The subject matter of Patta paintings is limited to mythological themes. In some parts of Orissa, during marriage ceremonies, Patta chitras of Durga and Shiva are used. The present generation of patta painters paint in the style of the oleography on the walls of big temple.
Raghurajpur, a small village set amidst coconut groves and a meandering river is situated 12 kms from the pilgrimage town of Puri. Home to a community of traditional artisans called chitrakaras, , who produce different varieties of handicrafts items such as Patachitras, Talapatachitra or palm leaf engravings, stone carvings, papier mache toys and masks, wood carvings, wooden toys, cow-dung toys and tusser paintings. This village is known as an artist's village - every house is a studio and every resident an artist.Rarely does one get to see such an assemblage of artworks all in one single place. There are 103 households having 311 artisans in the village. Some of them are winners of National Awards. One experiences the best of Orissa’s traditional art and crafts, and also some of the finest artworks in this palm shaded village of Raghurajpur
Viewers can watch several photos of Raghurajpur from David Haberlah's photos at http://www.flickr.com/photos/haberlah/tags/raghurajpur/
2 comments:
Can you explain the meaning of the image? And what is the best translation of "Patta Chitra"? Congratulations! Amazing blog
The image describes the daily routine work of a rural woman in India.But traditionally, the patta chitra were drawn to describe any mythical story.
in Oriya, PATTA means board and CHITRA means picture.So, Patta Chitra means Board Painting.Here board is prepared with clay and cloth.
Thanks for queries.
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