Different Types of Traditional Indian Arts
When it comes to the nations that hold distinct images for having outstanding contribution in the global arena of art then the name of India comes on the top of the list. Worldwide popular as a culturally rich nation, India has always been hold a superior image in the minds of art admirers of all over the world.
As per the records, India’s relationship with arts has a history of several decades. Since the pre-historic times, people have been engaged in different practices of arts, including paintings, sculptures and so on. With the advancement of science and technology, the modern age has become much advanced, but till date people from all over the world possess ardent enthusiasm for the Indian tradition paintings.
Some of the most popular types of traditional Indian arts are discussed hereunder:
• Tanjore Painting: Tamil Nadu is the origin of this type of painting. Excellent ornamentation is the primary characteristic of Tanjore painting. This form of art is exclusively made on the wooden boards.
• Phad painting: ‘Phad’ is a kind of cloth on which this type of painting is made. Through such painting the artists usually depict the stories of travails and adventures of local and epic heroes. This type of Indian painting is executed with non-permanent yellow color and other colors like brown, green, sky blue and Vermilion are used. After completion of a painting black color is used to outline the figure.
• Pichvai: The word literally means ‘something at the back’ and this kind of art depicts scenes from the life of the Hindu deity Lord Krishna. This form of traditional Indian painting is sold commercially.
• Madhubani: the literal meaning of the word is ‘forest of honey’. As this type of painting has origin in Mithila region of North India that’s why it is also known as Mithila painting. In the ancient times, the women of Mithila used to perform the Madhubani painting on the walls of their homes and prayer room, their motto was to invoke the divine protection.
• Kalamkari: Andhra Pradesh is the origin of this type of painting. It is performed on clothes with pointed bamboo, which is called ‘kalam’ or pen. Before starting the painting, to remove starch from the cloth is washed in the river water and then fabric is dipped in a solution of myrobalam, water and milk. After that the cloth is then twisted to wring out the water.
To summarize, the Indian traditional arts are the true symbols of the country’s elegant nature, down to earth nature and culture.