";s:4:"text";s:2724:" By Prapti Mittal. The Bengal School of Art emerged in 1950s Bengal, specifically Kolkata and Santiniketan as an avant garde movement, establishing itself along the lines of the Indian freedom struggle and all its basic elements like Swadeshi movement (self-sufficiency in production), non-cooperation with foreigners, self-governance, unity of all Indians against foreigners, among many others. The lines of Bengal school resemble the Ajanta paintings.
Natumgram, a village of West Bengal makes wooden dolls like Gouranga, Krishna, Bor-Bou, Gour-Nitai, owl etc.Bamboo crafts are a very old and indigenous tradition in West Bengal. An exceptional colourist, Sher-Gil was able to achieve special effects…
They are rhythmic and provide pleasant experience to eyes. The Dokras are now dispersed over the western part of West Bengal in four districts namely Bankura, Purulia, Midnapore and Burdwan and are mainly concentrated in Bankura and partly in Purulia.
Q 2.
The non-violent protests of our politicians were given a beautiful silent voice by art- by the Bengal School of Art. PREAMBLE In this study, visual materials of art are not discussed in detailfor critical issues but the folklore essence and its morphology in every art form regardless of their category are going to be the focal concern of this discussion. And frequently there is more than one tower in the temple building. In Patachitra painting is a true cultural heritage of It's good to see a lost painting coming back around.Durga pot or Durga sara is recognised as the worshiped patachitra. While local artists across the country aligned themselves to create art that suited British requirements for several decades, a significant reaction against colonial influence was witnessed with the birth of the Bengal School of Art in the early 20 th century. Ghurni of Nadia district is very popular for making the clay idols.
p. 9: "Mukherjee tries to reconstitute a Bengali aesthetic within the perspective of pan-Indian civilisation".Masks of West Bengal_Publisher:Indian Museum_kolkata_Author: Sabita Ranjan SarkarCraft council of west Bengal-1985-86, The Jarana Patachitra of Bengal- Mahamaya, p-112
When one thinks of the influence that British Rule had on Indian life, the dramatic impact on Indian art cannot be ignored.
Q3.
3) Examine the evolution and salient features of Bengal School of Art.