An award-winning ‘Paper Mache’ artist in Srinagar, Maqbool Jan is making a masterpiece. He’s making a map of Srinagar metropolis on a fabric by utilizing ‘Paper Mache’ strategies. He desires to see this masterpiece displayed within the Indian Parliament.
”My precise want is that this must be put up in Parliament. Or if they’ll put it within the Kashmir meeting or an enormous artwork gallery. The brand new era ought to see our tradition via our artwork. I’d be extraordinarily glad if it was put up in Parliament. It will give quite a lot of increase to artisans of Kashmir valley. They’d make higher issues sooner or later,” mentioned Maqbool Jan, ‘Paper Mache’ Artist.
Maqbool has been engaged on this map for greater than a 12 months and says it is going to take a number of extra months to finish. The inspiration for this map has come from a scarf that’s displayed on the Srinagar Museum. The map on that scarf is drawn by sozni work. He desires to recreate the identical with Paper Mache.
”I obtained the concept from a scarf within the museum and needed to carry that artwork alive once more. I needed to indicate how Dal Lake was once, how outdated Srinagar appeared like and that is the rationale I created this. The brand new era ought to take up this artwork. It took me a 12 months to make this and it’ll take me a month extra to finish this. I believed concerning the colour scheme first and the way watercolors was once. How our shrines and mosques and gardens used to look. ” mentioned Maqbool Jan.
There isn’t any college the place the artwork Macheer Machie is taught to the kids of Kashmir Valley. The artists have been demanding {that a} diploma course must be launched by the establishments of Kashmir valley to uplift this artwork kind.
”Our Youngsters are extraordinarily gifted however we have no native designers. We have now to get designers from exterior, so we would like the federal government to start out programs in order that college students can study right here. Our kids need to have a level earlier than beginning working, they do not need to depart training after which decide this up. We would like the federal government to introduce a level in it. They are saying artists should not revered right here,” mentioned Maqbool Jan.
The centuries-old artwork is being revived by artists like Maqbool Jan. He’s ensuring that this artwork kind survives the robust instances and emerges once more within the Kashmir Valley. Maqbool has received 4 nationwide and one worldwide award for his contributions to this artwork.