Pattachitra painting of Elephants are hand-printed on Tassar silk and the inside of the paintings are done with color and brush by hand. Ideal as wall décor in living room, office or study room. Eco-friendly and affordable. Ideal for gifting purpose. Since it is hand painted using colors and brush , there could be some inaccuracies, lack of symmetry and proportion, color mismatch or irregularities, and other aspects of human limitations. Pattachitra is one of the distinct form of traditional hand-painting in Odisha ,which have been continuously in existence for almost 800 years. The themes and motifs of Pattachitra center around Lord Jagannath and the Vaishnava cult, mainly taken from the epics like Ramayana and Mahabharata. Sometimes the themes are also based on folklores and regional festivals. In modern times this amazing art of Pattachitra has been kept alive by the traditional Painter-community known as "Chitrakaras” who live in and around Raghurajpur village of Puri district in Odisha.
Categories: Tribal and Folk Paintings
