Specification
- Product Code :5437
- Material :Folk Art Paata Painting on Patti (cotton and paper togather)
- Size :13"H x 19"
Description
In this folk art Paata Painting on Patti (cotton and paper togather), Lord Krishna is nicely depicted playing his immortal tune in his flute even as two gopis taking care of the Lord. Whereas one lady is fanning him the other is offering him sweets. The iconic figure of the Lord is painted blue and even the cow is painted minutely. The borders of the painted are painted smartly with some spectacular floral designs.
Pata is a traditional painting of Odisha and is based on Hindu mythology and specially inspired by Jagannath and Vaishnava cult. All colours used in the paintings are natural and paintings are made fully old traditional way by Chitrakaras (Oriya painter). Pattachitra style of painting is one of the oldest and most popular art forms of Odisha. The term Pattachitra has evolved from the Sanskrit words patta, meaning canvas, and chitra, meaning picture. Pattachitra is thus a painting done on canvas, and is manifested by rich colourful application, creative motifs and designs, and portrayal of simple themes, mostly mythological in depiction. The painting the 'pattachitra' resemble the old murals of Odisha especially religious centres of Puri, Konark and Bhubaneshwar region, dating back to the 5th century BC. The hub of this genre of artwork is in and around Puri, especially in the village of Raghurajpur
