The Karnataka Chitrakala Parishat organized a craft bazaar – Sampoorn, at Bangalore from the 19th to the 28th of June, 2009. 23 artists from all over the world, in fact a few from other countries got together and filled the campus with their own creative articles that emitted vibrant hues. From paper bags to waste cloth bags, earrings to toe rings, kurtis to saris and from Tanjore paintings to Madhubani paintings; the bazaar was buzzing with excitement on an early Saturday morning! A painting, whether modern or surreal, always tells you a small story. However, this story is subject to changes based on one’s thinking and personality. I came across two stalls that had paintings that depicted small yarns from the great Indian mythologies, Ramayana and the Mahabharata – the Madhubani paintings from Bihar and the Patachitra paintings from Orissa. Mr. Ashok Kumar Das is a folk artist from a small village next to Golgahar in Patna. He learnt the art of Madhubani painting from his grandmother ...
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