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Sita Haran
The famous scene of abduction of Seeta by Ravana, as depicted in Ramayana, is painted here in this piece of art by Bahadur Chitrakar. The giant bird Jatayu came to rescue Seeta but could not succeed as he got wounded by Ravana’s sword. Such stories of the Hindu epics make for the subjects of many of these art pieces by the Pata Shilpis. It’s quite an old piece of art and is a heritage of Bengal’s culture.
Manasa Mangal
This painting, by Bahadur Chitrakar, is a scene from the Manasa Mangal, also known as Padmapuran, a folk lore based on Hindu mythology. The deity of snakes, Devi Manasa is one of the protagonists of the story who compels Chand Saudagar, a rich businessman, to worship her by hook or crook. Chand was a worshipper of Shiva and he would never want to pay homage to Manasa. To fulfil her desire, Manasa sends her snakes to bite Chand’s son Lakhindar to death. Behula, the wife of Lakhindar, takes all the pain to make piece between Manasa and Chand, and subsequently gets back her husband to life.
British Raj
Art speaks for time. The Pata Maya or Patachitra of Bengal, since time immemorial, has been the testimony of time. Our country served as a colony under the British rule for two hundred years and this painting depicts the socio-economic contrast between the British ruler and his indigenous servant of the then India.
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.
Bibi playing Guitar
Mukha-Dinajpur
Tribal Story
The location of these Patachitra Shilpi or artists falls in a place, popularly known as Jangal Mahal in West Bengal. The area is home to a number of indigenous tribes like Santhals, Vills, Mundas. The paintings, for obvious reasons, depict the tribal culture. One such example by Nazra Chitrakar, who learnt the art from her older generations and is now passing it on to her successors. The painting shows how the tribal youth goes hunting and fishing. Their hunts are always accompanied by Madal (a kind of drum) the beats of which brings the animals and the birds out of their hide outs.
The Lady. Pyrography
'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: The Lady. Faces from Colonial India. Pyrography on Board and Gold Foil. 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.
