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    Kalamkari is a traditional art of painting fabrics using vegetable dyes from regions in India like Kalahasti and Masulipatnam. The art involves using hand-carved blocks and pens to apply dye designs depicting Hindu mythology and Persian motifs. Two main styles developed - the Masulipatnam style with Persian influences, and the Kalahasti style focusing on Hindu themes. The process of resist dyeing and hand printing gives the finished fabrics vibrant yet mellow colors.

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    Kalamkari is a traditional art of painting fabrics using vegetable dyes from regions in India like Kalahasti and Masulipatnam. The art involves using hand-carved blocks and pens to apply dye designs depicting Hindu mythology and Persian motifs. Two main styles developed - the Masulipatnam style with Persian influences, and the Kalahasti style focusing on Hindu themes. The process of resist dyeing and hand printing gives the finished fabrics vibrant yet mellow colors.

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    Kalamkari is a traditional art of painting fabrics using vegetable dyes from regions in India like Kalahasti and Masulipatnam. The art involves using hand-carved blocks and pens to apply dye designs depicting Hindu mythology and Persian motifs. Two main styles developed - the Masulipatnam style with Persian influences, and the Kalahasti style focusing on Hindu themes. The process of resist dyeing and hand printing gives the finished fabrics vibrant yet mellow colors.

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    Kalamkari Paintings

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    Tarkeshwar Singh
    Kalamkari is a traditional art of painting fabrics using vegetable dyes from regions in India like Kalahasti and Masulipatnam. The art involves using hand-carved blocks and pens to apply dye designs depicting Hindu mythology and Persian motifs. Two main styles developed - the Masulipatnam style with Persian influences, and the Kalahasti style focusing on Hindu themes. The process of resist dyeing and hand printing gives the finished fabrics vibrant yet mellow colors.

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    KALAMKARI

    PAINTINGS
       
     Kalamkari literally means, Kalam - pen & 
    kari - work, i.e., art work done using a pen.  
    Vegetable dyes are used to colour the 
    designs applied on cloth.  
       
     The art of painting using organic dyes on 
    cloth was popular in several parts of India, 
    but this style of Kalamkari flourished at 
    Kalahasti (80 miles north of Chennai) and 
    at Masulipatnam (200 miles east of 
    Hyderabad).  
     The Kalamkari tradition chiefly consists of 
    scenes from Hindu mythology. Figures of 
    deities with rich border embellishments 
    were created for the temples.  In 
    Masulipatnam, the weavers were involved 
    in the block printing art, while at Kalahasti, 
    the Balojas (a caste involved in making 
    bangles) took to this art.     
     Owing to Muslim rule in Golconda, the 
    Masulipatnam Kalamkari was influenced by 
    Persian motifs & designs, widely adapted to 
    suit their taste.  The outlines and main 
    features are done using hand carved 
    blocks.  The finer details are later done 
    using the pen.  
     Under the British rule the designs as well 
    as the end use of the fabric differed - for 
    garments as well as furnishings.  During 
    this period floral designs were popular.  The 
    artisans were made to create even portraits 
    of English men. 
     The Kalahasti tradition which developed in 
    the temple region mostly concentrated on 
    themes form Hindu mythology, epics 
    (Ramayana, Mahabharatha), images of 
    Gods and heroes.  
     The artists use a bamboo or date palm stick 
    pointed at one end with a bundle of fine hair 
    attached to this pointed end to serve as the 
    brush or pen.
     The dyes are obtained by extracting colours 
    form parts of plants - roots, leaves along 
    with mineral salts of iron, tin, copper, alum, 
    etc., which are used as mordants.  
     Karrupur is a style of Kalamkari that 
    developed in the Thanjavur region during 
    the Maratha rule.  The Kalamkari work was 
    a further embellishment to the gold brocade 
    work in the woven fabric, which was used 
    as sarees & dhotis by the royal family 
    during the period of Raja Sarfoji and later 
    Raja Shivaji.   
     After independence of India, the Handicrafts 
    Development Board took up the task of reviving 
    this art, which had dwindled due to  lack of 
    buyers.   
     The specialty is that the finished products are 
    mellow.  Bright colours are used but the finish is 
    not gaudy. The fabric looks better and better with 
    further washing, with the designs standing out 
    even better against the background.   
     Masulipatnam style of Kalamkari: features 
    Persian influence with intricate and delicate forms 
    and motifs commonly used were trees, flowers, 
    creepers and leaf designs. With the Dutch 
    influence, kalamkari art was started on bed 
    covers, curtains and garments. 
     Most of the indoor home décor items are usually 
    placed according to colour schemes and even 
    themes such as animal theme, nature theme, 
    floral theme, spirituality theme, etc. 
     Srikalahasti Style of Kalamkari:
    this style of kalamkari painting is influenced 
    by Indian temples. Scrolls and wall 
    hangings with narratives and figurines from 
    epics such as Mahabharata, Ramayana, 
    Puranas, etc. deities such as Krishna, 
    Brahma, Ganesha, Durga, 
    Kiratavinyaarjuna, Lakshmi, Rama, Shiva 
    and Parvathi were the main subjects. 
     Technique: The kalamkari goes through a 
    vigorous process of resist – dyeing and 
    hand printing. Kalamkari painting goes 
    through a lot of treatment before and after 
    the painting is done on the fabric. The 
    colours change depending on the treatment 
    of cloth and quality of the mordant. 
     Every step in the process is painstakingly 
    done and with perfection. Kalamkari 
    paintings have a flourishing market in and 
    outside of India. The kalamkari art for sale 
    is available in leading exhibitions that 
    showcase and promote Indian handicrafts. 

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