Empowering women via art


In the past few decades, women from ‘paramparik' craft families have been increasingly engaged in significant artistic processes, a role which was traditionally denied to them.

The women of the ‘sthapathi' families of Mahabalipuram, a centre of stone sculpture since the Pallava times, are emerging as artists of considerable merit - from the role of being mere background ‘sketchers' of temple forms and figures to aid their menfolk's creations, to becoming artists in their own right.

Creative artwork

Their traditional sketches, which were generally replicas of the sculptures in the Mahapalipuram temple complex and other religious icons and themes, have been honed by formal art training. Further embellishment on the artwork has led to a new genre of art that has opened new windows of creativity and economic opportunities for these women.

Over 100 women from Mahabalipuram, whose families are traditionally sculptors, have been trained by the CP Ramaswami Aiyar Foundation in drawing and painting.................Click for more

 

 

Source Web Page: The Hindu


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