What are the subject matter of Kalighat pat painting?
They depicted conventional images of gods and goddesses and scenes from epics like Tulsidas’ Rama Charita Manas. The artists were villagers who travelled from place to place with their scroll paintings and sang the scenes from the epics depicted in the paintings during village gatherings and various festivals.
Is Kalighat painting a folk art?
The Kalighat paintings developed in the 19th century in the Bengal presidency. The travelling scroll painters or the patuas had been practising folk art of Pattachitra.
Who is the creator of Kalighat painting?
Kalam Patua created the work after the brutal gang-rape of Nirbhaya in Delhi in 2012.
What are the colours used in Kalighat painting?
Besides motifs, Kalighat paintings feature the use of basic colors like indigo, blue, black, yellow, red and green due to the predominant use of homemade dyes. Only for ornamentation would artisans use silver and gold.
What is Pat Chitra?
Patachitra or Pattachitra is a general term for traditional, cloth-based scroll painting, based in the eastern Indian states of Odisha, West Bengal and parts of Bangladesh. Patachitra artform is known for its intricate details as well as mythological narratives and folktales inscribed in it.
Which artist made the painting in Kalighat style?
Kalighat Painting by Kalam Patua (India)
What is Bengal Pat?
Bengal Pat is one of the old styles of painting. It is an art form that was found and developed in the Indian state of Bengal which is why it is called as Bengal Pat. It is an art form that is practiced for hundreds of years. This art form usually depicts the story or a song about the medieval and ancient age.
How can I know my Pattachitra?
Patachitra artform is known for its intricate details as well as mythological narratives and folktales inscribed in it….Pattachitra.
| Pattachitra or Patachitra | |
|---|---|
| Alternative names | BN: পটচিত্র OD: ପଟ୍ଟଚିତ୍ର |
| Description | Patachitra (or Pattachitra in Odisha) is an old traditional art of Odisha and West Bengal |
Who started Pattachitra painting?
Pattachitra – a Sanskrit word, for the style of Hand Painting that originated in Orissa in 12 century B.C., i.e. more than 3000 years ago. It started when Painters of Orissa, or Oriya Painters, started making Chitra on a Patta as religious offering to Temples.