Art and painting tradition in India
Introduction
Madhubani’s painting is an artistic expression that has a great tradition in the Mithila de Bihar region, in India. Its process requires a previous ritual and have become a great source of income. A whole way of life of a community that is a reflection of millennia of art and popular wisdom. An ancient tradition. Madhubani’s painting is an artistic tradition that develops by women. A tradition that passes from mothers to daughters, from generation to generation and that is more than a simple painting. Well, from girls, Madhubani’s women begin to play with brushes and colors.
Developing
This is a form of initiation to this art through everyday game. But, the highest moment of this family legacy takes place with the decoration of the kohbar. Or fourth to be given in family home to live with their husband after the wedding. Before starting to paint, a prayer must be prayed for the artist to be favored by the deity. This will cause the painting to come to fruition and that the objectives that the artist pursue are met. Well rituals, well commercial. Of its origin is not much known. Although, it is believed that they arise following the request of these paintings by King Janak for his daughter Sita’s wedding, with Rama.
But what seems to be certain is that it starts in the Madhubani region. A region that extends between Mithila, Nepal and the North of Bihar. And that has an own identity and language. Its realization is carried out on the wall, although, as in everything, modernity makes customs change. And due to the great commercial demand that these paintings have, they are also being made on paper and fabric. And men are starting in this art. The theme of the paintings. This is an art that has the main inspiration religion. Thus, like love and fertility.
They are typical in this way, finding scenes of Hindu deities and sacred writings. And wedding scenes and celebrations. Intermingled with natural motifs. Madhubani’s painting is a sample of the society of this region of India, since it reflects its morals, its values and customs. Although in each region or even in each house, they are usually adapted to the tastes of its inhabitants. Artisanal materials are used for its elaboration. Both the brush and colors are handmade by artists. Thus, the brush is a cotton brush in a bamboo stick.
And the colors are achieved by mixing natural spices and extracts. In this way, black is the result of mixing Tizne with a cow. Yellow is achieved thanks to the tone of turmeric that is mixed with banyan leaf milk. The blue and red is extracted from the indigo, it is achieved from the Kusum flower. For its part, green is extracted from the apple wooden leaf. White is achieved with rice and orange dust with Palash flower. And the canvas used for Madhubani’s painting are the walls of the bridal room, or the guest reception room or reception room. These are prepared with a thin layer of plaster that will receive the paint.
conclusion
At present, this painting has become an engine of development of Madhubani society. And it is normal to see the youngest painting and making papers to be decorated. Well, although this was traditionally a painting to decorate the houses, since 1962 it is marketed. And everything, due to the initiative of a foreign artist, who in love with the colors of the murals of this town, asked some women to perform some on paper. He took them to their country and had such a reception that since then, Madhubani’s women paint them as souvenir and are marketed in other countries.
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