Traditional Art Around India

Indian folk arts are very traditional, and straightforward, yet lively and colourful to reflect the rich cultural legacy of the country. Join us as we walk you through some of India's best traditional art forms on your screen.

• Madhubani Art

One of India's most well-known traditional art forms is called Madhubani art. Its birthplace is the Bihar district of Mithila, namely the Madhubani area. Additionally, these paintings have elements like abstract geometric shapes. These geometric designs stand for dedication, adoration, vigour, serenity, and wealth. They are renowned for portraying ceremonial elements during key events like weddings and births, as well as festivals.

• Pattachitra Art

Pattachitra or Patachitra is the name for a contemporary, cloth-based scroll painting style that originated in the East Indian states of Odisha and West Bengal. It is another traditional art form from India. The Sanskrit words patta, which connotes a canvas, and Chitra, which means image, were combined to create the name Pattachitra. Pattachitra is a painting that has been created on canvas as a result. It is characterised by extravagant use of colour, imaginative motifs and designs, and a portrayal of important ideas that are frequently mythological.

• Mysore Paintings

Mysore Painting is a priceless style of traditional South Indian painting that developed in and around the Karnataka town of Mysore and was encouraged and adored by the Mysore monarchs. Mysore Paintings often feature Hindu gods, goddesses, and stories from Indian mythology, just like many other ancient and classical forms of art in India. They are well known for their elegance, textures, and meticulousness.

• Tanjore Paintings

When South Indian classical art was in its final stages and the civilisation it sprang from was experiencing turbulent times, this style of traditional Indian painting emerged. These Tanjore paintings are characterised by their use of glass beads, precious and semi-precious jewels, simple yet brilliant colour schemes, and warm compositions.

• Rajasthan Painting

This traditional art form of India came into existence and developed in the imperial court of Rajputana in northern India, notably in the 17th and 18th centuries. They are characterised by bold lines, intricate detailing, fine brush strokes, and vivid, eye-catching colours. These works are adorned all over the world.

• Warli Painting

Indian tribal people from the North Sahyadri Range in Maharashtra are the primary creators of the traditional art form known as Warli painting. The tribal people of Maharashtra use Warli to decorate the walls of their homes because it is a genuine representation of the state's everyday and social happenings.

• Gond Paintings

One of the major tribes in India engages in the practice of good paintings, a type of folk and traditional art. The use of vivid colours in Gond's artwork is what I find most captivating. These hues are obtained naturally from plant sap, leaves, pigmented soil, charcoal, and occasionally cow dung.

Indian artistic forms have always been valued, and their continued existence today is a testament to the preservation efforts that have been made. The cultural identities of the people who create handmade goods are reflected in them.

The wide range of handicrafts made throughout the nation and those that will be made in the future are proof of India's rich cultural history and centuries of historically evolving traditional art.