TRANDY PURE HYANDLOOM COTTON KALAMAKRI SAREES FROM ANDHRA PRADESH@UNNATISILK
Kalamkari is from ‘Kalam’ (pen) and ‘Kari’ (craftsmanship), words taken from the Persian for the art of hand painting done on fabrics with the use of a pen and extended to include hand block printing. Women Wear SHOP ONLINE PURE HANDLOOM COTTON KALAMAKRI SAREES ON There are two schools of art that developed Kalamkari initially in India and from individual origins. Weaving Srikalahasti style that used the pen for drawing and filling in the colours, and with a strong influence of Hindu culture that specifically focused on religious subjects and scenes from the epics Ramayana and Mahabharata in its paintings. Grand Look The Machilipatnam style that came with an Islamic slant, had subjects of paintings mostly depicting flora and fauna, with floral designs as a backdrop on the fabric. Trandy Wear Both styles that have popularised Kalamkari have one thing in common – the depictions are fine and neatly drawn, there is extensive use of organic colour