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A two-day digital workshop on Madhubani painting was performed by the Indian Institute of Information Technology Design and Manufacturing, Kurnool.
Shalinee Kumari Jha, college of Department of Creative Arts, Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad, performed the workshop. Madhubani painting is an historical cultural artwork type of Bihar which dates again to the Ramayana. Paintings have been first accomplished on Khobar Ghar (nuptial chamber of the newly wed couple) and on the partitions, with mud and cow dung. The partitions of Mithila’s homes have been painted to welcome the marriage procession of Lord Shri Rama.
It was a misplaced artwork kind till 1934. British colonial officer for Madhubani district, William G. Archer, ‘discovered’ the work whereas inspecting the injury brought on by the 1934 earthquake.
The workshop was inaugurated by IIITDM Kurnool director D.V.L.N. Somayajulu and he narrated the significance of studying conventional artwork kinds. “Ms. Shalinee Jha is considered one of the progressive artists of our times and her themes combine traditional methods with contemporary issues which make her art highly successful,” stated Mr. Somayajulu.
Besides the scholars of IIITDM, Kurnool, the workshop had contributors from throughout India, and reputed overseas universities.
‘Source of artistic innovation’
“Mithila painting is deeply rooted in its ancient iconographic traditions, but recently Mithila painting has become a source of artistic innovation with new training systems (provided by Mithila Art Institute) and is focusing on modern and social themes,” stated Ms. Shalinee Jha whose painting is displayed on the Asian Art Museum.
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