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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.
Miniature Paintings gained prominence in the 11th and 12th century
when people started developing manuscripts to store valuable knowledge
using palm leaves. Some of the great miniature paintings gain
inspiration from Ramayana, Mahabharata. Rajasthan has been the leading
state with regards to Miniature painting. A stark difference between
the Rajput and the Mughal miniature paintings is in the use of colors.
While the Mughal school features muted colors, giving it a shadow and
depth, the Rajasthan School uses bold primary colors which give the
painting an abstract look.
Technique: A high degree of expertise is required as it involves the
use of a very fine brush. The strokes should be absolutely perfect as
they should be intricate, colorful and rational impressions. The
colors used CHERIAL FOLK PAINTINGS.
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. Cherial
paintings or scroll paintings are used by a community known as ‘kaki
padagollu’ that uses this medium as a visual aid to narrate stories
from Ramayana and Mahabharata.
Presently, the artists are painting sequences in smaller sizes not
only on cloth but also on cardboard, plywood and paper.ture art are
done on old or new hand made paper of very fine quality that depict
Animals, Birds, Butterfly, Mughal themes and more. One can put these
as wall hanging decorations. |