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Which of the following statements is correct regarding Kalamkari? 1. It is an ancient style of hand painting done on cotton or silk fabric with a tamarind pen. 2. It uses both natural and artificial colours. 3. It constitutes two styles, Srikalahasti style and Machilipatnam style

Which of the following statements is correct regarding Kalamkari? 1. It is an ancient style of hand painting done on cotton or silk fabric with a tamarind pen. 2. It uses both natural and artificial colours. 3. It constitutes two styles, Srikalahasti style and Machilipatnam style Correct Answer 1 and 3 only

The correct answer is 1 and 3 only.

Key Points

  • Kalamkari is an ancient style of hand painting done on cotton or silk fabric with a tamarind pen, using natural dyes. Hence, Statement 1 is correct.
  • The word Kalamkari is derived from a Persian word where ‘kalam‘ meaning pen and ‘Kari‘ meaning craftsmanship.
  • This art involves 23 tedious steps of dyeing, bleaching, hand painting, block-printing, searching, and cleaning.
  • Motifs of flowers, peacocks, divine characters of Hindu epics like Mahabharata and Ramayana are drawn.
  • Prime colours: indigo, mustard, rust, black, and green.
  • Natural dyes are used to paint colours in Kalamkari art, extracted from natural sources with no use of chemicals and artificial ingredients. Hence, Statement 2 is incorrect.
  • There are two styles of Kalamkari art in India: the Srikalahasti style and the Machilipatnam style. Hence, Statement 3 is correct.
  • In the Machilipatnam style of Kalamkari, motifs are essentially printed with hand-carved traditional blocks with intricate detailing painted by hands.
  • The Srikalahasti style of painting draws inspiration from the Hindu mythology describing scenes from the epics and folklore.
    • It has its origin in the temples.
  • The quality of the water, air, and sunshine are all-important in the process of art-making of this nature.

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