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Both Tanjore and Mysore paintings are unique in their own and possess a high rate of individuality right from making to finishing, these artworks have certainly earned a valuable group of audience who love to buy these paintings and highly adore their ethnic value. Both the Mysore and Tanjore paintings have highly contributed to the upliftment of our culture in the field of artwork and painting work. These two painting categories have their origin and rich cultural background. Here in this article, we will be looking at the core difference between Tanjore and Mysore paintings, which are the most eminent kind of...

I am Alka Goel; a Tanjore painting artist for close to 15 years. My journey as Tanjore painting artist has been long and enriching and is still continued. It was around 2001 that I joined classes for Tanjore paintings. During these classes I learned the basic techniques. I clearly remember that for my third work my teacher didn’t charged her fee citing the reason that I had done this work all by myself. Encouraged by this I started working on more of paintings. During this time only I happen to come across this picture of Ganapati in dancing pose with his...

A classical artform from southern India, Thanjavur painting – also known as Tanjore painting – is a celebration of the region’s rich artistic tradition, named after the town of Thanjavur in Tamil Nadu, India. Tanjore paintings are known for their extravagant depictions of deities using vibrant colours and gaudy embellishments, especially gold foil. Though the artform has undergone various changes over the years, it continues to be popular with lovers of art even today, and inspires many artists with its truly Indian style. Thanjavur or Tanjore paintings are characterised by rich and vivid colors, simple iconic composition, glittering gold foils overlaid...

This art form is widely appreciated and is wooing art lovers across the globe.
But they miss out on having exposure to the change in trends, marketing hence over the years have not been able to achieve a stable position.

They face numerous problems right from procuring raw materials to selling the finished product.