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OVERVIEW
A-Z of
Traditional Type
Trad Type
WHY NOT
TRADITIONAL
ART FORMS
:)
Over the past year I have found myself gravitating toward Indian Art History, observing the rich variety in lost/discovered/well-known regional art styles found across India -
from modern, post-independence to contemporary. So when 2023's 36 Days of Type rolled around, I decided to use the first 26 days of the challenge to deep-dive into this rich history, kickstarting a new chapter in my art career.
After a LOT of research (and much help + cross-referencing with ChatGPT),
me and my dark circles are ecstatic to present the A-Z tiles in different traditional art forms of India (if you're on web view, hover on each tile
for details about each art form) :
outlined in red, with an absence of blue; presenting 'ah' se Ajanta | in the lost script of Brahmi
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'ch' se Chikankari, the art of patient painting with a needle | written in Perso-Arabic script
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'ey' se Eri silk weaving, patterns created on the peaceful and sustainable silk from Assam | written in Assamese script
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'guh' se Gond art, believed to connect one with nature and the divine | written in traditional Gondi script
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'i' se Ikat, a unique process called 'poetry on the loom' | written in Oriya script
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'ka' se Kalamkari, the hand-painted art form on cotton textiles | written in Telugu script
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'ma' se Meenakari, the art of
enameling | Hindi written in
Devanagari script
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'oh' se Orissa's Pattachitra,
painted pictures on cloth | written in
Oriya script
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'kh' se Kalighat paintings, traditionally hand painted by pautuas (folk artists) | written in traditional Bengali script
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'ba' se Bharni, one of the five distinctive styles of #Madhubani painting where black outlines are filled in with colors | Maithili written in Devanagari
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'duh' se Deccani paintings, a vibrant art style from when the Mughals conquered the Deccan | written in Perso-Arabic script
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'fuh' se Phad painting, a pictorial accompaniment for a Bhopa and Bhopi as they sing & play the narration
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'ha' se Hase Chitra, the folk art from Karnataka overshadowed by Warli | written in Kannada script
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'ja' se Jaipur Blue Pottery, in all its striking cobalt blue glory | Hindi written in Devanagari script
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'la' se Lippan art, the glittering art of Kutch | written in Gujarati script
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'na' se Nakshi Kantha, intricately embroidered on both sides of the kantha | written in Bengali script
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'pa' se Phulkari embroidery, tediously created floral patterns on cloth | written in Punjabj script
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R-Z to be updated soon.
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