KALA TARANG: Folk Hues From India

PUBLISHED May 20th, 2014 03:35 pm | UPDATED May 9th, 2018 03:13 am

Kala Tarang is back with its next Indian Handicrafts exibition putting the spotlight on Indian folk art this time. Titled Folk Hues from India, the exhibition will showcase both rural and tribal folk art styles like Phad, Warli, Madhubani and Gond from different parts of India.

Folk art is a form of community art where rural and tribal communities expressed their creativity at times of weddings, births and other celebrations. Every region or tribe has its signature style with its own distinct grammar. Perhaps what is most remarkable is that the process of creating these paintings are absolutely eco-friendly where colours, canvas and drawing implements are all created naturally. Over time the canvas has diversified from walls, rock faces and floors to handmade paper and cloth.

The canvas at the folk art exhibition will range from handmade paper, handspun cotton and silk fabric to bamboo, pottery and palm leaves. The colours used in Indian folk art are all extracted from locally available natural products like flowers, leaves, fruits, tree bark, soot and mud.

Admission is free, and the exhibition is open from 11am – 6pm till 31 May 2014.