Indian Traditional Paper Cutting Art

"Art in human heritage is a continuity of tradition and innovation. Both these factors are interlinked not only in the material aspect but in the metaphysical aspect of art too. If one is to ignore one of these aspects of art, his concept of the same would biased and misformed. To avoid the error of self delusion which causes great damage to the field of culture, the roots of the tree of heritage must not be severed but nourished to help in bearing fruits for the present and posterity"

from "Indian Art of Paper Cutting"
by Ustad Prabal Pramanik

Prabal Pramanik's Academy of Arts
Bhamlada, Bhatwan, Punjab-145 022, India
websites : www.academyartprabal.com
www.artprabal.com
e-mail : prabalpramanik@yahoo.co.uk

About the artist

Prabal Pramanik is an artist of international repute who has held more than hundred and fifty shows in several countries with honour.

His paper cutting art was especially appreciated at several shows in London and Paris. He has given many demonstrations and lectures at many prestigious institutions such as Musee Guimet, France, Musee Kwok On, France, Benaras Hindu University, India, Allahabad Museum, India, Govt. college of Art & Crafts, Calcutta, Govt. college of art, Chandigarh, Shimla State Museum, India, Sir John Cass Institute of Art and Technology, U.K., Maison de L'Inde, France etc. He has also worked to incorporate this traditional art in the sphere of modern technology by making designs for graphic impression used for hand made card printing and hand printed poster printing.

Prabal Pramanik has also experimented successfully with animation film making, using the paper cutting designs. This is a direct example of incorporating traditional art in the sphere of modern technology.

Read “Bhamlada”, the informative and illustrated magazine published by Prabal Pramanik’s Academy of Arts.
“Art Inspiration” is a unique web magazine of high quality. This interesting net magazine can be accessed from
www.artinspiration.in or www.academyartprabal.com
View “Kalyanivarta” the internet television media propagated by Prabal Pramanik’s Academy of Arts.
Visit : www.kalyanivarta.com
This internet Television channel shows from 1st January 2011, movies made by the multimedia wing of Prabal Pramanik’s Academy of Arts.
Prabal Pramanik's Academy of Arts is a self financing government registered organization dedicated to social and cultural development.

Prabal Pramanik's Academy of Arts does not accept any grant or financial donation. It maintains itself through the sale of its publications and printed materials. Orient book company co-ordinates the publications work.

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The title of the movie.

A documentary movie titled " In his Paper World" on Ustad Kalakar Prabal Pramanik’s papercutting, paper folding, paper lace cutting and paper assembling has been released.
This informative and attractive documentary is a detailed record of the paper-art world of the master artist Prabal Pramanik.
This documentary is of Heritage value and is a record of the legacy of the maestro.
This movie not only documents may technical aspects of Prabal Pramanik’s art medium, but also shows how this art has been used for greeting card designing, book designing and animation movie making by him.
The documentary also indicated how international relations are built up around the art of Ustad Kalakar Prabal Pramanik.
This documentary shows that a traditional medium has been given new innovative forms without distorting the time honoured traditional technology or philosophy.
This unique documentary on paper art of Ustad Kalkar or master artist Prabal Pramanik shows how tradition can flow with time and development.