I want to tell you about little uppity Nicola painting belongs to Mithila a
Nicola painting belongs to Mithila a
Nicola painting belongs to Mithila a region in Bihar it is situated on the
region in Bihar it is situated on the
region in Bihar it is situated on the border of India and Nepal and there are
border of India and Nepal and there are
border of India and Nepal and there are two natural calamities that let
two natural calamities that let
two natural calamities that let discovering and emergence of his art
w/g Archer a British officer discovered
w/g Archer a British officer discovered it first in 1934 and in 1966 the region
it first in 1934 and in 1966 the region
it first in 1934 and in 1966 the region was badly hit by a severe draught then
was badly hit by a severe draught then
was badly hit by a severe draught then poeple Jayakar the chairman of
poeple Jayakar the chairman of
poeple Jayakar the chairman of handicrafts board decided to send our
handicrafts board decided to send our
handicrafts board decided to send our designer from Bombay Bhaskar Kulkarni to
designer from Bombay Bhaskar Kulkarni to
designer from Bombay Bhaskar Kulkarni to go to villages and tell the woman to
go to villages and tell the woman to
go to villages and tell the woman to transfer these images on paper for a
transfer these images on paper for a
transfer these images on paper for a living and that’s how the commercial
living and that’s how the commercial
living and that’s how the commercial existence of this art began and and then
existence of this art began and and then
existence of this art began and and then the woman played an important role as a
the woman played an important role as a
the woman played an important role as a representative of this cultural
representative of this cultural
representative of this cultural aesthetics it is the woman who practiced
aesthetics it is the woman who practiced
aesthetics it is the woman who practiced this art from the beginning because it
this art from the beginning because it
this art from the beginning because it is the their festivals and ceremonies
is the their festivals and ceremonies
is the their festivals and ceremonies throughout a year so there is your
throughout a year so there is your
throughout a year so there is your diagram or rituals throughout the year
diagram or rituals throughout the year
diagram or rituals throughout the year so it is the woman who are allowed to
so it is the woman who are allowed to
so it is the woman who are allowed to draw I can say diagrams ritualistic
draw I can say diagrams ritualistic
draw I can say diagrams ritualistic diagrams or images on the floors and
diagrams or images on the floors and
diagrams or images on the floors and back walls of the houses so it does how
back walls of the houses so it does how
back walls of the houses so it does how it became it is known as would insert a
it became it is known as would insert a
it became it is known as would insert a feminist expression and then lard is
feminist expression and then lard is
feminist expression and then lard is known as Madhubani art because the
known as Madhubani art because the
known as Madhubani art because the village was
village was
village was Cudney visited are located around
Cudney visited are located around
Cudney visited are located around Madhubani district that’s right it is
Madhubani district that’s right it is
Madhubani district that’s right it is known as it is of two types one is the
known as it is of two types one is the
known as it is of two types one is the light style and the other is the color
light style and the other is the color
light style and the other is the color style the line styler is the one in
style the line styler is the one in
style the line styler is the one in which the practice now uses just one
which the practice now uses just one
which the practice now uses just one color that is black and the color style
color that is black and the color style
color that is black and the color style is the one in which a practitioner uses
is the one in which a practitioner uses
is the one in which a practitioner uses all primary colors such as black red
all primary colors such as black red
all primary colors such as black red yellow pink and blue and green so and
yellow pink and blue and green so and
yellow pink and blue and green so and they make these colors from from the
they make these colors from from the
they make these colors from from the nature itself like bigger become big big
nature itself like bigger become big big
nature itself like bigger become big big colors from leaves hers and plants and
colors from leaves hers and plants and
colors from leaves hers and plants and barks of various plants so that’s how it
barks of various plants so that’s how it
barks of various plants so that’s how it became you know a very vibrant colors
became you know a very vibrant colors
became you know a very vibrant colors child now I want you tell you about what
child now I want you tell you about what
child now I want you tell you about what do what do i do bill use this as a
do what do i do bill use this as a
do what do i do bill use this as a vehicle of expression because they
vehicle of expression because they
vehicle of expression because they wanted to they wanted to depict
wanted to they wanted to depict
wanted to they wanted to depict mythology and and the story each gods
mythology and and the story each gods
mythology and and the story each gods and goddesses and situations from
and goddesses and situations from
and goddesses and situations from everyday life how it became a
everyday life how it became a
everyday life how it became a fascination for me in my extended family
fascination for me in my extended family
fascination for me in my extended family all my fans and my mother they used to
all my fans and my mother they used to
all my fans and my mother they used to painting in the line style and for the
painting in the line style and for the
painting in the line style and for the line style
line style
line style there was only one color that was black
there was only one color that was black
there was only one color that was black this I think very importantly that was
this I think very importantly that was
this I think very importantly that was the only color they were using so I was
the only color they were using so I was
the only color they were using so I was very young I was just 10 years old and
very young I was just 10 years old and
very young I was just 10 years old and when I saw all of them using the black
when I saw all of them using the black
when I saw all of them using the black color it became a major fascination for
color it became a major fascination for
