Trying my hands on Madhubani Painting
Madhubani painting is an emblematical expression of day-to-day experiences and ideas. As such, symbolism, plainness and prettiness hold them together in a single school of traditional art. The symbols that these Maithili painters have their exact meanings :
fish - symbolises fertility, procreation and good luck.
peacocks - are related with romantic love and religion.
serpents- are the heavenly protectors.
Characterized by vivacious use of colour, underlying symbolism and traditional geometric designs supporting the main theme, the Indian folk art form of Madhubani succeeded in generating a place for itself in the international house of fame and is now recognized globally. The Government of India is also paying its tribute by starting training programs educating people on Madhubani paintings.
Till date the artisan of Madhubani paintings have used colours directly from nature. Lamp soot served as a source of black, White from powdered rice, green was made from the leaves of the apple tree and Tilcoat, blue from the seeds of Sikkot and indigo, yellow was drawn from the parts of singar flower or Jasmine flower, bark of peepal was to be boiled to make a part of saffron colour, red was made from kusum flower and red sandal wood. To make the painting last long as well as take vividness they mixed gum with colour
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