Madhubani Paintings
Kerala - Kochi
Workshop on Madhubani painting
A traditional style of painting by women of Madhubani, north of Dharbhanga, in Bihar has won national and international acclaim. Madhubani painting, having been practised for centuries to decorate mud walls of huts in the region, is part of their daily life and rituals.
A workshop on it will be held in the city on Wednesday. Devendra Kumar Jha, an artist from Madhubani, will give a demonstration and a lecture on the art.
The painting style shot into prominence in the 1960s, when the All-India Handicrafts Board encouraged the women artists to reproduce their traditional skill for finding a non-agricultural income for their families, as Madhubani was struck by drought. The economic crisis launched the paintings and the hitherto anonymous artists into prominence.
Since then, this skill has become a primary source of income for scores of families in this area.
Also known as Mithila paintings, as this area forms the heart of Mithilanchal, this art is said to date back to the times of the Ramayana, when, it is believed, Janaka, who ruled Mithila, had artists make paintings on the occasion of the marriage of his daughter Sita to Rama.
Madhubani paintings mostly depict nature or mythological events, and the themes generally revolve around deities such as Krishna, Rama, Siva, Durga, Lakshmi and Saraswati. Sun, moon, plants of religious significance such as tulsi and others are widely painted. Social and royal scenes are also depicted often.
Details of the workshop may be had from the Indian School of Arts, Mahatma Gandhi Road, Ravipuram, Kochi - 15 (ph: 235 8943, 301 2145).
Renu Ramanath
(The Hindu, Wednesday, September 20, 2006)
Workshop on Madhubani painting
A traditional style of painting by women of Madhubani, north of Dharbhanga, in Bihar has won national and international acclaim. Madhubani painting, having been practised for centuries to decorate mud walls of huts in the region, is part of their daily life and rituals.
A workshop on it will be held in the city on Wednesday. Devendra Kumar Jha, an artist from Madhubani, will give a demonstration and a lecture on the art.
The painting style shot into prominence in the 1960s, when the All-India Handicrafts Board encouraged the women artists to reproduce their traditional skill for finding a non-agricultural income for their families, as Madhubani was struck by drought. The economic crisis launched the paintings and the hitherto anonymous artists into prominence.
Since then, this skill has become a primary source of income for scores of families in this area.
Also known as Mithila paintings, as this area forms the heart of Mithilanchal, this art is said to date back to the times of the Ramayana, when, it is believed, Janaka, who ruled Mithila, had artists make paintings on the occasion of the marriage of his daughter Sita to Rama.
Madhubani paintings mostly depict nature or mythological events, and the themes generally revolve around deities such as Krishna, Rama, Siva, Durga, Lakshmi and Saraswati. Sun, moon, plants of religious significance such as tulsi and others are widely painted. Social and royal scenes are also depicted often.
Details of the workshop may be had from the Indian School of Arts, Mahatma Gandhi Road, Ravipuram, Kochi - 15 (ph: 235 8943, 301 2145).
Renu Ramanath
(The Hindu, Wednesday, September 20, 2006)
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