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    7 Steps to the Art of Tanjore Painting
    7 Steps to the Art of Tanjore Painting
    7 Steps to the Art of Tanjore Painting
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    7 Steps to the Art of Tanjore Painting

    By V. K. Iyer

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    Tanjore painting or Tanjavur painting is a form of art developed in the southern part of India at a place called Tanjavur and dates back to the ninth century AD.
    Painting of gods and humans on the walls of temples as murals turned over a period of time to painting on boards using precious stones, gold foil, and rich natural colours.
    This form of painting is painstaking and difficult, practised by very few artisans.
    There are no written guidelines for learning. The skill was passed on from artisan to artisan over generations.
    The author, an engineer by profession, learnt this fine art from a trained teacher. The author felt that written instructions with sketches will help many more to understand and learn.
    He has ventured to put into words his knowledge on the subject through this book.
    As no formal book of learning on this art exists, the author feels that the book with the paintings will help many more to appreciate and learn this fine age-old art.
    The paintings in the book were created by the author over a period of time for his own library and will last several generations if properly maintained.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPartridge Publishing India
    Release dateDec 30, 2013
    ISBN9781482811612
    7 Steps to the Art of Tanjore Painting
    Author

    V. K. Iyer

    the book is all about Tanjore Art that flourished in the southern state of India several centuries ago and is being revived through the efforts of many artists like the author,to give an impetus to the art and keep it alive.

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      Book preview

      7 Steps to the Art of Tanjore Painting - V. K. Iyer

      Copyright © 2013, 2014 viswanath k iyer. All rights reserved.

      ISBN

      978-1-4828-1162-9 (sc)

      978-1-4828-1161-2 (e)

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced by any means, graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping or by any information storage retrieval system without the written permission of the publisher except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.

      Because of the dynamic nature of the Internet, any web addresses or links contained in this book may have changed since publication and may no longer be valid. The views expressed in this work are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher, and the publisher hereby disclaims any responsibility for them.

      Partridge books may be ordered through booksellers or by contacting:

      To order additional copies of this book, contact

      Partridge India

      000 800 10062 62

      www.partridgepublishing.com/india

      orders.india@partridgepublishing.com

      02/21/2014

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      Contents

      Dedication

      Acknowledgements

      Preface

      Preparation of the Board

      Sketching

      Mixing

      Working with Gold Foil

      Cutting & Correcting the Gold Foil

      Painting of the Picture and Background

      Framing the Picture

      Tanjore Painting Collection

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      Lord Shiva with His Family – also known as Somaskandar

      Somaskanda is a particular form of representation of Shiva with His consort Uma, Ganesha, the elephant god and Skanda as a child. This family group depiction of Shiva originated during the 6th-8th centuries during the period

      of the Pallava in South India.

      The author is an 85 year old retired Vice President of a large manufacturing

      and marketing organization. He took to learning this fine art of Tanjore painting at the age of 72 years from a very experienced artist, Sri. Veeramanikandan, who had his training at the Vidyshram School for Tanjore Painting run by Dr. Meena Muthiah.

      Over the decade the author has done over 150 paintings and continues to paint.

      With the help of the internet and the notes, he has helped over 300

      students all over the world to understand, learn and refine their learning

      of Tanjore Painting.

      This book is intended to help learn, improve and refine the knowledge

      of the artists and students.

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      Gaja Lakshmi in a red and gold saree

      This is one of the most significant Ashtalakshmi aspects of the Hindu goddess Lakshmi. In this aspect, the goddess is depicted seated on a lotus, flanked on both side by an elephant (gaja). She is shown as seated in Padmasana yogic posture, and has four arms. In each of her upper pair of arms, she carries

      a lotus, and the lower hands are generally shown in abhya and varadamudra. The elephants flanking her are shown as fanning with their trunks over the goddess. This aspect like most other aspects of Lakshmi is representative of prosperity, good luck, and abundance; and the Gajalakshmi motifs are very common in Hindu and Buddhist iconography.

      Dedication

      When I retired in 1988 after a hectic and successful career as an Engineer in various positions from an apprentice to Vice President, I least realized that the post employment period would leave a big vacuum in the every day life. Working as a consultant did not give the right form of relief and the urge to fully utilize the time available made me take to art. I have had a great inclination towards art forms like sketching, painting, making doll houses, etc.

      I was greatly inspired by the Tanjore art form, which was not only intriguing, but also a challenge in the making. I tried my handwork on a few paintings, searching the shops for stones, gold foil and the rest of the items to make a Tanjore painting, and partially succeeded in the process. But my paintings did not come anywhere close to the original artwork. I needed guidance and for guidance I went searching for a Master. It is too late in life, said many of the so called Tanjore artists, but I persisted

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