art and craft of karnataka

1. ART & CRAFT OF
KARNATAKA
submitted by-
rima warkade $ sunidhi choudhari

2. ART & CRAFT
Art and craft describes a wide variety of activities involving making things with one’s own hands . Art and
craft is usually a hobby . Some crafts (art skills) have been practiced for centuries, other are more recent inventions
ART CRAFT
expressive Form of work -
emotion and expression
Physical form of work- moulding and carving
 art is seldom .  craft iS quantified.
 art is product of emotions
and talents
 craft is product of mind and experience


3. Eg of art -
Eg of craft-

4. STUDY OF ART AND CRAFT OF KARNATAKA
 Karnataka is located on the western coast peninsular India in south,
Karnataka shares the north west Boundary with Goa & Maharashtra and east
south side other states surrounding .

5. ART & CRAFT OF KARANATAKA
 BIDRI WARE
 DOLL MAKING
 MYSORE PAINTING
 IVORY CARVING
 STONE CARVING
 MYSORE SILK
 LEATHER LAMP SHADE
 SANDAL WOOD

6. WE had seen the difference between art & craft above,
according to it we will distinguish art & craft of karanataka .
ART OF KARNATAKA -
MYSORE PAINTING .
CRAFT OF KARANATAKA -
DOLL MAKING ,BIDRI WARE, SANDALWOOD CRAFT
STONE CARVING ,IVORY CARVING, LEATHER
LAMPSHADE ,MYSORE SILK .

7. BIDRI WARE
 BIDRI WARE IS THE METAL
HANDICRAFT OF BIDAR .
 DEVELOPED FROM 14TH CENTURY .
ORIGIN - FROM SULTAN BAHAMANI
 PRODUCTS OF BIDRI WARE EARLIER
USED WERE HOOKAHS , PAN HOLDERS
AND VASES , BOXES .

8. PROCESS OF BIDRI WARE -
DESIGNING
ENGRAVING
INLAYING
BLACKING
POLISHING
CASTING
FINAL PRODUCT
# BIDRI WARE

9. CASTING : -
 RED CLAY SOLUTION OF COPPER , ZINC IN 1/16 LEAD ,TIN ( GIVES
BLACK COLOR ) THIN SHEET OF PURE SILVER COATED WITH COPPER
SULPHATE .
# THIS SOLUTION CONTAINING COMPONENTS IS DERIVED FROM BIDAR
FORT SOIL AS IT CONTAINTS LARGE AMOUNT OF METALS HAVING SPECIAL
PROPERTY
 ONCE THE SOLUTION IS MADE , ARTIST GIVES THE MOULD TO SEMI SOLID
SOLUTION ACCORDING TO THE NEED

10. ENGRAVING TOOL –
AFTER CASTING , PRIMARY SHAPE OF PRODUCT IS BEING ENGRAVED
FREE HANDLY BY ENGRAVING TOOLS .
ENGRAVING PATTERN ON PRODUCTS CAN VARY FROM FLORAL
ARABESQE TO LEAVES AND FLOWERS OR ANY GEOMETRIC DESIGN .
KALAM / METAL CHISEL OF VARIED SHAPES AND POINTS IS USED .

11. INLAY METAL WIRE -
 ENGRAVED PRODUCT IS FOLLOWED BY INLAY PROCESS I.E THE
NARROW GROOVES WHICH IS FORM BY EARLIER PROCESS IS BEING FILL
BY METAL WIRES .
 USUALLY SILVER , BUT OCCASIONALY GOLD OR BRASS WIRES ARE
LAID IN ENGRAVED AREA………..
 3 FORMS OF BIDRI WARE ACCORDING TO THE DEPTH OF
EMBEDDING AND QUALITY OF METAL AFFIXED TO THE SURFACES
NASHAN ( DEEPLY CUT WORK)
ZAR NASHAN (RAISED WORK )
TARKSHI ( WIRE INLAY WORK )

12. BLACKING AND POLISHING PROCESS
 THE PRODUCT FOLLOWING ABOVE PROCESS TILL NOW REMAINS SILVERY
WHITE THEN, AFTER BLACKING PROCESS PRODUCT I.E BIDRI WARE TURNS
INTO BLACK COLOUR EXCEPT INLAY AREA
BLACKING PROCESS –
SOIL AMMONIUM CHLORIDE = PASTE ; RUBBED ON HEATED BIDRI
SURFACES , NOT AFFECTING SILVERING .
THEN IT IS RINSED OFF AND OIL IS APPLYIED GIVING FINISHING TOUCH.
WHITE SILVERY BIDRI WARE
BLACK BIDRI WARE

13. RECENT CONDITION OF BIDRI WARE
 BIDRI WARE IS LESS FAMILIAR AS MANY PEOPLE HAVE NO CLUE ABOUT
BIDRI WARE
TO BRING, BIDR WARE INFRONT ODF PEOPLE STRUGGLE IS TAKEN BY
PEOPLE TO BRING MORE AWARNESS ABOUT IT
STILL TODAY , ARTIST OF BIDRI WARE SELLOUT THEIR PRODUCT SOME
DAYS IN A WEEK ON ROAD OF CHAUBARA BIDAR .
# CHAUBARA MARKET

14. DOLL MAKING
 DOLL MAKING IS
PARTICULAR FORM OF
WOODEN TOYS THAT ARE
MANUFACTURED IN
CHANNAPATANA , GOKAK ,
KINNAL IN KARNATAK THIS
DAYS .
 MATERIAL USUALLY USE IS IVORY WOOD BUT NOW ROSEWOOD &
SANDALWOOD ,SOMETIME RUBBER ,PINE ,TEAK , CEDAR

