PATTACHITRA SCROLL PAINTING SESSION
BYSHRI RAHIM AND JAHURAN CHITRAKAR
SPIC MACAY organized a live session on Pattachitra, a traditional cloth based scroll painting of Naya village in Pingla , West Bengal. on 1st May 2022. It was supported by Ananta Bajaj Foundation ,SRF foundation and Lal family foundation. Ms. Soma & Mrs. Deeba attended this session.
Shri Rahim and his wife Jahuranwere the artists of the day. They have been painting and singing stories on Hindu mythology and folk tales .Goddess Durga is one of there favourite subject paintings accompanied by narrative songs , making them painters ,lyricists and singers all at the same time.
They made a beautiful scroll painting of fish marriage, which narrates the wedding event of a fishwith designer frame by using paint colours. It was interesting to see them paint. This workshop motivated all the attendees to learn, explore , grow and develop the pattachitra skills.
By Ms. Soma Das