Folk Painting Traditions
Notes
| Style | State | Highlights |
|---|---|---|
| Madhubani/Mithila | Bihar | Wall and floor art (bhitti chitra), bright colours, double-line borders, Ramayana/Krishna/nature themes. Sita Devi and Ganga Devi are known artists. GI tag. |
| Warli | Maharashtra (Thane, Palghar) | White rice-paste on red ochre mud walls, geometric forms (circle, triangle, square), the chowk for weddings. Jivya Soma Mashe popularised it. |
| Pattachitra | Odisha, West Bengal | Cloth scroll, Jagannath themes, Raghurajpur. |
| Phad | Rajasthan (Bhilwara) | Long scroll telling the stories of Pabuji and Devnarayan, with bhopa storytellers. |
| Kalamkari | Andhra Pradesh (Srikalahasti, Machilipatnam) | Natural dyes, hand-drawn (Srikalahasti) or block-printed (Machilipatnam) cotton. |
| Tanjore | Tamil Nadu | Gold foil, semi-precious stones, glass, devotional themes. GI tag. |
| Gond | Madhya Pradesh | Dots and dashes, nature. Jangarh Singh Shyam. |
| Kalighat | West Bengal | Bold brush lines, satirical themes. |
| Cheriyal | Telangana | Scroll painting. |
| Pichwai | Nathdwara, Rajasthan | Cloth hangings behind Shrinathji. |
Key Points
- Madhubani and Warli use natural materials. Warli is simple and geometric, while Madhubani is dense and colourful.
- Phad and Cheriyal are narrative scroll traditions.
- Tanjore and Pichwai are temple and devotional arts.
MCQs
1.Warli paintings are made with:
(a) Rice paste
(b) Gold leaf
(c) Oil colour
(d) Stone dust
Answers: 1-a
2. Phad paintings belong to:
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Gujarat
(c) Odisha
(d) Punjab
Answers: 2-a
3. Which of these is a Kalamkari centre?
1. Srikalahasti
2. Machilipatnam
3. Raghurajpur.
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3
(d) All
Answers: 3-a