tussar paintings silk by smritiranjan 8

Patta Paintings are commonly known as Patta Chitra paintings and is quite a popular art in West Bengal and Odisha. It's a traditional art done on a piece of cloth, mostly surrounding around folk tales and mythological stories. Patta paintings are theme based art with lot of motifs and bright colors. Patta paintings are known to exist from 5 B.C, where great tales were drawn on a piece of cloth, resembling a scroll. Odisha is the land of Lord Jaganath, so most patta paintings are stories ba... Read Full Post >