PATTACHITRA
by
GEETANJALI DAS

Born in 1985, Geetanjali Das is a traditional pattachitra painter and palm leaf etcher. She continues the legacy of her late husband, pattachitra painter Pranab Das. Pattachitra is the art of painting on primed cloth or patta in the finest detail. This tradition of painting developed around the religious centres of Orissa like Konarak and Puri. The themes depict Lord Jagannath, his brother Balabhadra and sister Subhadra, the famous Rath Yatra festival as well as the Krishna Leela and Vishnu as one of his ten avatars (incarnations). Geetanjali paints on tussar silk with intricate brush strokes and detailing.

Geetanjali has participated in exhibitions at the Coomaraswamy Hall in Mumbai, at Mangalbag Gallery in Ahmedabad and India Craft Week in Delhi amongst others.

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