Paintings always add a certain charm and especially on clothes. They have a way of imparting a certain class and style. Mural Art on sarees used to be a trend once and that is slowly taking a back seat. After getting a little tired of seeing motifs of Kathakali, peacocks or Krishna, the new entrants are the conch, Buddha, Theyyam and Egyptian themes. Those who want their sarees to stand out could for either of those designs. Along with Buddha profiles and Egyptian touches, warli art is quite popular these days. Our very own Kerala saree makes it a point to take on the magic of warli prints too.
Kalamkari materials also offers much scope for experimenting. Taking a particular feature from this design and highlighting it on the saree has many fans. Saree borders can be played with by designing borders that go with the saree shade and adding designs that complement the border.
African art, warli prints with people and animals and Madhubani designs gives the saree a most wanted fascinating appearance. Floral and animal prints are pretty much viral when it comes to getting up the uniqueness quotient.
“Traditional mural art is not something you can experiment much with and that is when other more flexible themes began to rule the saree pallu scene,” says Vineetha Mahesh of Illa, that deals with hand painted sarees and other dresses.
Hand painted outfits go with all occasions and hence the huge demand for the same. After sarees, hand painted works are most popular on dupattas, skirts, tops and kurtas.
These hand drawn works look the best on Tussar silk, Chanderi and Semi-Jute materials. The paintings also go just fine on Crepe, Linen , Cotton Silk or chiffon materials.
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Vineetha Mahesh, Illa Hand Painted Sarees