“An artist is not paid for his labor but for his vision.”
— James McNeill Whistler
Suman Doonga
In current times to the COVID-19 pandemic, artists across in our country the arts spectrum are suffering from difficulties arising due to loss of livelihood and no means of sustenance.
#SavetheArtist, is an initiative, which is conducting a series of online interactions with the eminent artists of Indian Classical Music, Dance, Folk dance, tribe Arts and Craft, Media, Culture, Theater and Literature on the challenges they are facing during this COVID-19 pandemic and the uncertainties that surround their art forms. It is founded by eminent Educationist and cultural evangelist, Suman Doonga, who has inspired thousands of students over the years through her result oriented inspiring work also as Media Director of SPIC MACAY, a global volunteer movement promoting Indian Classical Music and Culture Amongst Youth.
In these trying times for artists, #SaveTheArtist has started its latest initiative, The ‘Meet & Greet Series’ for supporting the artists across the country. This initiative has received wide support by eminent persons from across the arts and media industry.
globalbihari.com is proud to get associated with the cause and serialise the efforts to save the artists.
Avdhesh Kumar and Anubha Karn are respectively Madhubani and Paper Mache artists from Delhi. Avdhesh has been practicing the traditional art of Madhubani painting over the last three decades.
They have conducted workshops and exhibitions of Madhubani painting all over the country and have trained thousands of students into the art of Madhubani painting.
In the current crisis of the COVID 19 pandemic, their livelihood has been impacted badly. PLEASE BUY THEIR ARTWORK AND SUPPORT THEM.
Madhubani, which by one account means Forest of Honey, (‘Madhu’-honey, ‘Ban’-forest or woods) is a region in Mithila region of Bihar (Madhubani district). The Madhubani paintings is an ancient style of painting that originates 2500 years ago. Mainly attributed to the upper caste in the beginning, this was later taken up by women across all castes. The women used their keen sense of beauty to create evocative paintings of gods and goddesses, animals and characters from mythology, using natural dyes and pigments and painted with the help of twigs, fingers and matchsticks.
Paper mache—derived from papier-mâché, or “chewed paper” in French—is a sculpting medium made up of paper pieces that have been bound by an adhesive paste. ‘Papier mâché’ is a term used to describe lots of objects made in slightly different ways, but all using mashed up paper and some sort of paste. Sometimes, the paper would be moulded around a solid form, for example a wooden board. Other times, the paper would be pressed into a cast to mould it into the desired shape. This centuries-old sculpting method transforms ordinary paper and simple paste into three-dimensional creations. On top of its decorative versatility and distinctive aesthetic, paper mache is praised for its preparation, which you can complete in just a few simple steps.
Madhubani, which by one account means Forest of Honey, (‘Madhu’-honey, ‘Ban’-forest or woods) is a region in Mithila region of Bihar (Madhubani district). The Madhubani paintings is an ancient style of painting that originates 2500 years ago. Mainly attributed to the upper caste in the beginning, this was later taken up by women across all castes. The women used their keen sense of beauty to create evocative paintings of gods and goddesses, animals and characters from mythology, using natural dyes and pigments and painted with the help of twigs, fingers and matchsticks.
Nice painting good interview