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The Bengal Patachitra refers to the painting of West Bengal and Bangladesh. It is a traditional and mythological heritage of West Bengal . The Bengal Patachitra is divided into some different aspects like Durga Pat , Chalchitra , Tribal Patachitra , Medinipur Patachitra , and Kalighat Patachitra . [ 29 ]
The Indian state West Bengal has a rich cultural heritage. Due to the reign of many different rulers in the past, arts and crafts in West Bengal underwent many changes giving an artistic diversity today in the forms of traditional handicrafts, terracotta, painting and carving, dances and music.
The exact origin of Kalighat painting is a matter of debate and speculation among art critics and historians, for there exists no historical account which records a specific date or traces the beginnings of this type of painting, which was established by the patuas at Kalighat. Material evidence such as the type of paper and colors used in the ...
The Bengal Patachitra refers to the painting of West Bengal. It is a traditional and mythological heritage of West Bengal . The Bengal Patachitra is divided into some different aspects like Durga Pat , Chalchitra , Tribal Patachitra , Medinipur Patachitra , Kalighat Patachitra etc. [ 45 ] The subject matter of Bengal Patachitra is mostly ...
The Academy of Fine Arts, in Kolkata (formerly Calcutta) is one of the oldest fine arts societies in India. [1] The galleries of the Academy provide a whopping 6,300 square feet of space and has an auditorium, a conference centre, and several important and priceless collections of paintings, textiles, etc. [2]
Ganesh Pyne (Bengali: গণেশ পাইন) (11 June 1937 – 12 March 2013) [2] was an Indian painter [3] and draughtsman, born in Kolkata, West Bengal.Pyne is one of the most notable contemporary artists of the Bengal School of Art, who had also developed his own style of "poetic surrealism", fantasy and dark imagery, around the themes of Bengali folklore and mythology.
A gallery displays artworks from the Bengal School of Art founded by Abanindranath Tagore. [2] Another shows portraits and paintings of the Tagore house and family by the Anglo-Indian school. The latter is called the Western Art Gallery. There are also galleries devoted to Rabindranath, showing his life, works and ideas.
Benode Behari Mukherjee (7 February 1904 – 11 November 1980) was an Indian artist from West Bengal state. Mukherjee was one of the pioneers of Indian modern art and a key figure of Contextual Modernism. He was one of the earliest artists in modern India to take up to murals as a mode of artistic expression.