PAINTINGS CHANTED

From 02 October to 18 October 2015

 

PAINTINGS CHANTED

Exhibition of works made by village women Naja located in West Bengal (India)

lllustrated stories on long strips of paper painted.

All paintings selected for the travelling exhibition SINGING PICTURES.

THE SINGING WOMEN OF THE INDIAN TRADITION were created by 

female artists. Today, through the sale of their works both in India and

abroad, these artists have been able to achieve a certain degree of

economic and social  emancipation, improving their villagers.

Quite interesting ar the paintings that decipt conteporary globally known

events, which the artists see on TV and the illustrate in a timeless and

fable-like manner.

Thus, for example, some Patachitra depict the attack on the Twin

Towers on 11 September 2001, while others illusrate the 2004 tsunami

or serve to inform on issues as AIDS, all using traditional pictorial

language.