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The Living Art Traditions of India

CBSE · Class 12 · Fine Arts

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Overview

India’s living art traditions come from everyday life, ritual practice, belief, and community memory. These traditions survive in villages, forests, deserts, hills, and coastal regions, where artists use local materials and inherited skills to create paintings, sculptures, scrolls, and votive object

Key Concepts

These are indigenous art forms practised

These are indigenous art forms practised by communities for ritual, daily, social, and decorative purposes. They include painting, scroll work, sculpt

Mithila

Mithila, also called Madhubani painting, comes from Mithila in Bihar, the ancient Videha and birthplace of Sita. Women traditionally painted mud house

Warli painting belongs to the Warli

Warli painting belongs to the Warli community of northern Maharashtra, especially the Thane region. Married women create the important Chowk painting

Gond painting comes from the Gonds

Gond painting comes from the Gonds of Mandla and surrounding regions of Madhya Pradesh. It began as votive geometric wall painting and now often appea

Pithoro painting is practised by Rathva

Pithoro painting is practised by Rathva Bhils in the Panchmahal region of Gujarat and Jhabua in Madhya Pradesh. It is painted on house walls during sp

Learning Objectives

  • To understand the idea of living art traditions in India
  • To identify major painting traditions such as Mithila, Warli, Gond, Pithoro, and Pata
  • To understand the structure, themes, and materials of these art forms
  • To recognise major sculptural traditions such as Dhokra and Terracotta
  • To see how ritual, storytelling, and local belief shape artistic practice

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Key topics in The Living Art Traditions of India include Living Art Traditions of India - Conceptual Overview, Living Art Traditions of India - Concept Overview, Living Art Traditions of India - Complete Overview. These are the concepts CBSE Class 12 examiners draw on most — study them first, then practise related questions.
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