Critical Interconnections: Maithili and Tantric Art from Northern India
The study investigates the historical traditions of Maithili art in Northern India, and its connections to Tantric art.
The study investigates the historical traditions of Maithili art in Northern India, and its connections to Tantric art.
“In this article I attempt to unravel a mystery. The mystery is semiotic; it is about layers of meanings; it is about how meanings come into existence…”
This article traces the documentation of ritual wall paintings by Maithil Brahmans and Kayasthas through the collecting practices of private individuals, libraries and others.
The historiography of Maithil Paintings of 50 yrs. after independence (1947 to 1997) – a phase marked by its discovery, commercialisation and promotion as a fine art.
गोदना कला में मोटिव्स के साथ प्रयोग की प्रवृति उर्मिला देवी में चानो देवी से आती है और वह प्रवृति इतनी तेज है कि लोककलाओं की परिधि को अक्सर तोड़ती नजर आती है।
मिथिला की चित्र परंपराओं में गोदना चित्रकला एक अस्वाभाविक घटना थी। चानो ने अपनी सूझ-बूझ से उसे न केवल ‘स्वाभाविक’ बनाया, बल्कि एक नयी कलाधारा की शुरुआत भी की।
1970 के दशक में जब ब्राह्मण और कायस्थ जाति की परंपरागत चित्रकला अपनी लोकप्रियता की ओर बढ़ रही थी, तब उसे स्थानीय लोक कलाकारों ने स्पष्ट चुनौती दी।
An interesting outcome of commercialization was the emergence of different styles of painting, which can be broadly categorized as Geru, Bharni, Kachni, Tantric, Gobar, and Goidana.
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