Question

Write in detail about the folk styles of paintings.

Answer 1

Instructions:

• Write about Rock paintings dating to stone ages
• Write about Transition in the styles due to cultural changes
• Indicate natural surroundings and use of natural resources by ancient people
• Give Rock paintings in Bhimbetka Caves as one ​of the examples

Solution:

• Folk-style paintings mostly include rock paintings from the stone ages. ​
• They usually depicted human, animal, and geometric figures and were mostly ​made using black, red, and white colours. ​
• However, their style changed in accordance with the cultural changes over ​the years. Such changes are evident in how they depicted flora and fauna, portrayed certain figures, and in the colours they used.
• The folk-style paintings give us an insight into the natural surroundings ​of ancient people and how they used various natural resources to ​meet their needs. ​
• There are several rock painting sites in Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Telangana. The rock paintings ​in the caves of Bhimbetka, Madhya Pradesh are immensely popular. ​
• Bhimbetka is also a World Heritage Site.