Art For Prabhat presents "Tribal Art" An exhibition of Patua Paintings from West Bengal at DLF Place Saket > 11am-7pm on 9th-23rd December 2010

Time : 11:00 am - 7:00 pm

Entry : Free

Place : DLF Place Saket, New Delhi - 110017

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Event Details : Art For Prabhat presents 'Tribal Art' An exhibition of Patua Paintings from West Bengal.

Patua Painting is a form of Scroll Painting indigenous to West Bengal, a state in India. They narrate mythological and historical stories and are a part of an elaborate cultural performance, where they are unrolled while the story accompanying the pictures is sung. They paint Hindu stories in their scrolls. The Patuas of Mednipore (West Bengal) have practiced this art for centuries and have adapted their art form according to the needs of the time, which has ensured that Patua Painting is one of the few surviving indigenous art forms of the region. The Patuas visit villages and go from house to house with their bag of scrolls. They narrate stories while unrolling the scrolls; in return of his services he is paid in cash or kind.

For the patua painters from West Bengal, the 1000-year-old art is a means of educating the masses along with entertaining them. There are painters and there are singers. And then, there are the patua artistes who are masters of both- painting and singing and not to forget the art of storytelling.

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