Abstract
Madhubani art of the Bihar state has been undergoing transition where its application in original composition has been declined owing to social and economic changes now-a-days. There is need to explore possibilities for the conservation of this art form viz other artistic media for future generations. The reason for using traditional motifs in textiles is to keep our designs or motifs alive. The Indian folk arts with painting play important role in creating new designs. Escalating demands of consumers requires modification in the fashion industry with respect to design, colour, style and technique. So in an effort to add another dimension in the application of Madhubani designs on textiles, the present study was planned. The effort was targeted towards finding the possibility of applying Madhubani designs on textile articles utilizing the hand painting. Madhubani motifs/designs were adapted for center design and border design. Total thirty six motifs / designs were developed keeping in mind their suitability for articles like cushion cover, folder and table cloth. Developed design sheets were subjected to visual evaluation for selection of one best design in each category by the panel of thirty respondents to find out the suitability of the developed designs for hand painting. Finally three articles were prepared by using selected designs and these prepared articles were highly appreciated by the respondents.
Highlights
Indian art history is a rich storage of traditional painting from pre-history to present time
Development of designs sheets for textile article was followed by the preferences of respondents for identifying the best design for preparing each article inspired from Madhubani painting
Weighted mean scores (WMS) were calculated and ranks were assigned to the developed designs
Summary
Indian art history is a rich storage of traditional painting from pre-history to present time. The lesser known historicity of original art forms in India is. Known as “folk-art” carries a unique history and individuality with itself. Folk in a sense carries the connotation of anonymity, collective wisdom, spontaneity and simplicity. These are living traditions, intrinsically linked with the regional historic-cultural setting from which they arise. The term ‘folk paintings’ here encompasses the art in Indian villages whereby people indulge in art without any proper training, basically for ornamentation of their abodes and for the portrayals of their Gods for rituals in the form of wall and floor painting
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