Prominent left-wing artist and printmaker Chittaprosad believed in the democratic potential of printmaking as a medium which could cheaply reproduce art and make it accessible to people. As part of this vision, he illustrated several children’s books and many of his prints draw from the languages of folk art to depict domestic rituals and ceremonies. In this image, he uses the language of children’s stories to imagine them coming together in a universal appeal for peace, as they paint posters in their various mother tongues. In a simple and lucid vocabulary, Chittaprosad subverts a range of social norms and creates the vision of a world where children assume agency as political subjects and put forward an appeal for world peace.
Chittaprosad
The Appeal
Linocut on paper
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Chittaprosad
The Appeal
Linocut on paper
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