Art Forms of india

This PPT contains various art forms which are available in India and the various colors that are used in it.

1. INDIAN ART FORMS By: UPES Graphics and Gaming

2. Different Indian Art Forms GOND PAINTINGS PHAD PAINTINGS CHITTARA WARLI ART MADHUBANI ART KALAMKARI TANJORE PAINTINGS CHERIYAL SCROLLS KALIGHAT PAINTINGS PATTACHITRA

3. GOND PAINTINGS Gond painting  is a famous  folk art  of the Gond tribal community of central India. Some of the patterns used in Gond paintings are: Dots, Fine Lines, Curved Lines, Dashes , Fish Scales, Drops of Water, Seed Shapes Bright colors such as Red, Yellow, B lue, Green , etc., are commonly used in Gond art. Natural colors are obtained from charcoal, colored soils, plants, leaves, cow dung, etc. Prominent Colors: Red, Yellow, Blue and Green.

4. PHAD PAINTINGS Phad is a type of scroll painting that narrates elaborate religious stories of local deities and gods. Typical colors seen in a Phad painting are Yellow, Orange, Green, Brown, Red, Blue and Black . Each color is used for specific purposes – Y ellow for creating the initial outline and in ornaments and clothing, O range for limbs and the torso, G reen for trees and vegetation, B rown for architectural structures, R ed for royal clothing and flags as well as a thick border, and B lue for water or curtains. Black is applied at the end as outlines. Prominent Colors: Yellow, Orange, Green, Brown, red, Blue and Black.

5. Chittara   is an autochthonous art practice. It is a ubiquitous cultural phenomenon of the Deevaru community. The paintings are usually 2 – 3 feet in size, aesthetically refined, made of symbols representing their physical environment. They use eco-friendly natural resources like ground rice paste for Wh ite colour , roasted rice for Black , Yellow seeds ( Gurige ) red earth and the brushes are made up of Pundi Naaru . CHITTARA Prominent Colors: White, Black and Brown, Red.

6. Warli painting  is a form of  tribal art  mostly created by the tribal people from the North  Sahyadri Range  in Maharashtra, India. These shapes are symbolic of different elements of nature. The circle represents the sun and the moon, while the triangle depicts mountains and conical trees.  The painting is done on an austere mud base using one color, White , with occasional dots in R ed and Yellow . This color is obtained from grounding rice into white powder. Warli Painting the use of color is restricted to a stark white against earthen backgrounds. WARLI ART Prominent Colors: White, Red and Yellow.

7. Madhubani painting is famous for it naturality and uniqueness. Often characterized by complex geometrical patterns, these paintings are known for representing ritual content for particular occasions, including festivals, religious rituals, etc. Traditionally this painting was crafted using natural color. These colors are often bright and pigments like lampblack and ochre are used to create black and brown respectively. Colors used were - Yellow, green, black, white, indigo, red, blue, brown. MADHUBANI ART Prominent Colors: Yellow, Green, Black, White, Indigo, Red, Blue and Brown.

8. Kalamkari  is an ancient style of hand painting done on cotton or silk fabric with a tamarind pen, using natural dyes. Motifs drawn in Kalamkari spans from flowers, peacock, paisleys to divine characters of Hindu epics like Mahabharata and Ramayana. Kalamkari art primarily use earthy colors like I ndigo, Mustard, Rust, Black and Green . KALAMARI ART Prominent Colors: Indigo, Mustard, Black and Green.

9. A classical artform from southern India, Thanjavur painting – also known as Tanjore painting – is a celebration of the region’s rich artistic tradition. Tanjore paintings are known for their extravagant depictions of deities using vibrant colours and gaudy embellishments, especially gold foil. The use of vibrant colors and gold leaf embellishments are characteristic of Tanjore paintings, with cut glass, pearls and precious and semi-precious stones also used for decoration. The dazzling color palette of Tanjore paintings uses vibrant shades of Reds, Blues and Greens . Common themes in Tanjore paintings include Bal Krishna, Lord Rama, as well as other gods, goddesses, saints and subjects from Hindu mythology. Prominent Colors: Red, Blue and Green. TANJORE ART

10. Cheriyal Scroll Painting is a popular and modified version of Nakashi art, considered highly rich in the local motifs. This art form is unique to the state of Telangana and made mostly in Hyderabad currently. These scrolls depict stories from the Indian mythology as well as the shorter stories related to the Puranas and Epics. The Cheriyal paintings represent a distinct local invention, based mainly on local traditions. These are painted in vivid hues with mostly primary colors , showing a predominance of R ed color in the background. CHERIYAL SCROLL Prominent Colors: Red.

11. Characterised by bright colors and bold outlines , Kalighat painting evolved as a unique genre of Indian painting in 19th-century Kolkata, in West Bengal. From the depiction of gods and other mythological characters, these paintings developed over time to reflect a variety of themes. The backgrounds were left plain, all non-essential details removed, and basic combinations of colors were used. This created the key characteristics of the Kalighat genre. T he main characteristics of the Kalighat genre: bright colors, bold outlines , and a simple and striking visual image. KALIGHAT PAINTINGS Prominent Colors: Bright Colors(Primary).

12. This form of art is closely related to the cult of Shri Jagannath and the temple traditions in Puri . For Pattachitra painting, the Chitrakars follow a traditional process of preparing the canvas. A gauze-like fine cotton cloth is coated with white stone powder and gum made out of tamarind seeds. This makes the canvass ready to accept the paint, made of natural colors. These colors are an unique feature of Pattachitra . In general,  B lue, Yellow, Green, Red, Brown, Black and White  are used in the Pattachitra of West Bengal. PATTACHITRA PAINTINGS Prominent Colors: Blue, Yellow, Green, Red, Brown and Black.

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