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The first madras material [3] was a muslin overprinted or embroidered in elaborate patterns with vegetable dyes. [2] To secure a reliable labor supply, the English East India Company promised a 30-year exemption from duties for Indian weavers in the area, and thus within a year nearly 400 families of weavers had settled in Madras. [4]
Cholamandal Artists' Village is an artists' commune in Chennai, India. Established in 1966, it is the largest artists' commune in India. The community is located in the southern coastal neighborhood of Injambakkam. Its artists are credited for the Madras Movement of Art (1950s–1980s), which brought modernism to art in South India. Their work ...
English: Patchwork Madras or Patchwork Plaid Fabric, made of Indian cotton, in the city of Madras, India, by cutting and sewing together, squares of madras plaid cloth. Date 4 November 2019, 13:58:06
[m] Some tartan patterns are more abstract and do not fit into any of these styles, [78] especially in madras cloth (see § Indian madras, below). Most basic check – MacGregor red-and-black (Rob Roy), as simple as it gets: equal proportions of two colours.
DakshinaChitra ("a picture of the south") is a living-history museum in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, dedicated to South Indian heritage and culture. It is located 25 kilometres (16 mi) to the south of Chennai. Opened to the public on 14 December 1996, the museum was founded and is being managed by the Madras Craft Foundation (MCF). The MCF ...
In the 21st century, Modern Indian paintings consisted of self reflection and of emerging issues in the country. [ 24 ] One such artist that has had great influence is Bhupen Khakhar , and his style included, “producing colorful works with much humor, driven by strong narratives capturing a mixture of daily middle-class life and erotic fantasy."
Indo-Saracenic architecture (also known as Indo-Gothic, Mughal-Gothic, Neo-Mughal) was a revivalist architectural style mostly used by British architects in India in the later 19th century, especially in public and government buildings in the British Raj, and the palaces of rulers of the princely states.
Kalamkari is an ancient textile printing art that finds its roots in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The ancient textile printing art form is believed to have evolved about 3000 years ago in Andhra Pradesh. Kalamkari gained popularity in the south of India during the reign of Vijayanagara Empire.