Abstract Paintings

While walking inside a modern art gallery, you see a particular section which you think has taken quite a " radical departure" from the " ordinary " pieces.

During such an instance, you might have seen examples of abstract paintings .

These paintings do not emphasize the "form" of objects, and are said to be rooted in the subconscious thoughts and emotions of the artist during painting .

A famous American contemporary abstract painter is Jackson Pollock . He would do a painting by dripping and pouring paint on his canvas mounted on the wall or floor.

Also, he was known for his weird habit of not abiding by the ordinary boundaries of the canvas, even cutting edges as he went along his work.

Still, it may be quite challenging for an ordinary person when he is told that a " weird " combination of several colored splotches is an ordinary English village scene.

However, no matter how "formless" a radical painting is, we should still make an attempt at its appreciation.

Whether there are familiar figures or not, the mixture of colors as well as the feelings which these works might evoke, could be appreciated and felt by any ordinary person.

Perhaps, the next time we come across a painting which is weird or even radical, we could focus ourselves to not be trapped by the "ordinary."

Beauty CAN be a level deeper than just "form" you know... so go ahead and take a minute, you might be surprised about how these radical works make us feel.

Indian Art- Paintings

Painting is a visual art, which is connected with the power of imagination, ideal and energy and finds expression through colors,He who dilutes the color a bit more to create an image that looks to be Real. It is an expression of man’s deepest instincts and emotions reconciled and integrated with his social experience and social heritage
The tradition of Indian painting rests in antiquity. Indian legends and folklores attribute the art of painting to Narayana - one of the prime Indian deities. It believed that Narayana taught the art of painting to Visvakarma and spread its knowledge to the world.
Ethenic Paintings
Indian Ethnic Painting reflects the glorious culture and heritage of India into an incredible variety of colors and styles. Painting in India is a long practiced tradition. This creative form of art inspired generations of artists as their passion or profession. Indian painting has adopted variety of techniques and styles in its journey to the world of arts. The new techniques and innovations have made it more enriched and versatile. Indian paintings are invaluable visual records of history. We can delve deeper into the periods of history through these indelible pieces of arts. Painting was practiced in India from the pre historic times. Various scenes of animal hunting and tribal wars were sculptured in the rocks and caves that came to be known as cave painting. The rock paintings of Bhimbekta are said to be the most archaic of the Indian paintings (5000B.C). The cave paintings of the Ajanta and Ellora are the modified versions of Bhimbekta. A combination of murals and frescos, the paintings spellbind with their aestheticism, meticulousness and workmanship. The tenets of Indian painting and the various earlier forms of the art are to found in books like 'Mudraskshaka', 'Vishnudharmottara' and 'Vinayapitaka'.

Contemporary Atrtist
Articulate the fusion of various styles and movements in their work. They bring it with them the visual forms and expressions of different schools, which are beautifully synchronized with the aestheticism of the art of painting. Here, few of the prominent legions from the world of painters and artists have been covered, whose passion for art, have made them names to reckon with.

Painting Media
Different artists use different Painting Media to express their creativity. While some artists find oil painting most suitable to their style, some prefer watercolors. In fact it is said that if an artists finds the painting media most suitable to his or her style then half the work is done. A Mona Lisa wouldn't have been the same had it not been oil on wood panel.
The decision of choosing a media is a big one for any artist. He first has to decide on his or her theme, think about the style he or she is going to employ to bring the idea into the canvas and then make the final decision of choosing the painting media. Though most artists dabble with different medias it is said that they can give their best to only one.

The creative freedom of painting is such that an artist can choose almost any media to express his or her work. One just needs to have the eye to see the possibilities; the whole world is the canvas for someone with an artistic temperament. To limit art to only few chosen media would be doing it a grave injustice. Painting Media today are rightly, as eclectic as possible; artists around the world are not only experimenting with the form but the media too.
From a palm leaf to a T-shirt our creative impulses have made us seek art in the most unlikeliest of places or should we say the likeliest?

 Acrylic Painting
 Canvas Painting
 Charcoal Painting
 Dyed Fabric Painting
 Fabric Painting
 Fresco
 Graffiti
 Gemstone Painting
 Glass Painting
 Gouache
 Ink Painting
 Marble Paintings
 Oil Pastel
 Palm Leaf Paintings
 Paper Painting
 Pottery Painting
 Sand Paintings
 Silk Paintings
 Sketching
 Soft Pastel
 Stain Glass Painting
 Tempera
 Watercolor Paintings
 Wax Painting
 Wood Paintings

Painting Tools
Painting tools are those instruments without which a work of art wouldn't have been possible. In fact these very seemingly inconsequential and uncelebrated things make beautiful pieces of art what they are. Can we imagine painting a picture without the aid of a brush? What do we paint on if there are no canvases? Painting Tools-Canvas Canvas is a heavy-duty fabric usually made of cotton. It has a simple weave and is ideal as a base of paintings. A gesso coated canvas is stretched across a wooden frame before it is used for paintings Earlier linen canvas was popular but by the turn of the 19th century cotton canvas gained popularity. However linen is still preferred by professional artists because cotton stretches more than linen. Painting Tools-Brushes Paintbrushes integral to any painting. they are needed for applying colors on the canvas. Bristles are clamped to a ferrule to make these contraptions . Paintbrushes come in many shapes and sizes. Different manufacturers have different names and styles of brushes, but there are certain consistencies. Short handled brushes are have always been used for watercolor or ink painting while the long handled brushes are for oil or acrylic paint.

Indian Paintings
Madhubani Paintings
Warli Paintings
Glass Paintings
Batik