Pradyumna Kumar is an award-winning Madhubani artist from India. His story is an unusual one - he was a land surveyor with no training in art till a surgery forced him to give up his job. Recuperating at home, he began to draw and paint, inspired by his wife and her family which boasts of legendary Madhubani artists Mahasundari Devi and Pushpa Kumari. He brings to Madhubani art his map-making experiences and new refreshing spatial configurations.Madhubani art is from the north Indian state of Bihar and was traditionally a private ritual art created by women in the Mithila region. Therefore it is also known as Mithila Art. Traditionally these art works were created on the walls of the home during marriages and other ceremonies. In 1969, after a drought in the region, the government began encouraging the women to draw on paper with a view to sell these works and raise money for them. Today, both men and women paint and Madhubani art is one of India's most popular folk art forms.
Here Pradyumna has shown a pair of playful animals testing out their strength! Nature is indicated in the branch and clump of grass, signifying a pastoral setting !!
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