Patachittra Painting Artist
layla chitrakar
Medinapur, West Bengal
Laila Chitrakar, carries forward the legacy of her art with a beautiful flair for both painting and singing. Laila tells traditional stories that came from mythology and folklore with a lot of conviction and zest. She also brings new relevance to the art with contemporary daily-use products, themes, and topical narration.
Artifacts
Painting
about craft
Pata Chitra, a traditional art form from West Bengal, India, is renowned for its intricate and vibrant storytelling. These paintings are created on cloth, dried palm leaves, or paper, depicting mythological, religious, and folk themes. Using natural colors derived from minerals, plant extracts, and soot, Pata Chitra artists employ fine brushwork to achieve detailed and vivid imagery. This ancient art form is deeply rooted in Bengali culture and tradition, often accompanied by songs narrating the depicted stories. Pata Chitra continues to captivate art enthusiasts with its rich heritage and exquisite craftsmanship, preserving a significant aspect of India’s cultural legacy.
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Patachittra Painting Artist
notable collabs
Patachittra
Anando Dutta
Anando Dutta
Patachittra
Project Tarasha and Creative Dignity have facilitated a collaboration between the amazingly gifted Laila Chitrakaar and communication designer Anando Dutta. Laila brings a treasure trove of ideas, images, voices and songs, reflections from the earth and her people. The co-creation has been a delightful exchange of thoughts, set in a traditional visual style and grammar handed down over generations. The presentation is about the realities that play out routinely around her. Her song speaks of aspirations and dreams of the young, cleansing waters of the river and the bounties of our trees that rejuvenate us and the beauty of selfless giving that nurtures and gives meaning to our communities. Her art is a mesmerizing mosaic of her landscape that captures abstractions of a traditional art form in a contemporary statement of her times.
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