Hand Knotted Mix Media Wall Installation (152 x 183 cm)

Handknotted in Wool and Silk

The artwork offer a fascinating window into 19th-century Bengali culture. While devotional depictions of Hindu deities like Kali and Shiva were common, the genre evolved to reflect contemporary life. However, another deity which was given great reverence in this form is that of the Goddess Durga. In this painting, Durga is depicted surrounded by her family of Gods and Goddesses. She towers over the composition with her ten outstretched arms carrying her traditional weaponry.

ANWAR CHITRAKAR Kolkata, West Bengal President’s Award, 2006

Born in 1980, Anwar Chitrakar is a Patua artist with an artistic lineage that stretches back to his father, Amar Chitrakar, who instilled in him the time-honoured techniques of the Kalighat painting style. Hailing from West Bengal, Anwar is part of a small community of Patuas, village artists who craft vertical scroll paintings. 
He has participated in several exhibitions both in India and abroad, such as the Berlin Festival 2012, Namaste India Festival Japan 2012, Devi Art Foundation’s “Vernacular in the Contemporary”, and others. His paintings are part of the collection at the prestigious Victoria and Albert Museum, London, the Mumbai International Airport, and many important private collections. Anwar Chitrakar won the West Bengal State Award in 2002, the National Award in 2006, and the President’s Award amongst others. 

 

The artwork offer a fascinating window into 19th-century Bengali culture. While devotional depictions of Hindu deities like Kali and Shiva were common, the genre evolved to reflect contemporary life. However, another deity which was given great reverence in this form is that of the Goddess Durga. In this painting, Durga is depicted surrounded by her family of Gods and Goddesses. She towers over the composition with her ten outstretched arms carrying her traditional weaponry.

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