books – one book on Bono Bibi of the Sunderbans and another on the life of Savitribai Phule published by Azim Premji University. Pre-registration fees: INR 1200 per head On the spot registration fees: INR 1500 per head For more queries, Call us on +91 95743 62259 Source: Facebook Shalaka Cre-Art, Ahmedabad, India Creativeyatra.com info@creativeyatra.com

Bengal Pattachitra Workshop is hosted by Shalaka Cre-Art in collaboration with Heart for Art

Scroll painting or PattaChitra is a notable artform, coming from the tribal villages of West Bengal. These scrolls were visual accompaniments to stories told through songs and ballads. The Ramayana, tribal folklore and many other mythological stories have come alive with these beautifully illustrated scrolls. These paintings are traditionally made with natural mineral and vegetable colors. Delightful and earthy, these paintings reflect the ancient tradition of storytelling in India.

Date & Time :
Date : January 7, 2018
Time : 10am – 1pm

Workshop details :
The artisans will teach the technique of Bengal Patachitra Painting and each participant will be provided with all the material required. The material required is drawing sheet, natural colours, paint brush, palates and it will be provided by us.

The participants will take a bengal patachitra painting as the end product. Along with the artisan will also tell about the type of paintings i.e. Bengal paintings, Santal Paintings and Babu Paintings and how the natural colours are been made.

About the Artist :
Suman Chitrakar is a young Patua Artist from West Bengal. He started painting 9 years ago at the age of twenty with his mentor Jagdevji. Suman has been creatively infusing new themes to the traditional art form to create a distinctive style of his own. Suman carries the lineage of ‘folk’ artists who paint long vertical scrolls and compose verses. Suman Chitrakar’s artwork has been featured in two books – one book on Bono Bibi of the Sunderbans and another on the life of Savitribai Phule published by Azim Premji University.

Pre-registration fees: INR 1200 per head
On the spot registration fees: INR 1500 per head
For more queries, Call us on +91 95743 62259

Source: Facebook