Art Vibration - 703

Fad Painting Is a Visual Script Of Folk Theater ..

Friend these days, I am visiting paintings of fad style on my social media network ( facebook/instagram )  from the page of artisan cum creative art master sir Kalyan Joshi. So yesterday, I was talked to him and asked some questions for gain to more  knowledge about this traditional fad painting of Rajasthan.

 

Artisan Master Kalyan Joshi is teaching of  fad painting process to his art students at Studio chitrshala Bhilwara Rajasthan ..

 We know our history is saying, when Boudh and Jain religions were get down after fear of Mugals attacks in India, That time art and culture promoters and creators  were transferred their own identity for safe to art and culture of our India , And after Boudh and Jain religions in India we are seeing many branches of art and culture with different - different names or styles. So this fad painting is also a second branch of Boudh and Jain religions. It was started in 9th  to 13 th century in India, Many Boudh and Jain artisans were  came to Rajasthan from Maharashtra/ Madhya Pradesh or Gujrat states. Here  in Rajasthan they were got protection by royal Rajputana families or kings.

Largest Fad Painting 75'X 9' fits exhibited at Rashtriy sanskriti mahotsav Bikaner

 

In that  conditions some artisans of Boudh and Jain community was  came to  Bhilwara city of Rajasthan or there to they were started fad painting ( a new title to cloth /canvas painting ) , in this painting they were changed to subject and started to paint to folk story of folk god of that local area .  In very first they were painted to story of folk god "Dev Narayan ji ki Fad"  and "PABU JI KI FAD" Pabu ji is a folk god of Rajasthani folk culture. Many people's are praying in front of folk god Pabu ji,  In our folk culture of Rajasthan .  So this folk art and culture is living in mid of our society today in original  folk art form of fad painting.

Sir Kalyan Joshi with his art student at Chitrshala studio Bhilwara  Rajasthan .

 

Actually fad is a visual script of folk culture or spiritual folk stories of folk culture . 

For example in Rajasthani folk culture we have many folk God like Dev Narayan ji  pabu ji , Goga ji , Tejo ji, Jambo ji , Ramdev ji, Hariraam ji , and some more folk gods . And each one Folk god have a very spiritual story, we are calling to that "parcha " . so their spiritual stories are come and convert in form of visual script,  Thats folk name is "FAD CHITRAN" fad painting .

Bhopa and Bhopi is performing to Fad painting as a story teller ..

 In Bhilwara this fad painting was came very first by Chhochu Bhaat this Chhochu Bhaat was requested to Joshi family of Bhilwara for paint to fad painting on story of Folk god Dev Narayan ji . It was time of 9th century, Or the Chhochu Bhaat was first student of folk God Dev Narayan ji ,  so this Fad painting history was started from 9th century in folk culture of Bhilwara city of Rajasthan. Many generations of Joshi family were contributed their painting efforts and time to this fad painting, or before sir kalyan  Joshi his father Padamshree awarded Shrilal Joshi also painted to fad painting in Joshi family . so fad painting is their family job in Bhilwara city of Rajasthan. Today this fad painting is identity of  Bhilwara city. It is great achievement of folk art and culture of Bhilwara city.

Largest Fad Painting 75'X 9' fits exhibited at Rashtriy sanskriti mahotsav Bikaner

 Sir Kalyan Joshi is taking to this fad painting as a family job or by this job he is completing his social duty as a care taker of folk art and culture of fad painting. He is saying about his art job, My fad painting is a complete folk theater and just like cinema, my fad painting is a visual script of folk god and contemporary time and the second part of this fad painting is  Bhopa, the Bhopa is a folk singer/folk musical instrument ( Rawanhatha )  performer, folk Dancer, actor, he plays his role as a Storyteller with his costar/ his wife Bhopi, they both are read to this visual script   Fad of Pabu ji or another folk god ..and share with peoples by a live performance of singing/ dancing/ musical performing. We are saying to it PABU JI KI FAD BAACHANA .. by this live folk art performance BHOPA AND BHOPI are educated to kids and give refreshment or peace of mind to mature people of society by this art performance. It is magical art exercise of folk art and culture of Rajasthan, It is surprise to each one listener of late night when a Bhopa start his live folk art performance FAD BHACHANA in silence of dark night .

Largest Fad Painting 75'X 9' fits exhibited at Rashtriy sanskriti mahotsav Bikaner

Master kalyan Joshi was connected to this Fad painting work in age 8 year old, at his home, he said my home was my art institute my father padamshree shrilal joshi ji was painted and my mother was made Natural or stone colors and base for his fad painting in home. So I got natural environment of fad painting in my home . Today sir kalyan Joshi is national artisan, he has achieved national award for  his Fad panting. He has won Raja Ravi verma award in his art journey, master Kalyan Joshi has been exhibited his fad painting art in national or international stage, His fad panting is in collection of many international art museums / London, New York, Dubai, Spain, France, Uk, San Francisco, Australia and some more museums of other countries of our world.

At Present Sir Kalyan Joshi is managing his own art studio " CHITRASHALA " In Bhilwara  . There, he is teaching fad painting to new art students. It is very important art exercise of Sir Kalyan Joshi for great future of this folk art "fad painting ".

Largest Fad Painting 75'X 9' fits exhibited at Rashtriy sanskriti mahotsav Bikaner

 

Master kalyan Joshi is taking to his fad painting work like a visual script or he is saying cinema to his fad painting work. Because he is paint to complete story of folk god and some more contemporary subjects in his own fad painting work, In covid time he is painted to story of critical covid-19  time of India in fad painting or that true contemporary fad painting work is in collection of museum - national gallery of Victoria Melbourne, Australia today. It is amazing for him or for his very creative or contemporary fad painting work.

 

Largest Fad Painting 75'X 9' fits exhibited at Rashtriy sanskriti mahotsav Bikaner

Sir Kalyan Joshi also paint in his fad painting to social issues like water saved, fresh environment, child education, girl child safety, climate change and etc.

Largest Fad Painting 75'X 9' fits exhibited at Rashtriy sanskriti mahotsav Bikaner

Master kalyan Joshi had been painted a largest fad painting in size 75 X 9 fit's  for ministry of culture of govt. of India.

Fad Painting Artist / Artisan Sir Kalyan Joshi

 

 kind your information i have visited that largest fad painting of Sir Kalyan Josi in Bikaner, when culture ministry was organized to SANSKRITIK MAHOTSAV IN Bikaner at MAHARAJA KARNI SINGH STEDIUM. I noticed in that fad sir Kalyan Joshi was painted to story of folk God of  Ramdev ji , Pabu ji , GOGA ji , i also shoot some visuals of that large fad painting  from my camera,  here i am share that photos for  your visit.  Now today his  large fad painting is in collection of IGNCA New Delhi . It is great feeling for sir Kalyan Joshi.

In black t-Shrit is Myself - in mid is CIL  New Delhi - sir A. M. Mishra and in white shirt is Matheran painting  artisan Bikaner  Sir Mool Chand mahatma / Event  Rashtriy Sanskriti Mahotasav of Culture ministry of INDIA at Maharaja Karni Singh Stedium Bikaner , Rajasthan . 

master Kalyan Joshi was born in 1969 or in 8 year age he was joined to this fad painting work at his home, Or today he is idle of fad Painting in Indian folk painting /art and  culture. By dedication of fad paniting work master kalyan Joshi is writing to visual script of folk culture and this visual script writing  work is writing to script of successful  life of  fad painter Master kalyan Joshi .

 so here I write about it ..fad painting is a visual script of folk theater ..

Yogendra kumar purohit

Master of fine Art

Bikaner, INDIA