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Folk and Minor Art in India

Folk and Minor Art in India. Instructor: Prof. Shatarupa Thakurta Roy, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Kharagpur. Indian folk artistry is uniquely recognized all over the world not only for richness of aesthetics but also as indicators of age-old habitual belief. They comprise tacit knowledge that is protected by passing on through generations. Having said that one must also consider the folk artists as creative individuals with adequate freedom of expression to keep the tradition alive and going. In India, the mainstream academic style of art synergized with the principle of vernacular art and culture to boost 'Nationalistic' idea as well as 'Modernism' since pre-colonial era. The course traces the journey of an array of indigenous art styles from traditional to contemporary and comments on sustainability of culture through preservation, conservation and paradigm shift. (from nptel.ac.in)

Lecture 28 - Case Study: Bengal Patachitra

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Lecture 01 - Changing Definition of Folk and Minor Art

Lecture 02 - Timelines and Regions: General Mapping

Lecture 03 - Traditional Roots: Elements and Principles

Lecture 04 - Timelessness: Primitive Connection

Lecture 05 - Evolution in Purpose: Ritualistic to Propagative

Lecture 06 - Contemporary Practice

Lecture 07 - Classification and Connections: Traditional Roots

Lecture 08 - Early Literary Resources

Lecture 09 - Mythical Associations

Lecture 10 - Idea of Nationalism and Modernism in the Context of Folk Art

Lecture 11 - Relevance of the Art Practice

Lecture 12 - Contextualization and Decontextualization

Lecture 13 - Concept of Communication for Social Purpose

Lecture 14 - Aesthetic Perspective

Lecture 15 - Secularity and Religious Plurality

Lecture 16 - Ethnographic Perspective on the Study of Folk Art and Culture

Lecture 17 - About the Exponents who Brought the Culture under the Limelight

Lecture 18 - Commonality and Congruity in the Diverse Content of Art

Lecture 19 - School of Art in Madhubani Painting

Lecture 20 - Art as a Faminine Preserve vs the Male Painters of Madhubani

Lecture 21 - Yamapata, Pytkar and Other Art Practice of Jharkhand

Lecture 22 - Patachitra of Bengal

Lecture 23 - Patachitra of Odisha

Lecture 24 - Continuum of the Practice: Ancient Centres, Contemporary Scenario, Method and Material

Lecture 25 - Continuum of the Practice: Ancient Centres, Contemporary Scenario, Method and Material (cont.)

Lecture 26 - Continuum of the Practice: Ancient Centres, Contemporary Scenario, Method and Material (cont.)

Lecture 27 - Case Study: Gond Art

Lecture 28 - Case Study: Bengal Patachitra

Lecture 29 - Case Study: Madhubani Paintings

Lecture 30 - Characteristics of Contemporary Collection: Semiotic Analysis

Lecture 31 - Characteristics of Contemporary Collection: Thematic and Iconic Analysis

Lecture 32 - Characteristics of Contemporary Collection of Indian Folk and Minor Art

Lecture 33 - Thematic Change in Contemporary Collection of Indian Folk and Minor Art

Lecture 34 - Individual Expression in Contemporary Collection of Indian Folk and Minor Art

Lecture 35 - Cultural Condition: Colonial and Postcolonial Bengal

Lecture 36 - Cultural Condition: Colonial and Postcolonial Bengal (cont.)

Lecture 37 - Contextualizing Folk Idiom

Lecture 38 - Contextualizing Folk Idiom (cont.)

Lecture 39 - Contextualizing Folk Idiom (cont.)

Lecture 40 - Coexistence and Collaborations with Mainstream Art

Lecture 41 - Alternative Context: Place of Folk Art in Contemporary Lifestyle

Lecture 42 - Need of Paradigm Shift

Lecture 43 - Need of Paradigm Shift (cont.)

Lecture 44 - Endnote