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Babu Bibi
A couple gets intimate and romantic while spending time together. As a part of a story telling about the regular, day to day life, this piece of art makes for a sweet romantic tale. Such paintings, accompanied by songs, in olden days of no television serials, would serve the purpose of entertainment to the village women. They would listen to the stories sung by the Pata Shilpis and laugh and cry, and become one with the characters. This one is done by a young artist Rajesh Chitrakar.
Babu Bibi
Painted in black and white, the old Kolkata’s Babu and Bibi (man and wife) talks about a common pass time for the couples, chatting and smoking. The painting style is known as ‘Kalighat er Patachitra’ which connects to Kalighat, the famous pilgrimage in Kolkata, and depicts the city life. Rajesh Chitrakar, an artist of the new generation has learned and mastered the art so well.
Kamale Kamini
A depiction of Kamale Kamini, the Hindu deity called Devi Chandi, is here in this painting of Bahadur Chitrakar. The famous Bengali folk lore, Chandi Mangal, written by Kabikankan Mukundaram, tells the tale of Devi Chandi, supposedly another avatar of Devi Durga. The goddess was seen sitting on a huge lotus flower in the middle of the sea and gobbling an elephant and then throwing it up. She would repeat this time and again. The story is long and this painting was used to tell the story to villagers in olden days. It is a very old piece of art.
Man and Wife
A rich man and his wife, enjoying leisure time over tobacco, is a common scene from the daily life of the then Bengal. The couple portrayed here represent a wealthy class. The abundance of jewelleries speaks for the affluence of the couple. The old days of Bengal’s socio-economic structure is well depicted in the painting. The art is generally coupled with a song that tells the story of the characters in the painting. Simple strokes to draw the figures and their attire and accessories have created magic here. It’s an art by Rajesh Chitrakar.
A Sparrow. Pyrography on Board
'Drawing with Fire' - The art of Pyrography dates back to the 17th century and became more popular in the 19th century in a crude form of pokerwork. As time progressed, the 19th century saw an even bigger curiosity for the art, and in the 20th century, the electric pyrography hot wire wood etching machine further automated the process.These wood burning art are done on 6 inch x 6 inch boards with gold flakes and papers. The product is framed for buyers convenience by the artist himself.Caption: A Sparrow. Pyrography on Board. Artist - Suman ChoudhuryMaterial : BoardFrame : YesMedia: Wood BurningSize : 6 inch x 6 inch--------------------------------------------Note: Due to studio light effects the color shades may differ at a very minimal range. There will be no absolute change of colors in the original artwork as seen here. Also the binding mount of the artwork is absolute white with a dark brown wooden frame with wall hanging options.
Modern Bibi
A lady of the then Kolkata, supposedly from the modern urban society, holds the hookah and the hand fan. Baharjan Chitrakar has created this art in her younger days. She has narrated the change coming in the society of her time. This piece of art, quite an old one, narrates the socio - economic revolution of the then Bengal.
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