Debraj Goswami, professor of Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda and a moderator of the fest, takes My Kolkata on a tour of the art show
By
Bishwabijoy Mitra |
Published 05.02.23, 07:49 PM
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The Behala Art Fest is the result of the teamwork of several artists. Much of the graffiti is painted by artist Sanatan Dinda, convener of the fest, but many of them were suggested by other team members. In Arena One, the huge graffiti of director Ritwik Ghatak and the installations in front of it remind visitors of the tragedy of Partition
All images by Amit Datta/My Kolkata
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An entire wall has been dedicated to women artists of the world, by recreating their renowned works
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Bangladeshi artist Promiti Hossain has come up with graffiti on dying Rickshaw Art from her country. She said there are just a few artisans in Bangladesh who practise this art and with her piece, she wants to create awareness about the art form
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This is the birth centenary of Mrinal Sen and an entire wall has been dedicated to the filmmaker
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This installation by artist Sanatan Dinda talks about the hollow culture of consumerism. More specifically, his art speaks about the importance of physical beauty in pop culture and how it is taking us away from real beauty. He has created a show that sells prosthetic body parts and the shop is called Beauti-fool
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Artist Samindra Nath Majumdar has created this giant spinning top to show that one needs to be bound first to be unbound
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A special photography exhibition is being held in Arena Two. Photographers were asked to send their works and selected photos have been exhibited here
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The entire neighbourhood is filled with photographers and bloggers. We saw a couple of fashion shoots taking place in front of the colourful walls as well
My Kolkata is the digital media partner of Behala Art Fest 2023
