'This book offers a path-breaking analysis of the transformations that occupied the art and aesthetic values of odisha during the colonial nationalist periods. I moved beyond most existing assumptions and narratives to explore the complexities and diversities of the changes generated by image making context and pre-occupations in art. I examined\nboth the forms and Practices of Artisans as well as the cultural Part. So I choose this topic to write. Cuttack is not unfamiliar to me: I belong to the district of Cuttack since I was born and brought-up in small village of Katikata. This is very famous for the rituals and tradition. My mother is a traditional Jhoti and Chita painter. I have taken these arts as my entertainment. Very often, I used to match the Jhoti and Chita and other ritual performers in my village and other neighboring villages during the occasion. I feel through this Read more
Dr. Chakradhar Behera is an eminent and established artist who has specialized in the field Creative Painting. Academically he has earned degrees from Utkal University, Odisha & Vanaras Hindu University, Varanasi and institutions with additional professional qualifications in the field of Art. A nationally acclaimed and an aesthetic contemporary artist Dr. Chakradhar Behera has carved a niche for himself in the field of contemporary painting. He works tirelessly for spreading contemporary creative painting through various solo exhibitions, group exhibitions, workshops and camps. As an influential creative painter this highly-skilled Odia artist he has bagged several national and international awards and honors to his credit. Besides this he has also written several art related research articles which have published in some international and national journals, news- papers and magazines. Read more