PRADYUMNA KUMAR'S WORK ON POLLUTION

It is very fascinating to see how artists from traditional genres like Madhubani /Mithila Art or West Bengal Patachitra respond to current issues and events. Pradyumna Kumar is an award winning artist who  works in the Mithila Art tradition but has imbued it with ideas of his own. He was working on the idea of pollution in response to the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan going on in the country and this is what he came up with - the idea of the scant respect we pay to our environment, the pollution and garbage we create at every step, every turn.

The work is extremely detailed and one can spend a lot of time looking through the work to pick up visual clues that show how Pradyumna's mind was working when he did this drawing. Enjoy

Pradyumna Kumar #4

Pradyumna Kumar specialises in nature studies - I call him the Tree Man because his trees are very detailed and beautiful. This is an intricate work - the photograph does not do justice to the fine lines inspired by Kayasth Madhubani traditions wherein black and white lines predominate. One of my favourite pieces, this imaginary plant with its sinuous lines is simply superb.