MADHUBANI
About
Madhubani art (or Mithila painting) is practiced in the Mithila region of the Indian subcontinent. This painting is done with a variety of tools, including fingers, twigs, brushes, nib-pens, and matchsticks and using natural dyes and pigments. It is characterised by its eye-catching geometrical patterns. There is ritual content for particular occasions, such as birth or marriage, and festivals, such as Holi, Surya Shasti, Kali Puja, Upanayana, and Durga Puja.
Artist's Perception
Madhubani, or Mithila, painting is a folk painting of northern India. It is mostly practiced by
women in the villages who have passed this art to their daughters through multiple generations.
The colours used in Madhubani paintings are usually derived from plants and other natural
sources. These colours are often bright and pigments like lampblack and ochre are used to
create black and brown respectively.
Madhubani paintings mostly depict people and their association with nature and scenes and
deities from the ancient epics. Natural objects like the sun, the moon, and religious plants
like tulsi are also widely painted, along with scenes from the royal court and social events like
weddings. Generally, no space is left empty; the gaps are filled by paintings of flowers, animals,
birds, and even geometric designs..
