Gods, Goddesses and Mythologies

Popular Oleographs and Chromolithographs from the Late 19th and early 20th century India by Arkaprava Bose, researcher, Kalakriti Archive, Hyderabad.

As many as ninety (90) oleographs and chromolithographs by Raja Ravi Varma, MV Dhurandhar, Bamapada Banerjee and many lesser known popular artists of the so-called "Calendar Prints" are on display at the Kalakriti Art Gallery from 17th May to 12th June 2019.

The Exhibition includes the famous oleographs of MV Dhurandhar, Bamapada Banerjee, RG Chonker, Vasudeo H Pandya, CG Ramanujam, Hiralal of Nathdwara, P Mukundan Tampi and a few others from this group.

In the early decades of the 20th century, a large and widespread market for prints emerged in India and the artists, lithographic presses, entrepreneurs, and sale agents became closely interconnected to each other as never before. The exhibition allows us to take a glimpse into this rich, complex and variegated world of the popular prints.

One of the main attractions of the exhibition is the large format embellished lithographic prints. There was a tradition of woman from the wealthy families spending their leisure time embellishing the lithographic prints of gods and goddesses with embroidery and zardozi. Beautifully decorated, these embellished prints still enchant our eyes, adding a new dimension to the history of the use of popular print in India.

What: Exhibition of oleographs and chromolithographs

Where: Kalakriti Art Gallery

On view till Wednesday, 12th June 2019

Time: 11am to 7 pm

Art Appreciation Workshop

This interactive session with Sunil Lohar (lecturer at International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad) aims to give a basic introduction to art, specifically about paintings (visual arts). Many of us always have some common questions when we see modern or contemporary paintings.

Some of them are: What does that mean? Why do people buy paintings/artworks? Is it to decorate walls or is it about something more? How do we differentiate between a good painting and bad painting? Or, there is nothing like good and bad when it comes to art? Sometimes we ask these questions directly to artists, and most of the time we shy away. Here is the opportunity for those who want to be vocal and clarify their doubts/impression of modern and contemporary art (paintings).

Registration fee: 150/- inclusive of material and snacks.

What: Workshop

Where: Kalakriti Art Gallery

When:18th May

Time: 6:30 pm to 8 pm