{"product_id":"paavai-koothu-shadow-puppet-show","title":"Paavai Koothu (Shadow puppet show) | 24x36 | Acrylic","description":"\u003cp\u003e24x36 inches  |  Acrylic on canvas  |  2024\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCanvas:\u003c\/strong\u003e Professionally stretched canvas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFrame:\u003c\/strong\u003e External frame included\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGlass:\u003c\/strong\u003e None\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReady to Hang:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout this Painting\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA lamp is lit. A screen is stretched. And behind it, leather figures cut from centuries of tradition begin to move — gods, demons, heroes, and fools, their shadows telling stories that predate cinema, predate theatre, predate almost everything we call entertainment. This is \u003cem\u003ePaavai Koothu\u003c\/em\u003e: Tamil Nadu’s ancient shadow puppet tradition, one of the oldest living performance arts in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eArtist Sathya N Prabhu captures the magic and mystery of the shadow puppet show in this vibrant 24x36 inch acrylic on canvas — the puppets in silhouette, the light behind the screen, the entire composition alive with the drama and atmosphere of a \u003cem\u003ePaavai Koothu\u003c\/em\u003e performance. It is a painting about storytelling itself: the oldest human impulse, made visible through shadow and light.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA painting that preserves a vanishing art form — and the wonder it has always inspired in those who watch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy this piece?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA unique original — only one exists\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSigned by the artist, with certificate of authenticity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFramed and ready to hang\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIdeal for collectors of Tamil folk art, performance art, and cultural heritage art\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA rare and meaningful tribute to one of India’s most ancient living traditions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Sathya N Prabhu Art Studio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54830805090676,"sku":null,"price":45000.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/7977\/0740\/files\/2.png?v=1785095266","url":"https:\/\/sathyanprabhu.in\/products\/paavai-koothu-shadow-puppet-show","provider":"Sathya N Prabhu Art Studio","version":"1.0","type":"link"}