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16-07-2024 | 18:37 PM
Project PARI (Public Art of India)
The Ministry of Culture recently initiated Project PARI for the 46th World Heritage Committee Meeting.
Key Highlights
- Lalit Kala Akademi and the National Gallery of Modern Art are executing it.
- Lalit Kala Akademi is an autonomous institution under the Ministry of Culture.
- Aim: To promote the democratisation of art through public installations
- More than 150 visual artists from the country create artwork.
- The project aims to enhance Delhi's aesthetic and cultural appeal while adding grandeur to the rich historical legacy of the national capital.
Significance
- It highlights the rich and diverse cultural heritage of the nation.
- The beautification project has led to the creation of traditional art forms, sculptures, murals, and installations.
Important Points to Remember:
- Phad paintings (Rajasthan)
- Thangka painting (Sikkim/Ladakh)
- Miniature painting (Himachal Pradesh)
- Gond art (Madhya Pradesh)
- Tanjore paintings (Tamil Nadu)
- Kalamkari (Andhra Pradesh)
- Alpona art (West Bengal)
- Cheriyal painting (Telangana)
- Pichhwai Painting (Rajasthan)
- Lanjia Saura (Odisha),
- Pattachitra (West Bengal)
- Bani Thani Painting (Rajasthan)
- Warli (Maharashtra)
- Pithora Art (Gujarat)
- Aipan (Uttarakhand)
- Kerala Murals (Kerala)
- Alpana art (Tripura)
