Project Kratu is cultural arts magazine, coffee-table book, gallery and an intense visual experimentation fused into one. Features expressions periodically released through contemporary and traditional Indian themes with elements of colour, form, rythm, texture, sound, fragrance.
Conceived in the year 2004, Project Kratu derives inspiration from ethno-electronica/ world music genres. The idea of seamlessly blending Indian classical elements with contemporary western instrumentation is core to the project.
The project's mission is to celebrate beauty and heritage of Indian art & design and share it with rest of the world. Project Kratu as it's vision, wishes to act as a catalyst for transformation in modern communication design scence in India and motivate artists and designers to look within the culture and tradition of India for inspiration.
The project also acknowledges responsibilites for advocating social change and awareness through new media.
Debuting this season, Project Kratu explores an ancient art form, the Indian classical dance. This performing art is diverse in expression across India yet the same thought and the same thread, mudra being the central key.
Further experimenting with new media techinques in communication design, the project tries to evolve and push the limits of representing the dance in stills. To express the beauty and elegance of this art and translate it to another is a challenge.
Project Kratu takes this challenge and weaves fabricated techniques and styles in a rich tapestry to enhance the vision of the project.
Art is a continuum and so is this new media installation.
India 'Kitsch'en Mix:
Old City Radio Edit
Call it street art, graffitti, or just kitsch, Indian street graphic scene is madness of relentlessy hard-hitting visuals from every nook and corner.
From proto-psycheledic posters of bollywood to hand-painted signage advertising "tea & snakes", this is an amusing excursion into labyrinths of streets, providing an insider look into everyday life in India. This isn't a travel show nor a reality TV. Even more, it's a honest depiction of India, with a message.
Acknowledgments
First, thanks to Kay Poursine for the great support, so influential that it eventually steered Project Kratu towards this theme. Flickr, for setting a platform to aquire what became the essential ingredients of the project
Thanks to these passionate photographers who have the heart to share their work
Jim Bob,
Mskadu,
Dev,
Lecercle,
uBookworm,
Premasagar,
Autreyu,
freebird,
Lenish Namath,
meanestindian,
thebigdurian,
Guy Incognito,
Eileen,
There is so much to thank for ... this could easily be another laundry list, things that are in danger of being taken for granted. I thank Dad and Mom for the great support.
Friends and colleagues for the motivation, especially, my dear friend Md. Rafi for being the backbone support. Also, thanks to those who couldn't help.
In Christ
