Folk Art of India
The folk and tribal arts of India are very ethnic and simple, and yet colorful and vibrant enough to speak volumes about the country's rich heritage. Art forms in India have been exquisite and explicit. Folk art forms include various schools of art like the Mughal school, Rajsthani school, etc. Each school has its distinct style of color combinations or figures and its features. Other popular folk art forms include madhubani paintings from bihar and warli paintings from maharashtra. tanjore paintings of south India use real gold work to make paintings. Some of the famous Folk and Tribal Art of India:
- Tanjore Art
- Madhubani Painting
- Warli Folk Painting
- Pattachitra Painting
- Rajasthani Miniature Painting
- Kalamezhuthu
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