Cheriyal Wall Plates by Sai Kiran
Cheriyal Wall Plates by Sai Kiran
Cheriyal Wall Plates by Sai Kiran
Cheriyal Wall Plates by Sai Kiran
Cheriyal Wall Plates by Sai Kiran
Cheriyal Wall Plates by Sai Kiran

Cheriyal Wall Plates by Sai Kiran


Sai Kiran Dhanalakota - MeMeraki.com Sai Kiran Dhanalakota
Size : Small
Dimensions : D-0.6 ft. I D-7.5 inch
Medium : Natural Colors on Melamine Plate

About the Artwork +

Saikiran handpaints this Cheriyal wall plate with bright natural colors indigenous to this art form from Telangana. The artist illustrates rural life stories on these colorful visual props which used to act as a storytelling device to entertain and educate the people.

   DETAILS
• Size- 7.5 inch
• Handpainted in Cheriyal scroll of traditional art
• These plates are made to order and will be made and delivered within 2 weeks in India
• The image shown here is representative to help visualize the painting in a home setting. Price specified is for unframed masks and the masks would be sent without a frame unless specified otherwise in the description.

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    All artworks on the website are hand painted from scratch by our master artists. That makes every artwork absolutely unique and the actual colour and overall artwork may vary slightly from the artwork image posted here.


    Artist


    Sai Kiran Dhanalakota

     Sai Kiran, a 27-year-old artist, is credited with carrying on the history of the Dhanalakota family, the last practising family for Cheriyal Scroll painting. A 160-year-old Cheriyal scroll painted by his great-great grandpa is also on display in a museum in Paris, providing insight into his family's past. With the market for Cheriyal scrolls decreasing, his parents advised him to study rather than pursue painting, but Sai Kiran obtained a degree in fine arts to acquire new art techniques to modernise and make his work relevant in today's times. He wishes the Cheriyal scroll painters knew more about the stories they are painting, because the storytellers for these paintings are autonomous and add their own colour to the stories, but he makes an attempt to study these stories, and his personal favourite is Gaurapuranama's, about Toddy Tappers (Wine tappers). 'We replace our phones every year, our phone covers every two months, change is such a constant, therefore our work needs to stay up with it and adapt,' Sai Kiran says.



    Art Form

    Cheriyal-scroll

    These scrolls are painted in narrative format similar to a film roll or even comic strips, and depict stories from the Indian mythology as well as the shorter stories related to the Puranas and Epics.

    Cheriyal Scroll Painting is a popular and modified version of Nakashi art, considered highly rich in the local motifs. This art form is unique to the state of Telangana and made mostly in Hyderabad currently. This traditional art form is considered an inseparable part of the profession comprising the story-telling and balladeer community called Kaki Padagollu. They have displayed these scrolls which are also accompanied by music and dance.



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