Speaking with pictures : folk art and the narrative tradition in India / by Roma Chatterji ; foreword by Veena Das

By:

Chatterji, Roma

Contributor(s):

Das, Veena [foreworder]

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Series: Critical Asian studies / edited by Veena DasPublication details: Routledge : 2012, New Delhi.Description: xxvi, 299 p., plates : col. illISBN:

9780415523011

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

745.0954 CHA-S

Contents:

Contents : 1. Folk arts : what kind of object is it ?-- 2. Global events and local narratives : 9/11 and the chitrakars-- 3. Words and images : storytelling in Gond Art-- 4. Patua Arts and the graphic novel : an experiment in inter-texual communication-- 5. Conclusion : pictures and myths

Summary: "Speaking with Pictures" offers a path-breaking exploration of visual narratives in folk art. It foregrounds folk art's engagement with modernity by re-looking at its figurative modes and the ways in which they are embedded in mythic thought. The book discusses folk art as a contemporary phenomenon which is a part of a complex visual culture where the 'essence' of tradition is best captured in a 'new' form or medium. Each chapter picks up a theme that moves between the local and the global, thereby attempting to problematise the stereotypical view of folk artists as carriers of 'timeless tradition'. The volume provides an ethnographic account of innovations through a detailed analysis of the scroll painting tradition of the patuas of West Bengal and the Pardhan-Gond style of Madhya Pradesh, highlighting some recent attempts at inter-medium exchange in storytelling. The book will interest those in visual and popular culture in anthropology, sociology, literary criticism and folklore. It will also be of immense value to art historians, museologists, curators and NGOs working in media and communication, apart from those with a general interest in folk art.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Books	Library, SPAB L-1	Non Fiction	745.0954 CHA-S (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		006267

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents : 1. Folk arts : what kind of object is it ?--
2. Global events and local narratives : 9/11 and the chitrakars--
3. Words and images : storytelling in Gond Art--
4. Patua Arts and the graphic novel : an experiment in inter-texual communication--
5. Conclusion : pictures and myths

"Speaking with Pictures" offers a path-breaking exploration of visual narratives in folk art. It foregrounds folk art's engagement with modernity by re-looking at its figurative modes and the ways in which they are embedded in mythic thought. The book discusses folk art as a contemporary phenomenon which is a part of a complex visual culture where the 'essence' of tradition is best captured in a 'new' form or medium. Each chapter picks up a theme that moves between the local and the global, thereby attempting to problematise the stereotypical view of folk artists as carriers of 'timeless tradition'. The volume provides an ethnographic account of innovations through a detailed analysis of the scroll painting tradition of the patuas of West Bengal and the Pardhan-Gond style of Madhya Pradesh, highlighting some recent attempts at inter-medium exchange in storytelling. The book will interest those in visual and popular culture in anthropology, sociology, literary criticism and folklore. It will also be of immense value to art historians, museologists, curators and NGOs working in media and communication, apart from those with a general interest in folk art.

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