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The Living Art Traditions of India

CBSE · Class 12 · Fine Arts

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Key Topics to Revise

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Introduction to Living Art Traditions

  • Art forms practiced by common people in rural areas, forests, deserts, and villages
  • Indigenous knowledge transferred from generation to generation
  • Artists create works from locally available materials and technology
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Painting Traditions

  • Mithila/Madhubani painting of Bihar - wedding ceremonies, bright colors, religious themes
  • Warli painting of Maharashtra - fertility rituals, mother goddess Palaghat, geometric patterns
  • Gond painting of Madhya Pradesh - nature worship, geometric drawings, Krishna themes
3

Sculptural Traditions

  • Dhokra casting - lost wax technique, bronze casting, Bastar region
  • Terracotta sculptures - ubiquitous medium, made by potters, votive offerings
  • Metal sculptures using cire perdue technique

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Art forms created by common peopleTraditional painting from BiharArt form of the Warli communityTraditional art of Gond tribes fromWall paintings by Rathva Bhils

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