Pravaah- A Journey
In continuation of its exploration of traditional Indian arts, Art Tree focuses on the theme of Water in an exhibition titled Pravaah – A journey. Symbolizing the constant flow of water that leads to purgation and cleansing, and inspired by innumerable references to water in historical, ancient and renaissance pieces of art, the exhibition depicts the universality of water in different forms of Indian art. In both literature and art, water is considered the universal symbol for change in its forever flowing course.
This is our yet another attempt at our continuing with an unremitting journey towards achieving our overall motto of inclusiveness.
Widely acknowledged for its traditional art forms and crafts, Indian folk art has been handed down from one generation to the next without altering its cultural and traditional vibrancy. In its endeavor Art Tree aims to preserve and promote the legacy of traditional Indian art and crafts, the origins of which can be traced to prehistoric settlements in the 3rd millennium BCE.
Pravaah emphasizes and underlines the dynamic energy that water signifies and epitomizes in the works of some distinguished artist displaying five different forms of folk and traditional art, viz., Madhubani by Manisha Jha and Manoj Choudhary; Pattachitra by Purna Chandra Moharana and Tanmay Mahapatra; Phad by Prakash Joshi; Warli by Anil Wangad and Sarita Vanjara. Each region is known for its own unique form of folk art and has its distinctive style.
It is no coincidence that Pravaah-A Journey coincides with the month of Shravan month of the Hindu Saka calendar is connected to the arrival of the South-West monsoons in the entire Indian subcontinent. The time for our event has been specially chosen to concur with this month.
