Tnj Paint Kathkali

TNJ Paint Kathkali
Traditional yet contemporary colorful
to lift your spirits yet sublime to enhance spirituality, Divine in a
prayer room, Classy & Elegant in other places. As gifts, unique
and just beyond compare. Thanjavur paintings basically signify
paintings created using a style and technique, which originated in
thanjavur (Tamil Nadu, South India), during the Maratha period in the
16th Century.

A typical thanjavur painting would
consist of one main figure, a deity, with a well-rounded body and
almond shaped eyes. This figure would be housed in an enclosure
created by means of an arch, curtains etc. The painting would be made
by the gilded and gem-set technique A technique where gold leaves
and sparkling stones are used to highlight certain aspects of the
painting like ornaments dresses etc.

The painting would be bright and
colorful and breathtakingly. The impact in a darkened room in that of
a glowing presence. Over a period of time changes have occurred in
the stylization, the technique is now more in use than the style.

Thanjavur paintings are made on
canvasses. The CANVAS for a thanjavur painting is usually a plank of
wood (Jack fruit tree wood or Plywood). Over which a layer of cloth
is pasted with Arabic gum. The cloth is evenly coated with a paste of
limestone and a binding medium and let to dry. It is used to create
3D effect in embellishing and ornamenting the theme using a brush.
Gold leaves and Gems of varied hues are used in selected areas like
pillar, arches, dresses etc.