Know everything about pichwai paintings

 

The 18th century saw the beginning of the classic Indian painting style known as pichwai. The Hindi word for "cloth painting" is where the word "Pichwai" originates. Pichwai paintings can be created on paper or canvas, but they are mainly created on fabric.

Typically, Pichwai paintings include Hindu deities like Shiva, Radha, and Krishna. They frequently have vibrant colours and are quite attractive. Pichwai paintings are typically produced in groups, with each narrating a mythological tale from Hinduism.

 

Here are a some of the top Pichwai artworks:

·         One of the most stunning and well-known Pichwai paintings is considered to be the one that shows Krishna's birth.

·         Another well-known Pichwai picture depicts Krishna and Radha dancing together.

·         Another well-liked option is the Pichwai artwork of Shiva's demise.

·         The Mahabharata is depicted in a number of Pichwai paintings, including the fight between the Pandavas and the Kauravas.

·         And last, a lot of Pichwai paintings show Hindu deities in their natural habitats, such Krishna playing the flute in a jungle.

Let's look at how Pichwai paintings are created:

The correct fabric must be chosen before beginning to create a Pichwai artwork. The fabric needs to be very fine and dark in colour. The chosen cloth is next primed with a resin and chalk powder mixture.

The painting's outline is then drawn on the fabric after it has been prepared. The painting is then coloured in when the outlines are finished. The painting is then varnished to provide protection.

It takes take several months to prepare a Pichwai painting for the temple backdrop. Wealthy families commission works of art for the temple, but the common person can also purchase miniature versions to keep at home in their own shrines. Since taking pictures inside the temple is prohibited, Pichwai painters also depict Shrinathji's idol in their paintings. This benefits their company and appeases followers who wish to carry an image of their king.

 

There are various sizes of the paintings, with the fabric panels being larger and the paintings on paper having greater details. Peacocks play while grey, blue, and white monsoon clouds curl across the indigo sky, banana trees stand out among a sea of other trees, cows graze on the countryside and along the clearly delineated borders, and ladies dance with a surreal intensity.

Visitors can engage with the artwork and fully appreciate the artist's expertise by viewing it while it is hanging. Only strict geometry can contain the luscious, rounded colours that fill them. Fillers like chattri, boats, lotuses, and orchards are scattered throughout in unexpected places in line with the theme.

 

The practise of painting on cloth with mineral pigments and vegetable dyes is unique in many respects. Fashion designers and retailers of home furnishings have come to appreciate this form of art. Beyond the boundaries of temples and houses, it now permeates our clothing. This is a way of understanding India's many folk and tribal styles as well as a step toward encouraging creative awareness among the public.