Volume-I, Issue-V, May 2025 > Volume-I, Issue-VI, July 2025
Volume-I, Issue-VI, July, 2025 |
Received: 17.07.2025 | Accepted: 20.07.2025 | ||
Published Online: 31.07.2025 | Page No: 1467-1475 | ||
DOI: 10.69655/atmadeep.vol.1.issue.06W.153 | |||
লোকচিত্রকলা অলংকরণের বিষয়, নক্শা ও মোটিফ শিপ্রা ঘোষ, গবেষক, লোকসংস্কৃতি বিভাগ,(ইউ.আর.এস) কল্যাণী বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়, কল্যাণী, নদীয়া, পশ্চিমবঙ্গ, ভারত সুজয়কুমার মণ্ডল, অধ্যাপক, লোকসংস্কৃতি বিভাগ, কল্যাণী বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়, কল্যাণী, নদীয়া, পশ্চিমবঙ্গ, ভারত |
Themes, Designs, and Motifs in Folk Painting Decorations Shipra Ghosh, Research Scholar, Department of Folklore (URS), University of Kalyani, Kalyani, Nadia, West Bengal, India Sujay Kumar Mandal, Professor, Department of Folklore, University of Kalyani, Kalyani, Nadia, West Bengal, India | ||
ABSTRACT | ||
The folk painting tradition of West Bengal is a rich and culturally significant art form, deeply rooted in the religious beliefs, social customs, and everyday life of rural communities. This research paper focuses on a critical analysis of the decorative designs, motifs, and underlying customs embedded within folk art. Art forms such as Wall Painting, Patchitra, Alpona, Sara Painting, Dashabatar Taas, and Chalchitra incorporate symbolic motifs like trees, birds, the sun, fish, conch shells, and lotuses- each reflecting layers of social meaning and spiritual belief. The paper explores the structural methods of traditional ornamentation, the aesthetic use of colour, and the evolution or preservation of these practices across generations. It also examines how the lifestyle, faith, and festive spirit of folk artists influence the artistic conventions of these paintings. The study reveals that folk painting in West Bengal is not merely an aesthetic expression, but a living cultural practice-one that embodies rural identity and preserves ancestral knowledge and tradition. | ||
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