Gallery Gitanjali is delighted to announce *The Art of Portraiture: A Photographic Exploration by Alakananda Nag* .This workshop will be conducted over two weekends ,15th,16th of July , 22nd and the 23rd of July 2017.
Timings : Saturday 15th July : 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm. Sunday 16th July : 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. Saturday 22nd July : 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm. Sunday 23rd July : 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. *The Art of Portraiture: A Photographic Exploration* *“A portrait! What could be simpler and more complex, more obvious and more profound.” —Charles Baudelaire* *In the 21st century, with the rising onslaught of social media and the ubiquitous ‘selfie’ the oldest form of recoding a face and body language, the portrait, becomes even more important.* *The portrait, as an art form, has been around for over 5000 years, much before the advent of photography. * *The purpose of the portrait has been much more than just to record. It is a commentary on the sitter or the subject – making complex structures of identity. * *In this workshop we will look at portraits in painting, sculpture, film and of course photography followed by discussion. There will be a photo booth set up for demo portraits and the students will be given assignments to bring back. The purpose of the workshop is for students to learn how to photograph powerful portraits of themselves, the self-portrait, and that of their subjects employing the various skills they will be exposed to during the course of the workshop.* *These two weekend workshops will make the for students think, look within themselves and of their subjects by asking questions, spending time communicating. The workshop will enhance their powers of observation and awareness, while augmenting their aesthetic eye. * *About* *Alakananda :* *Alakananda Nag is a Goa based photographer. She graduated in Documentary Photography & Photojournalism from the International Center of Photography, New York.* *Though her training has been in traditional documentary, she has chosen to flow into a more conceptual / contemporary style, while sticking to her documentary roots in the research and fact-finding. * *Her interest lies in personal stories and the ideas of the self - the relationship between the individual and that, which is gone. * *She has been a participating artist in the Fulbright funded prestigious international project Following the Box, where twelve artists have worked on a set of 128 found photographs from 1945 taken by an American soldier during WWII around Calcutta. * *She has been working on the Armenian community of Calcutta for over five years. It started as a documentary photo project in 2010, and transformed into an idea dealing with fading away of the community and the photographers own dilemma of letting go and holding on. * *She has embarked on a three part series dealing with the same idea.* *She has been published in Vodafone Women of Substance (coffee table book). Other clients: Sunday Time London, Financial Times, Amazon Kindle India, Travel and Leisure (TIME), BBC, Motherland Magazine, Harlem Black Coffee Magazine (cover), AM New York. Her work has been featured in HIMAL South Asian. She also works with various Developmental agencies like UNICEF, Oxfam, Oxfam Novib, Action Aid, among others. * *She is syndicated by New York based photo agency Redux Pictures.* *Her professional interviews include Raghu Rai, Garciela Iturbide, Shahidul Alam, among others.* *Workshop Fees : Rs. 1,500/- for the age group of 12 – 17 years for the entire workshop.* Thanks & Regards, Alissa Franco Gallery Gitanjali E-212,31st January Road, Fontainhas,Panjim, Goa-403001 India www.gallerygitanjali.com