Cultural Art

This series includes the cultural arts from various countries that are personally experienced by Ms. Kulkarni. She has included arts from Bahamas, Bermuda, United States and India. Indian arts include Kalamkari, Madhubani, Warli and some fusions. The specialty about the series is in its creative textures, bright vibrant colors, mixed media and innovative compositions. In some artworks , she has also shown the Indo-US unity. She wants to spread the depth and diversity of Indian cultural art globally. Ms. Kulkarni also wants people to know how colorful these art forms are.

Bahamian/African Art

Mixed-media

Kalamkari/Madhubani

Kalamkari is a type of hand-painted or block-printed cotton textile, produced in parts of India and in Iran. The word is derived from the Persian or Farsi words kalam (pen) and kari (craftsmanship), meaning drawing with a pen. My works make use of Srikalahasti style of Kalamkari, wherein the "kalam" or pen is used for free hand drawing of the subject and filling in the colors, is entirely hand worked. This style flowered around temples and their patronage and so had an almost religious identity - scrolls, temple hangings, chariot banners and the like, depicted deities and scenes taken from the great Hindu epics - Ramayana. Mahabharata, Puranas and the mythological classics. My works are Pen on Paper.

Warli Art

Warli art is a beautiful folk art of Maharashtra, traditionally created by the tribal women. These tribes are called "Warli" and hence the art explored by them is called "Warli Art". Tribal people express themselves in vivid styles through paintings which they execute on the walls of their house. This was the only means of transmitting folklore to a populace not acquainted with the written word. Warli paintings were mainly done by the women folk. The most important aspect of the painting is that it does not depict mythological characters or images of deities, but depict social life. Pictures of human beings and animals, along with scenes from daily life are created in a loose rhythmic pattern. Warli paintings are painted white on mud walls. The paintings are beautifully executed and resembles pre-historic cave paintings in execution and usually depict scenes of human figures engaged in activities like hunting, dancing, sowing and harvesting.

Others