शुक्रवार, 2 अगस्त 2013

Patachitra Painting In India

The Patachitra is the folk painting of Orissa. It has a history of grand antiquity. Patta exactly means cloth and Chitra means image in Sanskrit. Patachitra paintings in India demonstrate the use of strong line and shining colors. These are religious paintings that swathe events and themes from Indian mythology and Puranas. They are made chiefly on silk or on old cotton glued with paper. Patachitra paintings are created in regular series like Dashavatar and activities of Lord Krishna and Rama. Patachitra paintings basically resemble to the old murals of Kalinga region as old as 5th century B C. The paramount Patachitra paintings are in and around Puri, especially Raghurajpur. More about Patachitra painting in India is painted in the account below.

History of Patachitra Painting
Traditionally, these paintings were done by males. Though, some women have now taken up this art form. The origin of Patachitra paintings is associated to the renowned Jagannath temple of Puri, built by the Choda-GangaDeva. Demands of numerous pilgrims coming to the Jagannath shrine, kept this painting style alive for centuries. Usually, patachitras are located as the initial aboriginal paintings in the state of Orissa, spaced out from bitty evidence of cave paintings in Udaygiri, Khandagiri,and Sitabhinji.

The history of patachitra painting is inextricably connected to the history of the Jagannath cult. The patachitra painters are temple functionaries, living in and around Puri. Now, this painter community has spread beyond Puri district. Also they have begun using an assortment of non-religious themes in their paintings. But, this has not negatively affected the formation of patachitras based on Jagannath icons and long-established religious themes. At the same time, these are still the center of the pictographic content of patachitra paintings.

Materials Required for Patachitra Painting
The palette of Patachitra artist consists of a diversity of colors such as red, white, blue, yellow, green, and black. All these colors are derived from natural sources. For black color lamp soot is used, yellow comes from ‘Hartala’ stone, white is made from conch shells, red comes from ‘Hingulal’ stone, blue comes from indigo and green is made from plants. Then, these extracts are cooked with gum from ‘kaintha’ (elephant apple) fruit tree, and then colors become effortless to work with. The paintbrushes to prepare these paintings are classically made of the keya root. The improved ones have wooden handles and mouse hair is used to make them. The center of the brush has approximately a dozen long mouse hair. When these hairs are dipped in paint, they have a needle-point edge.

Themes and Symbolism of Patachitra Paintings
Patachitra painting in India is a very much admired folk art of Orissa. Here detail and definition is paid close consideration. Hindu mythological themes and particularly images of Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra and Subhadra are significantly found in this art form. Illustrations of fables, folk-tales and myths, scenes from the epics, court ladies, royal processions, birds and animals are also portrayed in these paintings.

Symbolism used in Patachitras for gods is very reasonable in terms of shape, form and accessories. Observing the continuity and resemblance in the images illustrated in the various patachitras is very easy. Borders in this painting differ from broad lines to geometrical patterns and flower-patterned depictions with elaborate detailing.

Patachitra painting in India is highly praised by art critics for the extraordinary and unbelievable pictorial conceptions they posses. Also, the idiosyncratic and pictorial conventions, the summing up and strange system of line formulation and the intentionally wayward color schemes add to the glory of Patachitra paintings.


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