Three years. Six art forms in total, two per year. From across India. This was the scope of the joint India-UK collaborative project "Collecting Contemporary India" coordinated and curated by National Museums Liverpool and the Earth & Grass Workshop from 2006 to 2009. Crisscrossing the country looking for folk arts and artists to build the collection was challenging and fulfilling for us at The Earth & Grass Workshop . Several wonderful artists and art traditions were identified and a substantial collection built up - from the Madhubani art tradition, Pushpa Kumari, Pradyumna Kumar, Mala Karn , from the West Bengal patachitra tradition, Mantu Chitrakar, Jaba Chitrakar and Sonia Chitrakar, the amazing Jogi family who have created the unique Jogi style of art, Kalam Patua and his delicate Kalighat paintings, Paresh Rathwa with the magnificent Rathwa paintings and Gond art by Nankushia Shyam, Japani Shyam, Mayank Shyam and Mangru Uike .
The show Telling Tales display artworks from this collection and more and allows for a glimpse into Indian narratives as expressed in the myriad folk and tribal traditions in the country.
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The show Telling Tales display artworks from this collection and more and allows for a glimpse into Indian narratives as expressed in the myriad folk and tribal traditions in the country.
for more information and pictures
Very good blog on Folk and Tribal Art of India. Very good research you have done on many things. Great effort.
ReplyDeletePlease look into my Heritage of India blog and share your comments.
http://indian-heritage-and-culture.blogspot.in/2013/08/cultural-heritage-of-india-vintage-art.html
http://indian-heritage-and-culture.blogspot.in/2013/03/kerala-mural-paintings.html