The technique of painting on glass in India originated in the second half of the 18th century, chiefly owing to the influence of Chinese artists who lived and worked for the nobility and royalty. Glass paintings, as the name indicates, are paintings done on clear glass. The process requires immense skill and, as a genre, […]
The minutely detailed craft, which – according to national awardee Mohd. Shafi Nagoo – requires ‘education, patience, and eyesight’ is incomparable for the fine painting work done on objects made of papier mache – all the painting, including filling in of colours, is done with a brush made of a single cat hair. Shafi Nagoo […]
The kodali karrupur sari derives its name from the village of Kodali Karrupur, on the northern bank of the Kollidam river, in Tiruchy district of Tamil Nadu. Till the beginning of the twentieth century, Kodali Karrupur was famous for its karpur saris (as well as dhotis and furnishings); however, by the early years of the […]
Literally the cloth picture(s)/painting(s) of Odisha, the patachitras, according to O.C. Gangoly, represent (in their original form) the ‘icon paintings of Puri…of the Cult of Jagannath’. In Gangoly’s survey of Odishan paintings, patachitras or pata paintings are defined clearly as a ‘school of painting’ linked intimately with the cult of Lord Jagannath (a prominent and […]