Madhubani Paintings Madhubani art (or Mithila painting) is a style of Indian painting, practised in the Mithila region of Bihar. This painting is done with a variety of tools, including fingers, twigs, brushes, nib-pens, and matchsticks and using natural dyes and pigments. It is characterized by its eye-catching geometrical patterns. It was traditionally created by …
Kaavi Art: Kaavi is a form of wall art found in Konkan region, especially in temples of Goa, parts of coastal Maharashtra and Karnataka. The art was introduced by the Portuguese who ruled Goa until 1961. The art takes its name from Kaav in Konkani which refers to Indian red pigment which is the only color used in this painting. The red pigment is obtained from the laterite soil. …
These are Pleistocene-era rock paintings dating back to 45,000-20,000 years in Maros-Pangkep region in Sulawesi Island of Indonesia. Some important artworks include: World’s oldest hand stencil (almost 40,000 years ago): It was created by pressing the hand on a cave wall and spraying wet red-mulberry pigments over it. World’s oldest depiction of an animal (almost 45,500 years …
The Prime Minister has praised the Odisha ‘pattachitra’ painting in the Mann Ki Baat. About Patachitra Painting Pattachitra or Patachitra Painting: The name Pattachitra has evolved from Sanskrit words patta meaning canvas and chitra meaning picture. It is a traditional, cloth-based scroll painting based in Odisha and West Bengal. Odisha Pattachitra: Based on: These paintings are based …
Caves with Paintings in India: Ajanta : This cave is located in Aurangabad district of Maharashtra. Famous fresco paintings of Ajanta are dying princesses, flying apsara and preaching Buddha. Ellora : It is located in the Aurangabad district of Maharashtra. It is famous for the largest monolithic excavation in the world- the great Kailasa. Elephanta : It is located on Elephanta Islands in …