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MADHUBANI
PAINTINGS :
Madhubani painting comes from the Indian villages of Madhubani and
Mithila in Bihar. These paintings are done on various mediums such as
cloth, hand made paper and canvas. The main themes of Madhubani
paintings contain images of Hindu deities such as Krishna, Ram, Shiva,
Durga, Lakshmi and Saraswati.
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PATACHITRA PAINTINGS :
The technique for painting a pata chitra requires skill and
dedication. The artist uses fine brushes made from the hair of a
mongoose or rat or coarse brushes made from the buffalo’s neck. Keya
plants were also used for drawing thick lines.
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WARLI PAINTINGS :
Warli art is an ancient Indian folk art tradition of painting of a
Maharashtrian tribe called Warli. Historians believe that the Warli
tradition can be traced back to as far as the Neolithic period between
2,500 BC and 3,000 BC. It has since traveled across borders and
territories. Home Décor products with Warli paintings have an
international appeal and demand too.
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PHAD PAINTINGS :
There is incredible diversity and imaginative creativity found in
Indian folk paintings especially the paintings from Rajasthan. Most
famous paintings of Rajasthan are the Phad paintings. Phad paintings
are beautiful specimen of the Indian cloth paintings originating from
the royal state of Rajasthan.
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THANGKA PAINTINGS :
Thangka painting is a Nepalese art form that came down from Nepal to
Tibet.
Thangka paintings are essentially painted or embroidered Buddhist
banner, which are hung in monastery or a family altar or even carried
in ceremonial processions. They were also used by traveling monks who
carried them from one monastery to another. In Tibetan language, Thang
means flat and implies painting done on a flat surface. It is also
known as scroll- painting as it can be rolled up when not displayed.
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MINIATURE PAINTINGS :
Miniature Paintings are examples of superb and skilled talent
exhibited by the Indian artists by doing exemplary painting work on
palm leaf. Considering the small size of the palm leaves, the images
drawn were comparatively small in size and colored as well. The
intricate and detailed work involved in developing a miniature
painting is worth great appreciation and value.
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CHERIAL FOLK PAINTINGS
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One of the most distinctive features that makes cherial folk paintings
stand apart, is the narrative format expressed through a rich scheme
of colors.
Themes from the epics are created using traditional techniques on a
scroll of cloth that may run to many meters in length.
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KALAMKARI PAINTINGS :
The enhancing effulgence of colors and the characters that emerge on
cotton fabric, help create a resplendent spread. Kalamkari art is
unique in its use of color as a medium to portray mythological
characters.
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