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The Celebration: PHAD PAINTING BY KRITIKA JOSHI


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Size : Medium
Dimensions : H: 0.8(ft) by W: 0.8(ft) | H: 9.5(in) by W: 9.5(in)
Medium : Natural Colors on Paper

About the Artwork +

Even though the phad paintings were traditionally based on folk stories, the recent radical urbanisation has brought the other elements in the art. The painting depicts a dancer who has two oil lit lamps on her hands while she is balancing two pots on her head. She is possibly performing the bhawai dance. She is dancing on the beats of a dholki and another musical instrument. The entire painting is done using blue, gold and black.

DETAILS

  • Size: 9.5 inches by 9.5 inches
  • Price is for unframed painting and painting would be sent without a frame.
  • Handpainted in Phad art by Artist Kritika Joshi

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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


Kritika Joshi

Kritika belongs to the illustrious Joshi family, the primary proponents of Phad painting since 700 years and is the 30th generation in her family pursuing this art. A graduate of Indian Institute of Crafts and Design, she has worked with private and non-profits to conduct workshops and exhibitions of Phad painting and related textiles, including Craft Village (Delhi), Amity University and Chitrashala in Bhilwara.

 



Art Form

Phad

 

The Phad painting tradition is widely prevalent in the western state of Rajasthan. It is a folk heritage which is part of both the tangible and intangible aspects of our heritage. Traditionally, the Phad paintings were religious and seldom done commercially. However, today we see its commercialization as it is not possible for the artists to survive solely on the basis of commissions from religious Phad. There has been no literary record of the development or even the mention of Phad in the court traditions of the provincial courts of Rajasthan. This is because these paintings were not made for artistic purposes but were religious in nature.

Phad paintings are the most complex and elaborate of the pictorial devices used for story telling in India. They were traditionally used as movie scrolls, with special emphasis on each scene. They narrated the stories of local folk deities such as Pabuji, Devnarayan, Ramdev pir, Dharamraj, etc. These local heroes are different from each other, but are worshipped because of the similar reason that they have all protected their cattle.

The history of Phad paintings date back to 700 years and are of pure indian subcontinental origin. The chitera, or the professional Phad painters developed the art form in the district of Pur, near Bhilwara, Rajasthan. The traditional painters migrated to Shahpura in the 16th century and then to the city of Bhilwara in the 19th century.

Find more about this Living Temple Heritage of Bhilwara here 



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