color it became a major fascination for me because I have never seen the DA eat
me because I have never seen the DA eat
me because I have never seen the DA eat so much I mean such a prominence of
so much I mean such a prominence of
so much I mean such a prominence of black color in my life before so and
black color in my life before so and
black color in my life before so and then then there was a new environment
then then there was a new environment
then then there was a new environment and then there was your big response
and then there was your big response
and then there was your big response from the West every day you can have a
from the West every day you can have a
from the West every day you can have a you know you can have a coronary in your
you know you can have a coronary in your
you know you can have a coronary in your space in your courtyard they would come
space in your courtyard they would come
space in your courtyard they would come appreciate your art by your art so it
appreciate your art by your art so it
appreciate your art by your art so it was something new I have seen and then I
was something new I have seen and then I
was something new I have seen and then I went to the road
went to the road
went to the road to a sturdy finder’s because after 10
to a sturdy finder’s because after 10
to a sturdy finder’s because after 10 years I would literally seek off it I
years I would literally seek off it I
years I would literally seek off it I wanted to see a bigger world of art and
wanted to see a bigger world of art and
wanted to see a bigger world of art and art practice course so I went to do fine
art practice course so I went to do fine
art practice course so I went to do fine art and it was a real breakthrough for
art and it was a real breakthrough for
art and it was a real breakthrough for me because I really wanted to know what
me because I really wanted to know what
me because I really wanted to know what RTT even then I did not know much there
RTT even then I did not know much there
RTT even then I did not know much there because I was unprepared then I then I
because I was unprepared then I then I
because I was unprepared then I then I came back to the village and they
came back to the village and they
came back to the village and they decided what should I do
decided what should I do
decided what should I do so you first listen then then I think it
so you first listen then then I think it
so you first listen then then I think it was the only color which I knew so well
was the only color which I knew so well
was the only color which I knew so well and so closely so I think I thought that
and so closely so I think I thought that
and so closely so I think I thought that I saw returned to this color dye so I
I saw returned to this color dye so I
I saw returned to this color dye so I should return to my roots and then I
should return to my roots and then I
should return to my roots and then I decided to know what what this art means
decided to know what what this art means
decided to know what what this art means to me why I am so fascinated with it
to me why I am so fascinated with it
to me why I am so fascinated with it white so I took I wanted to work very
white so I took I wanted to work very
white so I took I wanted to work very hard very rigorously I would paint I
hard very rigorously I would paint I
hard very rigorously I would paint I would practice for almost eight hours a
would practice for almost eight hours a
would practice for almost eight hours a day just to understand his lifestyle as
day just to understand his lifestyle as
day just to understand his lifestyle as a medium which was very difficult to
a medium which was very difficult to
a medium which was very difficult to understand and then I just wanted to run
understand and then I just wanted to run
understand and then I just wanted to run to understand it very naturally
to understand it very naturally
to understand it very naturally so the two internalized medium as a
so the two internalized medium as a
so the two internalized medium as a means of express and was an important
means of express and was an important
means of express and was an important thing for me and I was very young then
thing for me and I was very young then
thing for me and I was very young then so I worked very hard for ten years and
so I worked very hard for ten years and
so I worked very hard for ten years and then at the end of it I was I was in a
then at the end of it I was I was in a
then at the end of it I was I was in a position to in the internalize it as a
position to in the internalize it as a
position to in the internalize it as a medium to know it as your language and I
medium to know it as your language and I
medium to know it as your language and I was quite able to create it the way I
was quite able to create it the way I
was quite able to create it the way I like so from 2000 onwards I thought I
like so from 2000 onwards I thought I
like so from 2000 onwards I thought I said painted this style as a
said painted this style as a
said painted this style as a full-fledged artist and I did a 16 feet
full-fledged artist and I did a 16 feet
full-fledged artist and I did a 16 feet long is strong depicting a story which I
long is strong depicting a story which I
long is strong depicting a story which I have picked up from my mother in
have picked up from my mother in
have picked up from my mother in childhood my mother was a good
childhood my mother was a good
childhood my mother was a good storyteller and she has a story for
storyteller and she has a story for
storyteller and she has a story for every day throughout the year she was a
every day throughout the year she was a
every day throughout the year she was a very nice thing were also so I painted
very nice thing were also so I painted
very nice thing were also so I painted that story that is strong then in 2002 a
that story that is strong then in 2002 a
that story that is strong then in 2002 a diet
diet
diet out in Gujarat and I had lived in
out in Gujarat and I had lived in
out in Gujarat and I had lived in Gujarat and known that place very much
Gujarat and known that place very much
Gujarat and known that place very much and I think loved that place very much I
and I think loved that place very much I
and I think loved that place very much I was really moved by it because the
was really moved by it because the
was really moved by it because the Gujarat right was something but like the
Gujarat right was something but like the
Gujarat right was something but like the freedom struggle for me I had known in
freedom struggle for me I had known in
freedom struggle for me I had known in such a scale before I would literally
