Artiste : Durga Bai Vyam, née en 1972
Description : Durga Bai has depicted a scene from the Gond village. She has illustrated the ‘Kothi’ the granary and all the activities that happen around it. Cleaning, chaffing, thrashing of grain and then ultimately filling the granary. The granary is made of mud blocks and plastered with mud plaster and then decorated with their famous ‘Digna Paintings ‘. The pathway to the hut has been depicted as a fish. The activity of laying roof tiles on a village hut has been shown by Durga. The two large heads portrayed are that of the Navratri Devi, who protects the household. The long totem signifies ‘Mallu Dev ‘ who protects the children from illness. The two crows feeding each other, on top of the roof signify arrival of guests in the house.
Format : 128x98
Année : 2013
Matière / Technique : Acrylique sur toile
Thème :

Vernacular India 2014