Kumara-Karttikeya, Of Eternal Adolescence

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Name: Kumara-Karttikeya, Of Eternal Adolescence
Brand: Exotic India
SKU: OR20
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Lord Karttikeya is eternally an adolescent, which is why the name Kumara-Karttikeya ('kumara' is the Sanskrit word for adolescent). This oil from the Exotic India collection depicts the Lord in all His youthful beauty: His peaches-and-cream complexion, the robustness of His child's body, and the vigour that marks His brow.

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Item Code:	OR20
Artist:	Giriraj Sharma
Specifications:	Oil Painting on CanvasArtist Giriraj Sharma
Dimensions	23.5 inches X 35.6 inches

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The freshness of the superbly long garland around His shoulders, just shy of kissing His gracefully poised ankles, complements the Lord's youthfulness. A bunch of gold-and-emerald necklaces reach down to varying points on His roseate torso. The one in the centre features a gorgeous lotus pendant, each petal of which has been crafted with exquisite perfection out of royal pink rubies. The kapdaa around His pubescent loins is made from the most resplendent silks dyed sacred shades of red and yellow. It is held in place by a chunky kamarband fashioned from dense quantities of gold, the ornate emerald in the centre lending it a divine appeal. Note how amazing the gold tassels look against the silken red of His loincloth.

The Lord sets in place a trishool with divine powers as He raises a soft, shapely hand in blessing. The trishool is studded with precious stones and smeared with three rows of ash. His other hand rests on His hip. Matching gold amulets and bangles grace His yet childlike arms. Dual gold anklets slide down to each of His feet. Note the elaborate tiara that completes His ornamentation, its playful features representative of the personality of the God. Ash is smeared on His childlike temple, set off by a red teeka between His brows. Glorious jhumke dangle from His delicate lobes.

A curvaceous, lamplit aureole frames His entire person, His beauty as intense as the numerous diyas against the vivid red background. A soothing tint of pastel blue is indicative of the heavens from where the Lord emerges. A highly lifelike peacock with its dazzling plumage of blue, red, and green, stands behind the Lord as His vahan. The airily shaded serpent next to them both is essential to the symbolism - according to Hindu philosophy, the dual presence of peacock and serpent is indicative of ultimate harmony. The holy trio stands atop a sumptuous brass pedestal flanked by tall traditional lamps, seemingly lending the whole painting a natural glow. The puja samagri in the foreground - replete with fruit-and-petal offerings, valakku, pestle-and-mortar, and handheld ritual bell - completes the painting.

Oil painting technique – India centric

Oil painting is the most interesting technique in art. Unlike other paintings or art forms, oil painting is a process in which colored pigments are painted on the canvas with a drying oil medium as a binder. This medium helps colors blend beautifully to create layers and also makes them appear rich and dense. Several varieties of oil are used in this painting such as sunflower oil, linseed oil, etc., and depending on the quality of the oil, a particular consistency of the paint is developed. With the use of an oil medium, the painting gets a natural sheen on the surface which appears extremely attractive. India is famous for its old tradition of making oil paintings. This art form was brought by Europeans in the 18th century and is now practiced by almost all well-known artists. Nirmal, a small tribal town in the state of Telangana is the center of traditional oil paintings in India where the local people practice it with dedication. Most Indian artists still use the traditional technique of oil painting.

Canvas of the required size is prepared

The artists use either a wood panel or canvas made from linen or cotton. Sometimes the canvas is stretched onto the wooden frame to form a solid base, or cardboard may be used. The canvas is coated with a layer of white paint or chalk mixed with animal glue. This mixture is then smoothed and dried to form a uniform, textured surface. The wooden panel is more expensive and heavier but its solidity is an advantage in making detailed paintings with ease.

Sketch is drawn on the canvas

Now the artist starts to draw the subject of the painting on the canvas using the actual charcoal or a charcoal pencil. Sometimes, he may sketch with thinned paint as well.

Oil paint is applied using paint brushes or palette knives

Now that the rough sketch is prepared, the artist is now ready to paint. Oil paint, a special paint that contains particles of pigments suspended in a drying oil (usually linseed oil), is again mixed with oil to make it thinner for applying it on the canvas. Proper consistency of the paint is maintained to avoid its breakage. The most important rule for the application of oil paint is “Fat over lean” in which the first layer of paint is thin and later, thicker layers are applied. This means that each additional layer of paint contains more oil. This results in getting a stable paint film. Traditionally, paint was applied using paint brushes but now the artists also use palette knives to create crisp strokes. To paint using this technique, the edge of the palette knife is used to create textured strokes that appear different from that of a paintbrush. Sometimes, oil paints are blended simply using fingers for getting the desired gradation.

Smaller oil paintings, with very fine detail, are relatively easier to paint than larger ones. The most attractive feature of these paintings is the natural shiny appearance that is obtained on the surface because of the use of oil paint. The blending of colors looks extremely realistic and this is the reason why oil paintings are loved by everyone throughout the world.

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