such a scale before I would literally
such a scale before I would literally would very much move and for four months
would very much move and for four months
would very much move and for four months I read a lot because newspaper was the
I read a lot because newspaper was the
I read a lot because newspaper was the only means or magazines all the leading
only means or magazines all the leading
only means or magazines all the leading leading magazines like India Today or
leading magazines like India Today or
leading magazines like India Today or outlook or all the leading magnets were
outlook or all the leading magnets were
outlook or all the leading magnets were no only wills for me to information
no only wills for me to information
no only wills for me to information about the riots so I gather all the
about the riots so I gather all the
about the riots so I gather all the information then I did a lot lot of
information then I did a lot lot of
information then I did a lot lot of draft then in April I started to paint
draft then in April I started to paint
draft then in April I started to paint no to did add a subject because violence
no to did add a subject because violence
no to did add a subject because violence is something I don’t know I still don’t
is something I don’t know I still don’t
is something I don’t know I still don’t know I think there’s no need for
know I think there’s no need for
know I think there’s no need for violence in the good human being life so
violence in the good human being life so
violence in the good human being life so it was very difficult for me to paint it
it was very difficult for me to paint it
it was very difficult for me to paint it to choose violent violence as a subject
to choose violent violence as a subject
to choose violent violence as a subject so I did lots of jobs and then I spent
so I did lots of jobs and then I spent
so I did lots of jobs and then I spent almost nine months after that to
almost nine months after that to
almost nine months after that to describe the riot and it was a line
describe the riot and it was a line
describe the riot and it was a line landmark worked in my career as an
landmark worked in my career as an
landmark worked in my career as an artist and that was I was quite happy
artist and that was I was quite happy
artist and that was I was quite happy that I did that and then I got I got an
that I did that and then I got I got an
that I did that and then I got I got an opportunity to talk about my Park in the
opportunity to talk about my Park in the
opportunity to talk about my Park in the United States so this color the black
United States so this color the black
United States so this color the black became my major fascination just fast is
became my major fascination just fast is
became my major fascination just fast is like passive because it was very
like passive because it was very
like passive because it was very powerful and then lots of base to eat so
powerful and then lots of base to eat so
powerful and then lots of base to eat so I thought I said you need it as a
I thought I said you need it as a
I thought I said you need it as a language because I think I could say in
language because I think I could say in
language because I think I could say in this language so I did a lot of I did
this language so I did a lot of I did
this language so I did a lot of I did use a lot of colored flater but that I
use a lot of colored flater but that I
use a lot of colored flater but that I think but black is something which is
think but black is something which is
think but black is something which is very close to me I feel very very
very close to me I feel very very
very close to me I feel very very naturally close to this color that I did
naturally close to this color that I did
naturally close to this color that I did a lot of other series like I did with
a lot of other series like I did with
a lot of other series like I did with the series I did Krishna series I did I
the series I did Krishna series I did I
the series I did Krishna series I did I can say al moosari is monsoon series
can say al moosari is monsoon series
can say al moosari is monsoon series Allah
Allah
Allah of silly apollo interpolated and then
of silly apollo interpolated and then
of silly apollo interpolated and then very recently i have done a book on
very recently i have done a book on
very recently i have done a book on bypassing of colored black which I did
bypassing of colored black which I did
bypassing of colored black which I did with Tara publications in Chennai and
with Tara publications in Chennai and
with Tara publications in Chennai and then you go
then you go
then you go this book is about what this color means
this book is about what this color means
this book is about what this color means to me why this became a passion for me
to me why this became a passion for me
to me why this became a passion for me and this also tells me tells about my
and this also tells me tells about my
and this also tells me tells about my journey as an artist so with a nice
journey as an artist so with a nice
journey as an artist so with a nice experience for me to do a book on
experience for me to do a book on
experience for me to do a book on Colonel black and then for me my real
Colonel black and then for me my real
Colonel black and then for me my real world is just a part of blank black ink
world is just a part of blank black ink
world is just a part of blank black ink and I believe it contains all the magic
and I believe it contains all the magic
and I believe it contains all the magic all the forms and everything that human
all the forms and everything that human
all the forms and everything that human beings can render and imagine I think
beings can render and imagine I think
beings can render and imagine I think art so the essence of life and art is
art so the essence of life and art is
art so the essence of life and art is the celebration of life and you know it
the celebration of life and you know it
the celebration of life and you know it is only an art that you find you find
is only an art that you find you find
is only an art that you find you find the freedom and and I think stunning
the freedom and and I think stunning
the freedom and and I think stunning classical vocalist says you hardly the
classical vocalist says you hardly the
classical vocalist says you hardly the insistent articulation of who you are
insistent articulation of who you are
insistent articulation of who you are and I fully I did it with her thank you
and I fully I did it with her thank you
and I fully I did it with her thank you [Applause]
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