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Author of the article: Jyotindra Jain
Title of the articles: The Art of Indian Picture Showmen: Tradition and Transformation
Demonstrations, Pat (West Bengal)
Book title: Akhyan – A Celebration of Masks, Puppets & Picture Showmen Tradition of India
Publishers - Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts along with Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi
Page no. 15 -27, 87
Inference:
This article brought many interesting phases of Bengal Patachitra forward. Broadly it can be categorized into 2 important areas
a) It is remarkable to see the response of these rural patuas scroll painters and storytellers to the contemporary changes happening from the second half of the 19th century – on the one hand resisting the change often with sarcastic ridicule and on the other adopting many of its features in professional practice, even using it as a tool for more effective expression and a wider outreach.
b) It is fascinating to observe how a Patua’s art portraits contemporary stories taking interesting inspirations from the tradition scrolls
Patuas teach us a very important lesson “To survive and grow one need to be with the present time”
Maybe write down the inferences from these articles..but very cool.
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ReplyDeleteIt is very interesting..Great lessons for budding illustrators!