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“Abhivyakti - an exhibition of the individual expression in mithila art” was inaugurated by Shri Wajahat Habibullah, Secretary, Ministry of Textiles at the Crafts Museum here last evening. The exhibition will be on view till the 3rd October, 2004 from 10.00 A.M to 5.00 P.M. (Monday Closed). The exhibition features works of the National Award recipients of Craftsmanship in Madhubani painting.
The principal motifs in Madhubani painting, as it has come to be known, are the gods and goddesses, bride and bridegroom, animals and birds and the whole decorated with a frame of floral trellis or chain of fishes and embellished by patterns. The drawings would tell often of anecdotes from the Ramayana or local myths. While the larger individual figures are preferred, but in anecdotes several figures are drawn, though in a frontal plane, without depth. The colours are generally rich and convey a sense of joyousness and brightness.
In Mithila, paintings on the walls of the house were made by women during family and religious occasions. Like floor drawing, murals or painting on the walls of the wedding chamber at the time of marriage was a family tradition. With the development of this art outside the realms of domestic traditions, exponents have started evolving their individual styles, in terms of composition, design, motifs, and colours. The exhibition “Abhivyakti” attempts to display this individual expression in the traditional idiom.
The Crafts Museum plans to hold this year a number of exhibitions – both of shorter duration as well as month long of crafts from across the country. This is in order to give exposure to a larger number of craft persons.
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