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Kalamkari Paintings
Kalam stands for pen in Persian, and Kalamkari painting is an intricate style of painting on cloth. Having its origins in Srikalahasti, Andhra Pradesh with a geographical significance, it is one of the widely loved artforms. Exceptionally different processes of 15 to17 steps of natural dying with scientific references go into washing the cloth with milk, drying, drawing with tamarind sticks, outl... Read More
Kalam stands for pen in Persian, and Kalamkari painting is an intricate style of painting on cloth. Having its origins in Srikalahasti, Andhra Pradesh with a geographical significance, it is one of the widely loved artforms.
Exceptionally different processes of 15 to17 steps of natural dying with scientific references go into washing the cloth with milk, drying, drawing with tamarind sticks, outlining, applying colours, washing in the clean running water of the river, boiling and drying and tools specific to the application of colours with a sponge-like structure on the bamboo sticks made up of thread that drips the colour as and how it requires makes the artform technically sound and visually impeccable.
It is a style that enthrals with graceful lines and bold colours obtained from natural raw materials that react chemically and assures durability with its freshness as a well-articulated thought.
Artflute brings some handpicked Kalamkari Paintings by famous artists. Explored are the themes around Ramayana and Mahabharata and the Tree of life by the artists, the details gripping the viewers.
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The Kalamkari craft involves twenty-three steps. The first eleven steps are devoted to preparing the cloth. This is followed steps for block printing, dyeing, and painting. The last steps are for finishing the fabric. Kalamkari paintings are primarily created in two distinct styles. The first is the freehand style in which the artist uses a bamboo or date palm stick, dipped in dye or paint, to draw the design on the fabric. The second style is block printing, in which the artist carves the design into a wooden block and then uses the block to print the design on the fabric. Kalamkari paintings often depict scenes from Hindu mythology, but they can also depict birds, flowers, and other animals. Kalamkari paintings are made using natural dyes and pigments. The most common colors used are indigo, red, black, and white. Kalamkari paintings are usually done on cotton or silk fabric. The cotton fabric is first coated with a mixture of buffalo milk and myrabolams (a type of resin). This mixture helps the colors toKalamkari paintings are often used to decorate walls, clothing, and household items. Kalamkari paintings can be found in many different parts of India, but they are most commonly associated with the city of Hyderabad.