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Monday, July 29, 2019

Psychedelic Peacock Madhubani Paintings

This one has been handpicked from the studios of local artisans in the region in present-day Bihar. It is done on handmade paper paintings with pigments made from traditional ingredients such as blended lampblack and rice powder. The beauty of the Indian peacock has been captured to perfection in this abstract composition that relies on a repetition of its one-of-a-kind feather-motif. 

Peacock Madhubani paintings

A peacock with an elaborate, layered plumage constitutes the foreground. Its tiny body is made up of motifs, some of which are strategically filled in with paint, to create patterns that are seemingly hallucinogenic. 

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