Tanjore Paintings Pride of South India
Art is that form where human feelings and thoughts are knitted in a one canvas. Moreover, it is that language which has no language still bind the people from the ancient times. Paintings and sculptures of India has a great value in ancient India. There are many art forms which are generated through the years and belonging to different social and cultural class. They have transformed, changed and advanced in different ways and gained today’s exquisite art form.
Each era gives some distinctive forms like the Harappan styles, the ancient fire alter of the Vedic period etc etc. And also there are not only one school of art in India. Indian painting is a typical and lively texture of different styles of different schools viz. Mughal painting, Rajput Painting, Mysore painting, Bengal painting etc. And among them the classical south Indian painting style called Tanjore Painting is also unique and rare piece of artform which is still followed by the artist.
The Tanjore painting style is originated in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. If historically speaking the Tanjore painting crafted back from the era of 11th century’s Chola wall paintings which were decorated in the Brihadeeswarer temple. After the fall of the Vijaynagar Empire the artists of that period also drove to Thanjavur where this art form flourished. This type of paintings was crafted in different subjects and sizes depending on the choices.
These works were painted on canvas, walls, wood, ivory, glass, mica, paper and different metal depending on the size and patchwork. The subject of Tanjore painting was basically religious like the Krishna tanjore painting which is crafted in different vivid and flat style in temples or walls or any metallic base. In the vary past, the artist of this style used natural row elements as colors like vegetable and minerals etc and every color was assigned to show different subject like Lord Nataraja is colored white whereas Lord Vishnu is colored blue in every tanjore painting.
In today’s modern art world, artist have also taken this unique art style and composed it in different media works. Also many online art galleries produce different art styles from this art form and sell it through online. They use the older version of Tanjore painting style and crafted it in glass or other metal and display it for the people. The paintings like Lakshmi Tanjore painting and other deities are also favored by many people. Â