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Tanjore painting (Tamil Language: ????????? ??????, Thanjavur Oviyam) is an important form of classical South Indian painting native to the town of Thanjavur (anglicized as Tanjore) in Tamil Nadu. The art form dates back to about 1600CE, a period when Nayakas of Tanjavur encouraged art- chiefly, classical dance and music as well as literature both in Telugu and Tamil. Tanjore Paintings are known for their surface richness, vivid colours and compact composition. Essentially serving as devotional icons, the themes of most of these paintings are Hindu gods and goddesses, and saints as well. Episodes from Hindu tradition are drawn upon as elaboration to the main figure / figures placed in the central section of the picture. Tanjore paintings are in fact panel paintings (done on solid wood planks ) and hence were also referred to as 'palagai padam'( palagai - wooden plank ; padam- picture) in local parlance. In modern times, these paintings have become a much sought after as souvenir during festive occasions in South India; or as pieces to decorate the walls ; or as collectors' item by art lovers.
The process of making a Tanjore painting involves many stages. The first stage involves the making of the preliminary sketch of the image on the base. The base consists of a cloth pasted over a wooden base. Then chalk powder or zinc oxide is mixed with water-soluble adhesive and applied on the base. To make the base smoother, a mild abrasive is sometimes used. After the drawing is made, decoration of the jewellery and the apparels in the image is done with semi-precious stones also known as Jaipur stones. Laces or threads are also used to decorate the jewellery. On top of this, the gold foils are pasted. Finally, dyes are used to add colors to the figures in the paintings.
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| Author: Lenin 05 Jun 2008 | Member Level: Diamond Points : 1 |
Hi sasi thanks for boosting TN , tanjore paintings.Members can share resources like this.It is encouraging
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| Author: Jaydev Pawar 05 Jun 2008 | Member Level: Silver Points : 1 |
ya it's really encouraging you have posted nice one
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| Author: Sushil Kumar Patial 12 Jun 2008 | Member Level: Gold Points : 2 |
Nice Painting. But these days only nude painting are made and liked by people. Our own culture and ethics has lost their breathe. What a pity. The souls has died because they don't love their heritage but encourage and follow the Western culture which is very rude in nature. The rudeness in the Indian Hearts is the result of Westernization.
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