Krishna Leela
About the Artwork
Medium : | Natural Pigments on Cotton Cloth |
Size : | 32 x 48 in |
Art form : | Phad |
About the Art Form
Originating in Rajasthan, Phad paintings are large textiles that portray regional epics, stories from the lives of local folk heroes and demi gods - They depict complex folk narratives, through a stylistic visual idiom developed as an accompaniment to century old oral traditions. Traditionally these paintings form a visual backdrop to nightlong storytelling performances. The singer-performers travel with these rolled up textile scrolls, which are unravelled and brought to life amidst gatherings of people.
Origion: Rajasthan
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