‘Scroll Painting Workshop’

The on-going workshop scroll painting workshop “Chitra Gaatha” has gained a lot of popularity amongst the art lovers of state capital. In this workshop scroll painting artists from West Bengal, Jharkhand and Orissa are drawing traditional paintings on scrolls. The scrolls are 15 to 100 ft in length, it depends on the length of the story. This form of art dates back to thousands of years.

The artists reflect the Patta as a medium to express many complex matters in a simple way. They have never ever forgotten the story bondage between religion and sensuous art form.

The art lovers of Bhopal are not only watching artist drawing these paintings, they are also listening to the poetic narration of the mythological stories. Like, centuries ago, a terrible demon lived in a cave outside a village, coming outside at night to steal villagers and eat them. The people lived in fear, staying home at night, unable to sleep and filled with worry. They feared the demon would consume everyone if something was not done about him. At a village meeting, a wise person came up with a plan. They built a large mirror to fool the demon. They set the mirror up outside the demon’s cave and when he emerged, he saw his own reflection in the glass. Enraged, the demon grabbed a huge stone and hurled it at his reflection thinking it was another demon. The mirror shattered into hundreds of pieces. Each fragment reflected another demon and another and another. Everywhere the demon looked, he found himself surrounded by other demons. Finally, he kills himself in despair.

The visitors are also purchasing the paintings and souvenirs like pen stand, hand-fan, stoles, saris, umbrellas etc. The workshop will conclude on Wednesday February 11, 2015.

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Date: February 11, 2015