New Visions: Contemporary Traditional Indian Folk and Tribal Art

Timing

: 11:00 onwards.

Start Date

: December 23, 2011

End Date

: December 28, 2011

Category

: Exhibition > Art & Sculpture

Artist

: Pushpa Kumari, Pradyumna Kumar, Kalam Patua, Mantu, Jaba Chitrakar, Govind, Prakash, Sangita, Somi Jogi

Venue

: India International Center

City

: New Delhi, Delhi  [India]

Curated by Minhazz Majumdar, this show presents some of the stimulating new works by artist Pushpa Kumari and Pradyumna Kumar (Madhubani), Kalam Patua (Kalighat) Mantu and Jaba Chitrakar (patachitra) and Govind, Prakash, Sangita and Somi Jogi (Jogi visionary art). Their contemporary traditional Indian art is an emerging trend with a palpable energy and vitality. The folk and tribal art forms, each possessing distinct cultural and regional characteristics convey social, ritualistic, religious, story-telling, educational, entertainment and above all, as aesthetic expressions of human creativity. The highly symbolic Madhubani paintings, the ritualistic Pithora art of the Rathwa tribe, the engaging simplicity of Warli art, the sinuous lines of Kalighat paintings, the compelling stories of Rajasthani phads and West Bengal patachitras - these are just a few of India's many art treasures.

Curated by Minhazz Majumdar, Artist Pushpa Kumari, ArtistPradyumna Kumar Madhubani, Artworks by Kalam Patua, Kalighat, Mantu and Jaba Chitrakar Patachitra, Jogi Visionary Art, Contemporary Traditional Indian Art, Folk and Tribal Art Forms, Regional Characteristics Convey Social, Ritualistic, Religious, Story-telling, Educational, Entertainment, Expressions of Human Creativity, Highly Symbolic Madhubani Paintings, Ritualistic Pithora Art, Rathwa Tribe, Simplicity of Warli Art, Kalighat Paintings, Stories of Rajasthani Phads, West Bengal Patachitras, India International Center