Krishna Paintings

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Lord Krishna in his childhood used to be very naughty like hundreds other children. He had a strong liking for butter. He along with his friends used to steal butter because of his strong liking for the milk-product. But despite this all the Gopis in Vraj (place in India where Krishna grew up) loved him. It is said that Krishna would steal the butter, that the Gopis would prepare. The Gopis would keep complaining to Yashoda (Krishna's foster mother) that Krishna steals their butter and breaks their urns full of water. One day Yashoda got very angry with Krishna and ran after him. But she could not catch him. You know why? Because while she was running after Krishna, his back was towards her. And the back stands for all the wrong things. So that means that if you are running after the wrong things in life, you will not be able to catch Krishna.

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In this folk art Paata Painting on Patti (cotton and paper togather), Lord Krishna is nicely depicted playing his immortal tune in his flute even as two gopis taking care of the Lord. Whereas one lady is fanning him the other is offering him sweets. The iconic figure of the Lord is painted blue and even the cow is painted minutely. The borders of the painted are painted smartly with some spectacular floral designs.

Pata is a traditional painting of Odisha and is based on Hindu mythology and specially inspired by Jagannath and Vaishnava cult. All colours used in the paintings are natural and paintings are made fully old traditional way by Chitrakaras (Oriya painter). Pattachitra style of painting is one of the oldest and most popular art forms of Odisha. The term Pattachitra has evolved from the Sanskrit words patta, meaning canvas, and chitra, meaning picture. Pattachitra is thus a painting done on canvas, and is manifested by rich colourful application, creative motifs and designs, and portrayal of simple themes, mostly mythological in depiction. The painting the 'pattachitra' resemble the old murals of Odisha especially religious centres of Puri, Konark and Bhubaneshwar region, dating back to the 5th century BC. The hub of this genre of artwork is in and around Puri, especially in the village of Raghurajpur

The painting on cotton cloth with Sequin Work is nicely designed. The borders are painted black. The Lord Krishna and Radha are in a cozy moment and their fathomless love for each other is immortal. Radha was deeply in love with her Krishna though her selfless love towards him didn’t end in a happy marriage. However, their immortal love story inspired generations later to create some of the most treasured works in Hinduism. Lord Krishna’s flute created some immortal tunes that mesmerized not on Radha but thousands of Gopis of Vrindavan. They also loved their Kanha. It was a divine love towards kanha, who was also the centre of the universe, the focal power.

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Madhubani painting or Mithila painting is a style of Indian painting this is a form of traditional art practiced in northern Bihar, known as the Mithilanchal. Originating from wall paintings or decorations and primarily practiced by rural women, this art form depicts nature and mythological tales, which have been passed on through generations in the form of simplistic graphics in two-dimensional perspective. Painting is done with fingers, twigs, brushes, nib-pens, and matchsticks, using natural dyes and pigments, and is characterized by eye-catching geometrical patterns. The paintings are traditionally based on mythological, folk themes and pastoral symbols. The central themes of most paintings are love, valor, devotion and fertility, though the approach may vary. So it is common to find scenes of courtship and marriages and symbols of fertility and prosperity like fish, parrot, elephant, turtle, sun, moon, bamboo tree, lotus, etc. in prominence. The highlight of the glorious heritage of Madhubani paintings is the exceptional uses of colours with earthy undertones along with brilliant workmanship.

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The ten avatars of Lord Vishnu get a vivid depiction in the Kalamkari painting. Lord Vishnu, the master of the Universe comes to the world in different forms to rescue his devotees from the evils. His ten incarnations include Matsya- the fish, Kurma-the tortoise, Varaha-the boar, Narasimha-the man-lion, Vamana-the dwarf brahman, Parasurama-the axe wielder, Rama-the bow wielder, Balarama-the plough wielder, Krishna- the complete Avatara and Kalki, who is yet to come.The use of natural dyes makes the painting a quite impressive one. The artists use natural colours instead of artificial colours in the Kalamkari paintings and this makes this type of painting the distinct one.

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Divine love between Lord Krishna and Radha is manifest in the beautiful Batik painting. Perfection in completion, precision of a surgeon is manifest in the spectacular Batik painting. Radha is lying on the arms of the Lord of the Universe and a deep feeling of love mesmerizes the onlookers. The vessel, the beautiful tree, the surrounding ambience are all neatly painted with a masterstroke. Indeed a masterpiece and the painter has depicted magic on cloth.

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The spectacular Madhubani painting depicts the immortal love story between Lord Krishna and his beloved Radha in a beautiful manner. No doubt the dazzling Mithila painting on handmade paper gives a fine portrayal of the immortal love between Radha and Krishna with some beautiful designs around the painting.

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The beautiful Madhubani painting depicts an anecdote from the life of Lord Krishna’s childhood when he was punished by mother Yashoda after getting caught red handed while eating butter. The child Krishna is being held tight by the tree along with the cow. A number of natural colours are being nicely used in the painting and the trees are given a nice treatment in the painting.

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The beautiful painting of Lord Krishna reveals a deep sense of aesthetic beauty and accomplishment. Lord Krshna in the spectacular Batik painting is showing creating an immortal tune on flute. The figure is heavily ornate and the method of waxing and dewaxing gives rise to a special effect to the dazzling style of the painting. One of the most popular art forms in India, Batik as an art form is quite spontaneous and one can open up new vistas through this form.

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In this beautiful Madhubani painting, Lord Krishna serenades his sweetheart with celestial melodies. Radha, his beloved, listens captve along with her female fellows. The artist creates an exquisite painting in the ancient Madhubani style, using natural colors on handmade paper. Krishna is on a tree and the gopis are going to fetch water.

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The beautiful Madhubani painting scripts the immortal love story between Lord Krishna and His beloved Radha. Krishna is here painted luring Radha with His flute. Some natural colours are nicely used to paint the saga of love between the two. The saga of love between Radha and Krishna is immortal and is being seen by devotees as an anecdote of selfless and true love and devotion.

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The Kalamkari painting depicts the Lord Krishna along with his consorts in a most beautiful manner. The depiction of colours in a most artistic manner gives the painting a quite impressive impact. The colours used here are made of natural dyes and the artists take days to prepare them. The enhancing effulgence of colours and the characters that emerge on cotton fabric, help create a resplendent spread. Kalamkari art is unique in its use of colour as a medium to portray mythological characters. Kalamkari is the art of painting cotton fabrics with a kalam i.e. pen, a sharp pointed pierced bamboo that regulates flow of colour on the fabric

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He is playing his flute behind the tree as the cow grazes. In His incarnation as Krishna, Lord Vishnu destroyed a number of demons employed to eliminate child Krishna. He killed Kansa, the notorious tyranny ruler, who was also Krishna's maternal uncle. Lord Vishnu, one of the Trinity Gods in Hinduism, is responsible for the preservation of the universe. In order to preserve the universe from any impending catastrophe, He took various incarnations. These incarnations detail the divine help extended by Lord Vishnu during various stages of human evolution, by appearing on earth in different forms. These incarnations are said to demonstrate that divinity re-establishes Dharma or righteousness and destroys injustice from time to time, by appearing on earth in various incarnations.

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