15. ORIGIN - FROM TIPU SULTANATE
# HE INVITED ARTISICAN FROM PERSIA TO
TRAIN LOACAL PEOPLE AND NOW AFTER
LEARNING CRAFT FROM THEM PEOPLE HAD
SACRIFISE THEIR LIFE FOR CHANNNAPATANA
TOYS .
PROCESS -  RAW MATERIAL IE WOOD CAN BE TAKEN FROM
MARKET EG – IVORY WOOD ,ROSE WOOD , SANDAL
WOOD
SANDALWOOD IVORYWOOD ROSEWOOD

16.  ACCORDING TO THE PLANS OF WOOD IT IS SEASONED ATLEAST 2 OR
3 MONTHS UNDER THE ROOF .
 LAC WARE PROCESS IE – SMALL PIECES MOUNTED ON LATHE MACHINE
THEN CHISEL IN VARIUOS SHAPES ACCORDING TO THE NEED OF TOYS .
 WOOD IS RUBBED TO MAKE IT SMOOTH BY SAND PAPER .
 LACQUER STICK IS AGAINST THE WOODEN PIECE . THEREFORE, DUE
TO FRICTION LACQUER ARE GET APPERED ON WOOD AND GLEAM AND
SHINE APPEARED .

17. LACQUER STICKS
VERNIER CALIPER MEASURMENT
DIVIDER MEASURMENT
DRIED PALM LEAVES
IT IS GIVEN DRIED PALM
LEAF TOUCH ON SURFACE
TO SPREAD LACQUER
UNIFORMLY .
TO COLOR THE TOYS
VEGETABLE DYES ARE USED
AS IT IS SAFE FOR
CHILDERN…YELLOW FROM
TURMERIC,BLUE,BLACK,
KUMKUM POWDER.
VERNIER CALIPER &
DIVIDER USED TO
MAINTAIN ACCURACY.

18. GOKAK TOYS IN BELGUM
 MATERIALS SOFTWOOD , HARIWALA ,
HAL .
 DOLL CHANGE TO FRUITS OR VEGETABLE
ANIMALS , BIRDS.
 144 VARIANTS APROX OF DOLLS
 FRUITS MAY BE IN SINGLE OR IN BUNCH .

19. KINNAL TOYS IN KOKAK
 USE A THICK PASTE CALLED KITTA TO
COAT THE WOODEN TOYS , RATHER ALL
PROCESS IS SAME AS OTHER TOYS .

20. CHANNAPATAN TOYS IN BANGLORE
 CHANNAPATANA KNOWN AS
GOMBEGALA OORU [TOY TOWN]
OF KARNATAKA.
FROM 2 CENTURY’S IVORY
WOOD IS USED FOR TOYS BUT
SANDLWOOD AND ROSEWOOD
ALSO .
WOODEN ITEMS
MANUFACTURED IN TOWN LIKE-
TOPS,TRAIN,SCOOTERS,ANIMALS
ETC.

21. 6,000 PEOPLE IN CHANNAPATNA, 254
HOMES AS MANUFACTURED UNITS & 50
SMALL FACTERIES.
32 TURNING LATHE MACHINES USED.
PEOPLE MAKE TOYS HAPPILY
WITHOUT WEARING CHAPPALS, NO
GOGGLES.
MANY HAVE CUTS IN FEET AND
WOUND INFLICTED FROM WOOD
CHIPS………BUT THEY SAY’S-
“ IT IS NOT JOB ,IT IS
WORSHIP AND WORKSHED IS
TEMPLE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
DO YOU WEAR CHAPPALS IN
TEMPLE ? ”

22. RECENT CONDITION
 INSPITE OF MERITS OF WOODEN TOYS IT IS FACING
MAJOR SETBACK AND FINANCIAL CRUNCH
 STILL KHDC HELPING TO OVERCOME FROM SITUATION
 DUE TO MANY PLASTIC TOYS UNDER DIFFERENT
BRAND NAMES HAS BECOME CHALLENGING CRAFT .

23. Mysore paintings
origin –
From – raja krishana raja wodeyar
Mysore paintings form significant
tradition of the classical south Indian
paintings .
material used of painting
the ancient mysore painters prepared
their own materials.
They used colour from natural
sources
Like vegetable or even organic origin
such as leaves ,stone , flowers

24. process of making mysore painting
 to make preliminary sketch of image on the
base
 The paste of zinc oxide and arabic gum
known as gesso paste
 Paste used to give slightly raised effeect of
carving
 thin gold foil are pasted on the
surface
 Applying water color only mutes
colors are used
 Rubbbed lightly with a smooth soft
stone

25. RECENT CONDITION
 VEGETABLE COLOUR ARE CHANGE INTO POSTER COLOURS AND
WATER COLOUR TODAY
 EVEN THE BASE WAS FORMED OF PAPER ,WOOD ,WALL, AND
CLOTH,RATHER THAN THE SOLE CARTIDGE PAPER BASE USED NOW.
 CHANGES IN BRUSHES THAT TIME BRUSHES WERE MADE OF
DIFFERENT MATERIALS,LIKE SQUIRREL HAIR,CAMEL HAIR, GOAT HAIR,
ETC .
 ANCIENT MYSORE PAINTING IS BEIGN KEPT SAFELY IN CHITRKALA
PARISHATH I.E ART GALLERY IN KARANTAKA.

26. KARNATAKA FLOK DANCE

27. Thank you
- SUNIDHI CHAUDHARI
- RIMA WARKADE