This set of Kerala Mural paintings, inspired by Navarasa - the nine emotions. Nine faces are made on nine separate canvases (each canvas 4 x 6 inches). An ideal souvenir to be treasured for a lifetime.

The classical dance form of Bharatnatyam is characterized by the clear classification of Navarasas and how to emote them with mudras and facial expressions. 

Collect the framed paintings of Bharatnatyam Natya Navarasa and traditional Indian ethnic imagery or modern moods and expressionism to decorate your living room or study!

Nava means "Nine" and Rasa is often translated as "mood", "emotion", "expression" or "sentiment". The Navarasa, in the scriptures refer to the nine expressions that humans often show. These are love (shringaara), laughter (haasya), kind-heartedness or compassion (karuna), anger (roudra), courage (veera), fear (bhayaanaka), disgust (bheebhatsya), wonder or surprise (adbhutha) and peace or tranquility (shaantha).

Features:

  • Size: Each Canvas: 4 inches x 6 inches; Frame: 7.75 inches x 5.75 inches
  • Price is for 9 framed paintings.
  • Hand-painted on cotton canvas 
  • Painted with acrylic colours.
  • Artist: Biju Panapuzha

Art History -The murals of Kerala unfathomably stand out for their prominence in beauty, clarity and symmetry with unmatchable linear accuracy. The peculiarity of Kerala murals is their simple and thematic presentation of idealistic reproduction of humans, animals and trees with technical excellence, illustrated with rich and delicate strokes, hued with bright colours which epitomize Kerala Murals. The murals palette consists of five colours or Panchvarna namely, yellow, red, green, black and white, prepared from mineral pigments and vegetables. These paintings belong to a distinguished lineage with its tradition carries influences from Ajanta. The themes are depicted using common iconographic symbols from the Puranas like Ramayana and Mahabharata from the Hindu mythology, which is illustrated highly with brilliance stylistically. 

The painting is done by Biju Panapuzha, the Mural Artist from Kerala.

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