Painting workshop and Textile talks by Dastakari Haat Samiti..!

Painting workshop and Textile talks by Dastakari Haat Samiti

The Dastkari Haat Samiti, a not-for-profit national association of craftspeople, is conducting series of workshops in the area of painting during their exhibition. The participants will get an opportunity to learn the art of painting which has rich heritage and practiced in different regions. 

The national and state award winners will lead the workshops. The participants will also get a chance to see the handmade products displayed by more than 100 different craftsmen from the villages, towns’ and cities of various part of India.

The Dastkari Haat Samiti is a not-for-profit national association of craftspeople that works to increase awareness and respect for traditional artisan skills for the economic benefit of their practitioners. 

Madhubani, Bihar

This 29 years old Samiti was founded by Ms. Jaya Jaitly, a renowned social and political activist who has dedicated four decades of her life and career to crafts and innovating newer ways to sustain craft and its people. Its members come together on a common marketing platform for the development and sustenance of livelihoods. In the process they contribute towards the preservation of India’s invaluable cultural heritage.

Workshops from 9^th February to 13^th February at 11:am to 2:pm

        Date                                                                              Details

9^th February                        Reemant Kumar, Madhubani Painting, Bihar

10^th February                     Akshay Barik, Pattachitra Painting, Orissa

11^th February                     Mohan Prajapati, Miniature Painting, Rajasthan

12^th February                     Prakash Joshi, Phad Painting, Rajasthan

13^th February                     Suresh Dhurve, Gond Painting, Rajasthan

Fee: Rs 300 Per person

Workshop date: 9^th February – 13^th February, 2015

Workshop timing: 11:00 am to 2:00 pm

Workshop venue: Kalakshetra Foundation, Thiruvanmiyur. Phone: 2452 0836

Talk shows details are as follows

1.       The Royal Karuppur Textile by Bessie Cecil on Sunday, 8th Feb 2015 at 6.00PM

2.       The Kancheepuram Identity by Sumithra Daws on Monday, 9th Feb 2015 at 6.00PM

3.       Fusing modernity with traditional textiles by Gaurang Shah on Tuesday, 10th Feb 2015 at 6.00PM

Miniature Painting, Rajasthan

The art of miniature painting evolved in Rajasthan in the 17^th and 18^th century. Historically there were many schools of painting with their own stylized feature. Today miniature painting artists are adept at doing all. 

Earlier the medium was mostly Hand paper and Ivory.

Today a variety of surfaces such as Silk, Marble, Glss and Stone are also used. Typical are Royalty, Court Scenes, Battles and Hunting Scenes. The main centers are Jaipur, Ajmer, Jodhpur, Udaipur, Nathdwars, Bundi, Kota, and SawaiMadhopur.

Phad Painting, Rajasthan

Phad is a style of colorful folk painting done on a large scroll of coth depicting the stories of legendary heroes Bapuji and Devnarayanji. 

This is used as a backdrop for BHOPAS or balladeer priests who dance and sing of the valor and adventurous lives of these heroes. Phad painters come from Chittorgarh, Bhilwara, Raipur and Shahpura.

Gond Painting, Madhya Pradesh

GondPinting is done by Adivasi Tribes f Madhya Pradesh. The two main tribes painting are ‘Gond and Baiga’who used this art to paint their Hut walls. Gond art is now done on both canvas and paper and provides communities with work and self expression. 

Gond Painting, Madhya Pradesh

The Chitera community paint walls and mythological characters on paper during festivals and the Bhils  do a style called Pithora on cloth, paper and plywood.

Madhubani Painting, Bihar

Typical Folk painting of Bihar. This type of painting has been practiced in Bihar since the stone age. 

All paintings have a strong  religious influence and depict Mythological figures and stories. Madhubani painting is used to decorate temples, walls of homes and one paper, metal, wood and cloth.

Patachitra Painting,  Orissa

Patachitra is the traditional painting of Odisha and the painter is called a “Patachitrakar”. The art style is dedicated to Lord Jaganath of Puri and is believed to be as old as the temple deicated to Lord Jaganath in Puri which was constructed in the 12^th Century. 

Today Artists replicate parts of the artwork of the Jaganath Temple and use Palm leaf, Silk and Tussar as their canvas.  Artists follow stylized traditional formats to create figures of men, women, flora and fauna. They also paint glass bottles, wooden boxes toys, animals and birds.

For Media queries, please contact:

Richa Gupta – 91-9873798874

Dastkari Haat Samiti, Delhi

Krishna Moorthy – 9884999802

Chennai

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