Art Forms Of India

Madhubani

Madhubani Painting also known as Mithila Painting is a style of Indian Painting, practiced in the Mithila region of Bihar state, India, and the adjoining parts of Terai Nepal.Painting is done with fingers, twigs, brushes, nib-pens, and matchsticks, using natural dyes and pigments, and is characterized by eye-catching geometrical patterns. Madhubani/Mithila painting has been done traditionally by the women in the Mithila region of north Bihar, India. 

GOND

Gond art is a form of painting from folk and tribal art that is practiced by one of the largest tribes in India – the Gond – who are predominantly from Madhya Pradesh. The Gonds are renowned for their beautiful paintings, which are characterized by vibrant hues and intriguing patterns.The Gonds believe taht viewing good images brought in good luck . Thus, traditionally, they painted motifs, tattoos, and images on the floors and walls of their houses.

Tila

Tilla is a traditional craft of KASHMIR  which is used to adorn pherans and shawls  and other garments as well. It’s is a type of embroidery work, involving the requirement of gold and silver metallic thread.The former uses a metallic underwire coated with gold or silver while the latter uses a silk thread as its base which is covered by silver and golden hues. . The Tilla gives of a bold, embossed and multi-dimensional look .The technique of Tilla is such that each stroke of the embroidery is fastened which makes the embellishment last an eternity.Tilla embroidered pieces form an integral part of every Kashmiri bride’s trousseau.

Bandhani

Bandhani is a type of tie-dye textile decorated by plucking the cloth with the fingernails into many tiny bindings that form a figurative design.The term bandhani is derived from the Sanskrit verbal root bandh (“to bind, to tie”).The art of Bandhani is a highly skilled process. The technique involves dyeing a fabric which is tied tightly with a thread at several points, thus producing a variety of patterns like Chandrakala, Bavan Baug, Shikari etcetera; depending on the manner in which the cloth is tied. The main colour used in Bandhana are yellow, red, blue, green and black.

Rabari Aplique

Applique is an ancient art that has existed for millennia across all continents of the globe. There are many traditions of this technique, each indigenous to different communities residing throughout India.The women of the Rabari community, particularly in Gujarat’s Kutch region, who are most famed for their skills in the hereditary art. Rabari applique often goes hand in hand with embroidery and patchwork, appearing extensively on dowry items and domestic items such as quilts. Camels and scenes of the desert and countryside inspire vivid multi-coloured motifs.

Sikki 

Sikki grass crafts are various handicrafts that are made from a special kind of grass known as sikki found in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, India.

Sikki is dried and the flower head is cut off. The resulting fine golden fibre is used in weaving to make toys, dolls, and baskets (dolchi). Items are sometimes painted.

Boxes made of sikki known as pauti are given to daughters by parents on the occasion of their wedding. The boxes are used to hold sindoor, ornaments, and jewellery

Dhokra

Dhokra (also spelt Dokra) is non–ferrous metal casting using the lost-wax casting technique. This sort of metal casting has been used in India for over 4,000 years and is still used. One of the earliest known lost wax artefacts is the dancing girl of Mohenjo-daro.

The figurines are handcrafted in copper and bronze-based alloys using the lost wax technique.Every piece is unique as each artisan can create in his special way. With thin hands, legs and a slender body, Dhokra pieces look different. It is tribal art and they showcase it in their own way.

Terracotta

Terracotta is a clay-based unglazed or glazed ceramic , where the fired body is porous. Terracotta is the term normally used for sculpture made in earthenware, and also for various practical uses including vessels (notably flower pots), water and waste water pipes, roofing tiles, bricks, and surface embellishment in building construction.Terracotta is a very flexible material to sculpt. Pieces can be formed by both an “additive” technique, adding portions of clay to the growing pieces, or a “subtractive” one, carving into a solid lump with a knife or similar tool. 

Warli

Warli painting is a form of tribal art mostly created by the tribal people from the North Sahyadri Range in Maharashtra, India.These rudimentary wall paintings use a set of basic geometric shapes: a circle, a triangle, and a square. These shapes are symbolic of different elements of nature.The simple pictorial language of Warli painting is matched by a rudimentary technique. The ritual paintings are usually created on the inside walls of village huts. The walls are made of a mixture of branches, earth and red brick that make a red ochre background for the paintings.

Kantha

Terracotta is a clay-based unglazed or glazed ceramic , where the fired body is porous. Terracotta is the term normally used for sculpture made in earthenware, and also for various practical uses including vessels (notably flower pots), water and waste water pipes, roofing tiles, bricks, and surface embellishment in building construction.Terracotta is a very flexible material to sculpt. Pieces can be formed by both an “additive” technique, adding portions of clay to the growing pieces, or a “subtractive” one, carving into a solid lump with a knife or similar tool.