Folk Paintings Flashcards
Mithila
Madhubani
Bihar
Hindu diety paintings by women
Manjusha painting
Angika art
Snake motifs
Bihar
Warli
MH
Daily activities
Saura paintings
Odisha
Similar to warli, tribal activities
Pattachitra
Odisha
Inspired by Jagannath, Vaishnavaite cult
Mandana
Rajasthan, MP
Pithora
RJ/ MP/ GJ
By grp of painters called Lakharas
Phad
RJ scroll paintings
Patua
WB Scroll paintings
Kalighat
WB, market paintings
Thang ka
Tibet
Vajrayana buddhism
Intense colors, intricate details done on cotton canvas
Hand painting
Kalamezhuttu
Kerala ritual floor painting
Pullikali
Kerala - play of tigers
Sohrai and kavar
Jharkhand
Paitkar
East India(OB, WB, Jhk)
Chitrakathi
Paintings of AP, MH, KA linked to vijayanagar empire
Cheriyal scrolls
Telangana
Kolam
Painting in South India using rice floor
Lippan
Gujarat, clay art form
Pichhvai
Nathdwara, RJ, Adi Gaud caste
Sanjhi
Painted during navratri by unmarried girls in North India
Kavad mobile shrine
RJ Mewar
Ganjifa
hand painted cards => mentioned in Abu Fazl, Humayunnama, Tipu Sultan
Block Printing
RJ - Bagru, Sanganeri, Ajrakh, Dabu
GJ - Ajrakh
AP - Kalamkari (using bamboo pen on cotton) - hindu mytho
MP - Bagh, Bherogarh (Batik)