Tradition on canvas

Sixteen traditional Indian art forms under one roof this may not be seen everywhere and often,but two artists one an amateur and the other a professor took upon themselves to depict the various art forms through their paintings.

Sixteen traditional Indian art forms under one roof this may not be seen everywhere and often,but two artists one an amateur and the other a professor took upon themselves to depict the various art forms through their paintings. These art forms include the mata ni pachhedi and babo pithoro (Gujarat),pattachitra and saura (Orissa),thangka (Himachal Pradesh),aipan (Uttar Pradesh),madhubani (Bihar),miniature,pichhvai (Rajasthan),worli (Madhya Pradesh) and chitara (Karnataka) among others.

The artists’ sole aim is “to make the people,particularly youngsters,know and appreciate the liveliness and cultural ethos of our traditional art forms,many of which are slowly dying,” says Prof Nisarg Ahir. He,along with,Ashwin Yoganandi are putting up an exhibition Shashvat at the L&P Hutheesing Visual Art Centre in Ahmedabad.

A professor at the Gujarat Arts College and also an art critic,Ahir says that he conceived the idea of putting these forms into paintings out of sheer love for traditional Indian art and an urge to make people aware of the same. And to achieve this,he sought the help of his friend Yoganandi,an artist who says that he has had no formal education in art. The paintings done on canvases using acrylic,oil paints and fabric colours depict the three categories of arts forms the classical,the folk and the tribal forms.

“Ours is just a small effort to let people know about the potential in the traditional and folk art forms. Just see how vibrant they are,there’re feelings associated with these as they’re created by people for themselves,they’re so much part of our lives,” says Ahir,while lamenting that few of these art forms like the mata ni pachhedi have very few practitioners left. Most of the paintings retain the essence and intricacies of the forms.

The exhibition is on till April 9 from 4 pm to 8 pm.

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Tradition on canvas

Sixteen traditional Indian art forms under one roof  this may not be seen everywhere and often,but two artists  one an amateur and the other a professor  took upon themselves to depict the various art forms through their paintings.

Sixteen traditional Indian art forms under one roof this may not be seen everywhere and often,but two artists one an amateur and the other a professor took upon themselves to depict the various art forms through their paintings.