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The name “kalighat pata” is applied to a class of paintings and drawings on paper produced by a group of artists called ‘patuas’ in the neighbourhood of the famous Kali Temple at Kalighat in Calcutta in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Colonial rule had destroyed the equilibrium of Bengal village life. Wandering scroll painters from the districts of Murshidabad, Birbhum, Hoogly, etc settled down near the Kalighat temple to paint their depictions of gods and goddesses as well as scenes from contemporary life and times, often with a dose of wry humour. The ‘patuas’ reflected in their paintings the incoherence of urban life, both of the English people and of the Calcutta babus.In recent times, one artist belonging to a family of patuas, Bhaskar Chitrakar of Kalighat, is reviving this style. Inspired by his grandfather, he has decided to create paintings in the same tradition.These works are part of his recent “Kali-Kahlo” series, inspired by Frida Kahlo. Frida Kahlo de Rivera was a Mexican painter who mostly painted self-portraits inspired by Mexican popular culture. She used a simple child-like folk-art style to explore questions of identity, gender, class, and race. Her paintings often mixed realism with fantasy. Here, Bhaskar has created a series of self-portraits based on an imaginary visit by Frida to Kalighat.Due to different computer/laptop monitors and different screen resolutions, the colors on your product may vary from the colors in the image you see here.This artwork comes without a frame.