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Aug 27 2022
Chitrakathi Painting- A Dream to Paint, A Paint to Dream

Posted by: Dayeeta Chaki

Categories: Indian Arts & Crafts

Tags: wall paintings , unique coasters , unique art form , thakar tribal community , stringed wooden puppets , storytelling , ramayana , puranas , pothi , picture stories , parshuram gangawane , paper , mythical folk tales , maharashtra , mahabharata , leather shadow puppets , katha , home decor products , chitrakathi painting , chitra , chhatrapati shivaji maharaj , canvas sheets , arts of india , artists of india , artistic lamps
CHITRAKATHI PAINTING is one of MAHARASHTRA's most decadent, traditional, and unique art forms. Practiced by the Thakar tribal community this art form is almost extinct in Maharashtra. ART and STORYTELLING combine to form CHITRAKATHI. The demonstrator who used to depict the story with the help of some visual support is called CHITRAKATHI. It can be recognized in three forms Picture stories, stringed wooden puppets, and leather shadow puppets. The picture stories are classified as ‘CHITRAKATHI’.
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Apr 17 2022
Kalamkari Painting- A True Saga of Craftmanship

Posted by: Dayeeta Chaki

Categories: Indian Arts & Crafts

Tags: yellow or mustard colour , vegetables , traditional art form , tin , themes and techniques used in kalamkari , swastika , srikalahasti style , small animals , silk , seeds , roots , renowned artists of kalamkari painting , red colour , ramayana , qualamkars , qalam and kari , pure cotton fabric , puranas , presidential national award for craftsmanship , president of india , pomegranate peels , persian words , pedana , padma shri j. gurappa chetty , padma shri , natural sources , natural dyes , myrobalan , musical instruments , mohenjo-daro , mixture of cow-dung and water , mineral salts of iron , middle ages , mahabharata , machilipatnam style , leaves , krishna district , kalamkari painting , kalam , iron filings and jaggery , indigo , hyderabad , history and origin of kalamkari painting , hindu symbol , hand-carved wooden blocks , green , golconda sultanate , flowers , fashion designers , current scenario , crushed flowers , craftsmanship , cow dung , cotton , coromandel , copper , combining water , colours used in kalamkari painting , chittoor district , buffalo milk and natural seeds obtained from trees , buddhist art forms , buddha , blue , black colour , bamboo pen , arts of india , artists of india. , andhra pradesh , algirin or bark of madder , 17 stages , 14th century
The word ‘Kalamkari’ emerged from the Persian words Qulam (pen) and Kari (craftmanship). The process involves mainly painting natural dyes on fabrics like silk or cotton with the help of a 'kalam' or a bamboo pen. This exquisite art form is very much prominent in Andhra Pradesh. There are mainly two varieties of styles – Srikalahasti style and Machilipatnam style. The theme is mainly surrounded by the epics of Puranas, Ramayana, and Mahabharata.
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