22 October,2010 07:09 AM IST | | The Guide Team
Give the staid shopping mall a miss This weekend. Instead, head to the museum to chat up with humble craftsmen, who make stunning ceramics and traditional art
Brahmadeo Ram Pandit might not talk too much but he prefers to let his ceramics do the talking. Born into a potter's family, it was only natural that he took up the art of creating functional products. Yet, Pandit did not let the shackles of a traditional family tie him down. After learning the basics of how to make utensils, he broke free and initiated new trends in studio pottery.
You can pick up Pandit's gorgeous ceramics, that are made using soda firing technique or the rare Japanese technique of Tobigana, at Paramparik Karigar's exhibition being held this weekend. Chances are, you might also bump into Pandit himself, who will tell you a thing or two about the Jap raku smoke firingu00a0 technique and his passion for moulding ikebana and bonsai pots.
Paramparik Karigar is an association of crafts people, who are in the process of ensuring that the intricate knowledge of our traditional arts and crafts that rural craftsmen possess does not turn into an obscure and forgotten piece of history in a hurry.
At the exhibition, check out fabulous pieces of art that are rooted in the Pattachitra (Orissa), Gond (Madhya Pradesh), Kalamkari (Andhra Pradesh) and Mithila (Bihar) art forms. Why would we suggest you spend your precious weekend at the museum venue? Because the nine craftsmen who represent these art forms are going to be there in person. We are sure that apart from the ceramics or paintings, you will also be taking home lots of stories and folklore.
On: October 23 and 24, 10.30 am to 6.30 pm.
At: Coomaraswamy Hall, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (Prince of Wales Museum), Kala Ghoda.
