Rickshaw is not only moves with the passenger and other
load, but it moves with a museum full of folk arts. Every inch of the Rickshaw
is well decorated with paintings, tassels, tinsel and colourful plastic and
hood works. Rickshaw hoods, foot holds, seats and in the back side, even in
frame and in chassis there is a sign of art. A painted rectangular metal board
at the backside, between the two wheels, leaves a trail of passion that the
Rickshaw artist puts in his creations. In a word a Rickshaw of Bangladesh is a
burn of colours
In eighties to nineties the elites of Bangladesh scorned
rickshaw art as vulgar while at the same time many fine artists of the country
took it seriously as an expression of the taste and interests of the masses.
What sort of art is rickshaw art? I consider it “peoples’ art”. It is not
necessary to force it into a unitary category as it combines folkloric, movie,
political and commercial imagery and techniques. It serves the expression of
heart’s desires of the man in the street for women, power, wealth, as well as
for religious devotion. Rickshaw art also serves prestige and economic
functions for the people who make use and enjoy it.
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| Rickshaw Painter |
Rasid, a rickshaw painter, paints a tin plate fixed to the
lower rear part of the rickshaw body at a garage in Dhaka, Bangladesh,
Thursday, Sept. 3, 2009. Rickshaw painting is a unique art and the tricycle
Rickshaw is one of the most popular modes of transport in Bangladesh.
You should come and visit us =)
ReplyDeleteHappy for those who like painting. You can easily choose the painting from hillhandicrafts.
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