Gallan

This is my artistic approach to creating a Punjabi cultural dialogue with 83 pages of photographed and graphically reproduced mixed media illustrations artworks and digital works combined with a hand written and a typed collection of Gallan (Conversations). These illustrations and conversations about Punjabi culture poetry music art genres and events are inspired by Punjabi Alphabets called Gurmukhi.<br /><br />This book is for anyone interested in Punjabi culture learning basic Punjabi language vocabulary and grammar. I want this book to offer the audience not only an insight into the culture but ignites curiosity to know and want more.<br /><br />This book seamlessly targets an audience of varied interests and age groups by including: <br />-An art lesson<br />-Complete instructions for an outdoor game of Marbles<br />-Each artwork illustrations and graphics are signed or initialized.<br />-Fully translated folk song and a poem by legendary poet.<br />-Self portrait of the artist