"Kalighat Recreated - II" an exhibition of folk & tribal paintings of India at Art of the Earth, F-213 A, 1st Floor, Lado Sarai > 11am-6:30pm on 24th May-24th June 2013
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Place : Art of the Earth, F-213 A, 1st Floor, Lado Sarai, New Delhi - 110030
Venue Info : artsoftheearthindia.in | Nearest Metro Station - 'Saket(Yellow Line)'
Event Description : 'Kalighat Recreated - II' an exhibition of folk and tribal paintings of India.
Kalighat paintings originated in Bengal with the patua artists as a local artistic tradition.
The bazaar painters around the famous Kalighat temple adapted this style to produce works for the visiting devotees. The golden age of Kalighat art spans from the mid nineteenth century up until the 1920's.
Many scroll painters and potters who had settled around Kalighat temple after migrating from rural Bengal, contributed heavily to this form of painting. The most appealing part of Kalighat paintings was the wonderful gestures, flawless rhythmic strokes and superior quality brushwork. Kalighat paintings got quite popular because of its strong social themes. Like most other Indian art forms, Kalighat paintings too started on a religious note. Hindu deities and their incarnations were common themes, which were painted as souvenirs for the visiting pilgrims. With the passage of time, social themes took center stage. The painters were keen observers of life, with a grim sense of humour. They painted scenes of contemporary life in Bengal, often satirical (like the Europeanized Babu and his mistress, trying very hard not to be too Indian), proverbs and tales (like the cat with the lobster signifying the fat cat priest), and also current newspaper scandals and stories. The wealthy zamindars (landowners) ravishing wine and women, foppish babus spending their days and nights at places of ill repute, a priest or Vaishnav “Guru” living with unchaste women – these were some of the subjects that did not escape the searching eyes of these artists. The intention was to moralize, and the caricatures were drawn in a way so as to deter ordinary people from indulging in such activities.
Brushes were made from squirrel and calf hair. Cheap color pigments were applied
in transparent tones, which was totally different from the tradition of Indian tempera. With shaded contours and articulated gestures and movements, the figures attained a plaque-like effect on a neutral unpainted ground. The drawings were bold and attractive and at the same time, the technique different and simple.
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Venue Info : artsoftheearthindia.in | Nearest Metro Station - 'Saket(Yellow Line)'
Event Description : 'Kalighat Recreated - II' an exhibition of folk and tribal paintings of India.
Kalighat paintings originated in Bengal with the patua artists as a local artistic tradition.
The bazaar painters around the famous Kalighat temple adapted this style to produce works for the visiting devotees. The golden age of Kalighat art spans from the mid nineteenth century up until the 1920's.
Many scroll painters and potters who had settled around Kalighat temple after migrating from rural Bengal, contributed heavily to this form of painting. The most appealing part of Kalighat paintings was the wonderful gestures, flawless rhythmic strokes and superior quality brushwork. Kalighat paintings got quite popular because of its strong social themes. Like most other Indian art forms, Kalighat paintings too started on a religious note. Hindu deities and their incarnations were common themes, which were painted as souvenirs for the visiting pilgrims. With the passage of time, social themes took center stage. The painters were keen observers of life, with a grim sense of humour. They painted scenes of contemporary life in Bengal, often satirical (like the Europeanized Babu and his mistress, trying very hard not to be too Indian), proverbs and tales (like the cat with the lobster signifying the fat cat priest), and also current newspaper scandals and stories. The wealthy zamindars (landowners) ravishing wine and women, foppish babus spending their days and nights at places of ill repute, a priest or Vaishnav “Guru” living with unchaste women – these were some of the subjects that did not escape the searching eyes of these artists. The intention was to moralize, and the caricatures were drawn in a way so as to deter ordinary people from indulging in such activities.
Brushes were made from squirrel and calf hair. Cheap color pigments were applied
in transparent tones, which was totally different from the tradition of Indian tempera. With shaded contours and articulated gestures and movements, the figures attained a plaque-like effect on a neutral unpainted ground. The drawings were bold and attractive and at the same time, the technique different and simple.
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"Kalighat Recreated - II" an exhibition of folk & tribal paintings of India at Art of the Earth, F-213 A, 1st Floor, Lado Sarai > 11am-6:30pm on 24th May-24th June 2013
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