The A@Z of The Indian art
Ephemeral Arts of India
Art has no life but in physical form ephermal means Living or lasting only for a day, as certain plants or insects do. Art which is created for a special ocassion. There are many types of ephermeral arts practiced by many people in india.
Rangoli : A art which is synonimous with color and geometry . Practiced by Indian House wives. Rangoli is a drawing based on colors made with precisiona and predefined geometric rules. Rangoli can be stated as a short term design for special occasions like marriage, diwali. About Rangoli and How to make Rangoli . It is known as Muggulu in Andhra pradesh , Chowkpurana in Uttar Pradesh, Madana in Rajasthan, Aripana in Bihar and Alpana in Bengal .
Kolam:A Living Art of South India,
Kolam" refers to decorative artwork drawn on the floor in front of houses and in front of deities in puja rooms. Most often finely ground rice flour is used to make these drawings on wet/moist ground previously sprinkled with water (even dilute solutions of cow-dung cake that gives a darker background to the mud floor). Coloration of the artwork with color powders adds additional charm. its a sister design to rangoli mostly in south india.
Generally, a kolam is drawn with bare fingers using predetermined dots. The dots are either connected together to make a pattern or loops are drawn encircling the dots to complete a design. Nowadays there are stencils available to speed the process of making kolams. During festivals and weddings, rice flour paste is used instead of the flour. This tradition of decorating with kolams is passed on from generation to generation.
There are also other kinds of ephemeral arts that we see in daily life like mehndi design also known as heena design. Many beggers cum artists also make designs on roads for a daily life bread and butter.
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