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Mamta Chitnis Sen from Mumbai is showcasing her second series of paintings based on the women of Sawantwadi in the picturesque and idyllic 11th century castle – Chateau de Bressuire, France
On special invitation of Mr Jean-Michel Bernier, Mayor of Bressuire, France and Ms Valerie Won Lee, President and Founder of World Citizen Artists, Paris – Mamta Chitnis Sen from Mumbai is showcasing her second series of paintings based on the women of Sawantwadi in the picturesque and idyllic 11th century castle – Chateau de Bressuire, located in the town of Bressuire in the Deux-Sevres department of France. The exhibition is till August 30.
The exhibition (curated by Ms Naoil Chekraoui) was inaugurated by Mr Jean-Michel Bernier, Mayor of Bressuire, France, Ms Dominique Lenne, Chargee de Affaires, Culturelles and Mr Philippe Robin, Vice-President de L’Agglo2B.
The castle was founded at the turn of 10th and 11th century by the Beaumont family and played a key role in the battles in Poitou between the kings of England and France over three centuries.
The castle was founded at the turn of 10th and 11th century by the Beaumont family and played a key role in the battles in Poitou between the kings of England and France over three centuries.
The venue was the perfect backdrop for the paintings– Women in Fields—is second in the series inspired by women farmers from the region of Sawantwadi—a former princely state in Maharashtra, India. The paintings depict women farmers (of all ages and stages in life—single, married, ageing) attending to their daily chores in life in the fields– either alone or with companions, or in conversations with each other with the lush green fields forming the backdrop for their activity.
The blank faces of these women in the paintings are a symbol of how women farmers in India are devoid of their own voice and identity and how they continue to remain merely a minority, neglected and ignored.
The exhibition was very well received by people of Bressuire and art lovers from France who identified closely with the subject of women farmers and their empowerment. Many believed, that the wives and daughters of farmers not only in India but across the world continue to face the same plight despite growing urbanization and development in education and other fields.
By MM Correspondent
