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City tour Kalam Patua’s Kalighat style
City tour Kalam Patua’s Kalighat style
Kalam Patua's Kalighat style
Kalam Patua's Kalighat style represents a modern take on the traditional Kalighat paintings that began in 19th-century Bengal. While he preserves the core elements of the original art form, such as bold outlines and vibrant colors, he incorporates contemporary themes and intricate details. This fusion creates a dynamic blend of old and new, allowing his work to resonate with today's audience while maintaining a strong connection to Bengal's cultural history.
Kalam Patua explores modern subjects like urban life, love, family, politics, and social issues. His paintings often narrate everyday stories, such as romantic relationships, family moments, or daily struggles, giving his work a relatable and emotional touch. He also tackles social themes like urbanization, migration, and the changing dynamics of rural and urban India.
He portrays characters in modern attire, using elements like mobile phones, buses, and cityscapes, alongside traditional symbols like sarees, dhotis, and household scenes.
About the workshop
A city tour in Kalam Patua's Kalighat style is a modern interpretation of the traditional Kalighat paintings, infused with contemporary themes. Kalam Patua, known for revitalizing the Kalighat style, blends its signature bold outlines, flat colors, and minimal backgrounds with scenes of urban life.
In such a painting, a city tour might depict individuals in bustling cityscapes, traveling by buses, rickshaws, or scooters, highlighting the vibrancy and chaos of modern city life. The narrative often carries humor or social commentary, staying true to the satirical essence of traditional Kalighat art. The mix of traditional techniques with modern subjects makes this style uniquely engaging and relevant.
In such a painting, a city tour might depict individuals in bustling cityscapes, traveling by buses, rickshaws, or scooters, highlighting the vibrancy and chaos of modern city life. The narrative often carries humor or social commentary, staying true to the satirical essence of traditional Kalighat art. The mix of traditional techniques with modern subjects makes this style uniquely engaging and relevant.
This style portrays how cities have evolved, blending traditional Indian values with modern lifestyles.
Distinctive Features Include:
Storytelling: A single painting could depict multiple moments of a city tour, arranged in a sequence like a comic strip.
Personal Touch: Patua enhances the traditional flat colors with intricate details and textures, giving his work a unique identity.
Playful Critique: Elements like pollution, overcrowding, or the tension between tradition and modernity are often cleverly incorporated into his art.
Storytelling: A single painting could depict multiple moments of a city tour, arranged in a sequence like a comic strip.
Personal Touch: Patua enhances the traditional flat colors with intricate details and textures, giving his work a unique identity.
Playful Critique: Elements like pollution, overcrowding, or the tension between tradition and modernity are often cleverly incorporated into his art.
In this 2-week workshop create your masterpiece learning the techniques and history of this beautiful art form. You can attend live Zoom sessions where you interact with the master artist and other participants, learning not only the art form in depth but also more about the culture of the region. A structured classroom with step-wise instructions. pictures and recorded videos will be available after the session on Google Classroom.
This is a great opportunity to learn the motifs, techniques, and history of this ancient art form. Sign up for the workshop today!
Theme: City tour Kalam Patua’s Kalighat style
Dates: 10thFeb. to 20th Feb. 25(Mon to Thurs.)
Time: 3.30 PM to 4.30 PM IST
Duration: 8hours (8 Sessions approx.)
Original Price: ₹1500
Dates: 10thFeb. to 20th Feb. 25(Mon to Thurs.)
Time: 3.30 PM to 4.30 PM IST
Duration: 8hours (8 Sessions approx.)
Original Price: ₹1500
Materials Needed
Material Needed:
- A3 inches paper inches Size Sheet
- Pencil, Scale, Eraser
- Micron Pen/ Fine Tip Markers
- All Acrylic Colors or Watercolors (Artist Will Use Natural Colors)
- Round Brush 0, 2, 4, 8
- Mixing Palette
- Bowl of Water, Rough Cloth
About the Master Artist
The Artist:- master artist Samir Chitrakar is from a tribal family in Midnapore, West Bengal. He is a generational Kalighat and Santhal artist and has conducted many art exhibitions.
Know more - About the Artist
Image Source and Disclaimers
Disclaimer for the art workshop:
- The artist will make the painting in the standard size, and it is recommended to use the same size. However, participants may choose other sizes as per their convenience and seek artist guidance in live sessions to manage the artwork in their chosen size of canvas.
- Artist typically use the brushes at their convenience as they have years of experience. Participants may choose the brush size as per their convenience and level of expertise, and seek artist guidance in the live sessions.
- Artists use the sample image as a reference image for teaching purposes only. They typically provide their interpretation and variations to make a unique artwork. Sample image is not copied as it is and Catterfly provides the due credit to the original artist (wherever available) in our marketing communications.
**The displayed image is a representational image from the net. Check our website to see the source and name of the original artist**
Duration
8 Hrs
Price
$ 17
Offer on Pre-recorded classes
Use the code "CATTERFLY30" during checkout to enjoy a fantastic 30% off on Pre-recorded classes.
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