Abstract
The Madhubani Metamorphosis: The Intersection of Art, Ritual and Gender Roles
Highlights
Consumption and creation go hand in hand
Sita‟s story is painful, for Maithil people it is especially significant because she is considered as the daughter of their land. The story of her difficult marriage and separation from Lord Ram lives on and portrayal of her life including the rituals of their marriage ceremony are extremely popular in Mithila
Artists like Jaishankar Lal Das „Kamlesh‟ from Ranti follow the customary path of making Madhubani painting
Summary
Space to a commercialized art-form, that encapsulates the characteristics that existed beforebut has expanded its boundaries and made it permeable. Decades carrying influence and need from changes in time, market space, mindsets and understandings have kept this art form ever changing, yet grounded with its roots in Maithil tradition. Archer‟s work, which was published in Marg, was one of the earliest attempts at documenting the folk art of Madhubani, especially how the nature of its caste base affects the paintings [2]. His aim seems to limited to examining and documenting only. They have to encapsulate the same re-occurring motifs and as far as possible, conventional techniques, so as to not take out the “tradition” from traditional art in a modern market
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