Archive · 16 Sep 2025
Artists in Tala Park Highlight Decline of Hand-Painted Art
Imagine painters who used to create beautiful art by hand, like posters and signs.
Now, computers and machines can make these things faster and cheaper.
This means the hand-painters don't have as much work anymore, and their skills are not needed as much.
In Tala Park, an art display shows an empty workshop to represent this loss.
The display highlights the difficult situation of these artists and asks if we can find a way to bring back hand-painted art.
Hand-painted art is losing demand due to digital printing.
Hand-painted art forms were used for various purposes including advertisements and campaigns.
The shift to modern technology has caused unemployment among skilled artists.
The exhibit in Tala Park highlights the struggle of these artists.
The display explores if the world can give space for the artists again.
- Who
- Artists and the Puja Committee
- What
- Highlighting the decline of hand-painted art
- When
- Not specified, but at the Bibartan display
- Where
- Tala Park 15 Palli, Kolkata
- Why
- To explore the possibility of reviving hand-painted art
- Event
- Bibartan display at Tala Park, Kolkata
- Focus
- Dying art form of hand-painted art
- Artist
- Gopal Biswas
- Issue
- Hand-painted art being replaced by digital alternatives
- Location
- Tala Park 15 Palli, north Kolkata