The 50 Paintings Project

Painting # 45

                  Tribal Art by Nisha Mittal

This  beautiful, traditional painting is by my dear friend Nisha. 

Nisha uses Vegetable and Acrylic Colours on handmade paper for these detailed artworks.

The scene is depicting the celebrations of a marriage. 

 It is tribal art from the Region of Kalighat in West Bengal .

A very intricate piece of work where you can easily spend a few minutes appreciating the detail. 
You may also note an interesting thing -- that all the people's faces are shown in profile , in side view.....And that indicates that none of the figures in the painting are looking directly at you. They are looking at each other and rightly so because they are engrossed in a marriage celebration , engrossed in having fun and not posing for a wedding photograph. :)

I specifically selected this painting from so many other beautiful ones - mainly because of the detailed effort and because it has the same elegance of the Madhubani paintings /Mithila Paintings. 

Another painting that deserves a mention here (and one that is my favourite too)  is one of Nisha's Tanjore paintings - where she uses 24 carat Gold leaf with  much precision and care to create beautiful artworks. 

A Tanjore painting with 24 carat gold leaf

I must tell you that these beautiful paintings by Nisha will be on display  at the Race Course Art Exhibition, Mumbai on 14th and 15th April 2018.  

Artists express themselves through their art and every Artwork has a message - what it is, only the beholder can decide . 

I guess for me it is this : 

 

So Keep your eye on the details :)

Untill next week ..... Love and hugs.