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With Sudhiranjan Mukherjee
workshop₹ 3,500.00
A two-day workshop with artist and designer Sudhiranjan Mukherjee, introducing participants to the traditions of Bengal and Santiniketan Alpona. The workshop will open with a talk on Brata Alpana of Bengal and the history and concept of Santiniketan Alpana, followed by a demonstration. Participants will learn the principles of layout and composition, developing their own designs on paper before translating them into Alpona.
The second day will look at the relationship between Java Batik and Santiniketan Alpona, including its influence on Santiniketan Batik. Participants will complete their Alpona works and have an opportunity to discuss their work and ask questions.
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Sudhiranjan Mukherjee is an artist and designer based in Santiniketan. He completed his Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Painting from Rabindra Bharati University. He was a National Cultural Scholar in Painting at Kala Bhavana, Visva-Bharati, under Professor Dinkar Kowshik. He later trained in Applied Art at the National Council of Science Museums, Kolkata. From 1983 to 2017, he served as Assistant Lecturer in Painting and Design at Uttar Siksha Sadana and Siksha Satra, Visva-Bharati, where he created Alpona for various functions and festivals, and worked on stagecraft, stage decoration, costumes, and ornaments for Tagore dance-dramas. He has conducted numerous workshops on Alpona, Sora painting, and mask making, and has exhibited his work across India from 1981 to 2023. His work has been recognised through international awards from Shankar's International Painting Competitions in Delhi and France. He has led workshops, demonstrations, and lectures on Alpona and stagecraft internationally, including at the Tagore Festival in New Jersey, USA (2017) and the North America Bengali Conference in Las Vegas (2022).
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