Artist workshop based on Krishna and Rukmini tales at the Introductory Gallery
Monday - March 12, 2018 9:55 pm ,
Category : BHOPAL
Bhopal: In the artist workshop based on Krishna and Rukmini tales at the Introductory Gallery of Tribal habitat Open-air exhibition in Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya. The artists from Orissa showing his creativity in the canvas, tasarsilk and Tada patra through the colors of different styles and expressions the folk tales on Lord Krishna and Rukmini.
In this workshop came the Orissa pattachitra artists are gave information about its creation and said that - The patachitras of Orissa are icon paintings that include the wall paintings, manuscript painting, palm-leaf etching, and painting on cloth, both cotton and silk. The patachitra when painted on cloth follows a traditional process of preparation of the canvas.
First the base is prepared by coating the cloth with the soft, white, stone powder of chalk and a glue made from tamarind seeds. This gives the cloth tensile strength and a smooth, semi-absorbent surface, allowing it to accept the paint. The artist does not use a pencil or charcoal for the preliminary drawings. It is a tradition to complete the borders of the painting first. The painter then starts making a rough sketch directly with the brush using light red and yellow. The main flat colours are applied next";" the colours used are normally white, red, yellow, and black. The painter then finishes the painting with fine stokes of black brush lines, giving the effect of pen work. When the painting is completed it is held over a charcoal fire and lacquer is applied to the surface. This makes the painting water resistant and durable, besides giving it a shining finish.
The materials used in the paint are from vegetable, earth, and mineral sources. Black is made out of lampblack, yellow from haritali stone, and red from hingal stone. White is prepared from crushed, boiled, and filtered shells. The subject matter of the patachitras include religious, mythological, and folk themes. Krishna leela and Lord Jagannath are important motifs The themes were tribal and folk.. Patachitra paintings were traditionally drawn by the mahapatras or maharanas, the original artiste caste in Orissa.-Window To News
In this workshop came the Orissa pattachitra artists are gave information about its creation and said that - The patachitras of Orissa are icon paintings that include the wall paintings, manuscript painting, palm-leaf etching, and painting on cloth, both cotton and silk. The patachitra when painted on cloth follows a traditional process of preparation of the canvas.
First the base is prepared by coating the cloth with the soft, white, stone powder of chalk and a glue made from tamarind seeds. This gives the cloth tensile strength and a smooth, semi-absorbent surface, allowing it to accept the paint. The artist does not use a pencil or charcoal for the preliminary drawings. It is a tradition to complete the borders of the painting first. The painter then starts making a rough sketch directly with the brush using light red and yellow. The main flat colours are applied next";" the colours used are normally white, red, yellow, and black. The painter then finishes the painting with fine stokes of black brush lines, giving the effect of pen work. When the painting is completed it is held over a charcoal fire and lacquer is applied to the surface. This makes the painting water resistant and durable, besides giving it a shining finish.
The materials used in the paint are from vegetable, earth, and mineral sources. Black is made out of lampblack, yellow from haritali stone, and red from hingal stone. White is prepared from crushed, boiled, and filtered shells. The subject matter of the patachitras include religious, mythological, and folk themes. Krishna leela and Lord Jagannath are important motifs The themes were tribal and folk.. Patachitra paintings were traditionally drawn by the mahapatras or maharanas, the original artiste caste in Orissa.-Window To News
