BABA AND BIBI
by Shymal Mukherjee
preview on 23rd Jan 2010
on till 3rd Feb2010
at
ICONART Gallery
ph no 9849968797
Bibi and Baba
By Shyamal Mukherjee
Foreword
In his signature caricature style, Indian rusticity achieves a modern day interpretation in Shyamal Mukherjees art works. The immediacy of the robust forms with their bright orange , red ,green attires attire fill the frames end to end, may on first impression seem to achieve a comic , humorous end. But when one appraises a body of his work, these men and women titled simply as “Babas” and “Bibis” convey a sampling of Indian middle class life , especially artisans finding joy in the paradox of frugal living and their occupation of entertaining others . The body postures and eyes drawn into the chubby and plump rotund pudginess, profess an astuteness that comes from a life of patience and sustenance. These men and women as performers, with their entertainment paraphernalia of musical instruments and scrolls , within the context of gallery walls seem to poke satire as figures of entertainment for the viewer and as a means of livelihood for themselves, as artists . People painted in pairs or as larger family empathise each other with compassion, in this effort.
Dr.Avani Rao Gandra
curator
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