Folk painting notes for upsc

 Folk painting notes for upsc

Madhubani painting

From Madhubani bihar

Common theme -religious motifs of the Hindu, including Rama, krishna, Durga, lakshmi, shiva . The figure in the painting are symbolic eg :- fish depicts good luck and fertility. Flowers, trees, animal etc are used to fill any gape in the painting. 

No shading, the painting are two Dimensional, use of bold colors, ornate floral patterns and exaggerated facial expressions. 

Origin of madhubani painting

It is believed to be during the period of ramayan, the king of mitila told people of his kingdom to paint walls and floors of their house on the marriage occasion of sita and rama.  

1970 art got recognition when president of India honoured Jagdamba devi

Famous painter 

Bharti dayal, Ganga devi, Mahasundari devi, sita devi, baua devi 

Pattachitra painting

Odisha 

The base of painting is treated cloth while the colour used comes from natural source burnt coconut shells, hingula, ramaraja, lamp black. No pencil or charchol used, bursh used to draw outline, once the final line drawn the painting is given a coating of lacquee to give it a glossy finish

Raghurajpur odisa know from this art 


Patua art

Bengal 

Traditionally painted on cloth and told religious stories. Today they are painted with poster paint on sheets of paper sown, usually theme political and social issues

Paitkar painting

Jharkhand

This old from of painting has cultural association with Ma Mansa

Common theme 

What happens to human life post death


Kalamkari painting

Srikalahasti and Machilipatnam Andhrapradesh

Warli painting

Gujarat Maharashtra border

Close resemblance to the mural painting of Bhimbetka in Madhya Pradesh

Ritualistic painting center motif of chuak, surrounded by scenes portraying fishing, hunting, farming, dances, animal, tree and festival 

Goddess of palaghata is drawn and among the male gods 


Thangka painting

Sikkim, Himachal pradesh, Ladakh, Arunachal pradesh

Thangkas evoked highest ideals of Buddhism

Painted on a base of cotton canvas white background, paints made from natural vegetable and mineral dyes. The colour used in the painting have their own significance

Eg :- red represent intensity of passion 

Golden for life or birth 

White is for serenity 

Black anger

Green consciousness

Yellow compassion

Once painting is done, often framed in colourful silk brocade


Manjusha painting

Bhagalpur bihar

Also known angika art 

Snake motifs are always present also called snake painting . 

These painting are generally executed on boxes of jute and paper

Phad painting

Rajasthan

Scroll type painting

Religious in nature drawing in local deities pabuji and devnarayan

Painted on a long piece of colth called phad are 15 ft or 30 ft long

Cheriyal scroll painting

Telangana

Nakashi art 

Depicted as a continues story like comics or ballad by the balladeer community 

Common theme Hindu epics and puranic stories

Huge in size

Get GI tag on 2007

 

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