Kerala Mural Paintings

Dedicated to the saga of Suresh Muthukulam, the young mural artist who expanded the rich opulence of many century old Kerala mural paintings tradition from temple, church and royal courtyard walls to novel and wider canvasses

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Name: Suresh Muthukulam
Location: Vasthu Vidya Gurukulam, Aranmula, Kerala, India

Sunday, January 29, 2006

Mural - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Mural - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Wednesday, October 19, 2005

Kerala Murals - A close study of Kerala Mural Paintings

Master work of artist suresh Muthukulam

Kerala Murals - A close study of Kerala Mural Paintings

Art work of artist suresh muthukulam

Kerala Murals - Indian Mural Artist Suresh Muthukulam

Suresh Muthukulam, the young mural artist who expanded the rich opulence of many century old Kerala mural paintings tradition from temple, church and royal courtyard walls to novel and wider canvasses.
S.Suresh Kumar, popularly known as artist Suresh Muthukulam, was born in 1971 in a Central Travancore hamlet Muthukulam in the Alappuzha district. Born as the sixth child to K.Sukumaran and Pulamaja, he was the youngest in the family.

Thursday, August 11, 2005

Mural painting (from painting) --� Encyclop�dia Britannica

Mural painting (from painting) --� Encyclop�dia BritannicaMural painting has its roots in the primeval instincts of people to decorate their surroundings and to use wall surfaces as a form for expressing ideas, emotions, and beliefs.

Conservation of the Koguryo Tombs and Mural Paintings: Scientific Methodological Approach: UNESCO Culture Sector

Conservation of the Koguryo Tombs and Mural Paintings: Scientific Methodological Approach: UNESCO Culture Sector

Wednesday, August 10, 2005

Kerala Murals.com-A close study of Kerala Mural Paintings

Kerala Murals.com-A close study of Kerala Mural PaintingsImportant mural paintings in kerala

India Painting

India PaintingThe story of Indian painting begins with The of primitive man which has sui vived in rock shelters and caves in places tike Hoshangabad, Mirzapur and Bhimbetka.

Stone Age paintings belonging to the Magdaienian phase (15,000 B.C.) have been discovered elsewhere. The chances are that the paintings in India do not go that far back. But it is accepted that the primitive intellect and vision can survive for long when communities are isolated. Thus these paintings share the vivid realism of primitive art that has been discovered in many places like Altamira in Spain and Lascaux in France.

MURAL PAINTINGS IN PARLIAMENT HOUSE

MURAL PAINTINGS IN PARLIAMENT HOUSE: "As one enters the Parliament House, one is fascinated by a row of beautiful paintings adorning the walls of the outer circular corridor on the ground floor. The paintings are the works of eminent artists of India, depicting scenes from the long history of this country right from the Vedic age down the British period, culminating in the attainment of independence in 1947. "

The art is fast dying - Deccan Herald

The art is fast dying - Deccan HeraldThe art is fast dying
Mural making has undergone shocking changes in the recent times, not for its own good writes S Uma Maheswari

Mural Paintings & Stone Inscriptions

Mural Paintings & Stone InscriptionsTools & Techniques: The dominant colours in Kerala murals are ochre-red, ochre-yellow, white, bluish-green and pure-green. Colours are prepared from vegetables and mineral pigments -- white from lime, black from soot of oil-lamps, red is derived from vermilion (mercuric sulphide), lac and red lead, yellow from realgar (arsenic sulphide), blue from plants like Neela Amari (Indigo ferra) and green from a local mineral called Eravikkara. Wooden utensils are used for mixing the colours and the binding media used is derived from a tender-coconut-water and extracts from the Neem tree (Azadiracta indica).

Mural Paintings


Tools & Techniques: The dominant colours in Kerala murals are ochre-red, ochre-yellow, white, bluish-green and pure-green. Colours are prepared from vegetables and mineral pigments -- white from lime, black from soot of oil-lamps, red is derived from vermilion (mercuric sulphide), lac and red lead, yellow from realgar (arsenic sulphide), blue from plants like Neela Amari (Indigo ferra) and green from a local mineral called Eravikkara. Wooden utensils are used for mixing the colours and the binding media used is derived from a tender-coconut-water and extracts from the Neem tree (Azadiracta indica).

Tuesday, August 09, 2005

Kerala History

Kerala HistoryKerala on the south-western coast of India has won the admiration of every visitor because of its resplendent greenery and luxuriant vegetation. Every aspect of Kerala art blends into this pervasive greenery with perfect harmony. Nothing loud, nothing discordant. Every work of art maintains a subdued tone.

The Hindu : Kerala murals on show

The Hindu : Kerala murals on showAN EXHIBITION and sale of paintings based on the legendary temple murals of Kerala is on at Alankrita Antiques and Hand-Crafted Arts.

A study of the evolution of mural painting in India traces it from Ajanta to Kerala. Kerala's murals are on par with those at Sittanavasal, Badami, Lepakshi, Tanjavur, and Vijayanagar. In fact, there are similarities between the styles of Kerala and the murals of Sittanavasan and Lepakshi.

keralamurals.com-a close study of kerala mural paintings

keralamurals.com-a close study of kerala mural paintings Last Supper, gifted to the late Pope John Paul II by the state cultural department, was an attempt to adapt a Biblical theme to the mural art form, a medium used predominantly to depict Hindu mythological subjects.

The Hindu : A `not bad' scene for art

The Hindu : A `not bad' scene for artA YEAR and a bit ago, a relatively unknown Kottayam-based artist sent a copy of his 2ft x 1.5ft work in oil to Pope John Paul II for his perusal. The painting, a portrait of Jesus Christ at a surprisingly undocumented period of his life, his adolescent years, shows the youthful Jesus in singular, compassionate beauty with a translucent skin and traces of a developing moustache. Ever since the Pope's congratulatory reply, others from Kofi Annan and a host of dignitaries have followed.

Desi Talk.com, Online Edition

Desi Talk.com, Online EditionA Last Supper’ mural in natural paints by a Keralite artist will soon find pride of place at a museum in the Vatican.

Kerala Culture Minister G. Karthikeyan handed over the 6 feet x four feet mural by Suresh Muthukulam to Archbishop Savetora Fisicalla, a representative of Pope John Paul II, at a function in Changnacherry, Kottayam district, on Feb. 24.

Monday, August 08, 2005

The Hindu Business Line : Last Supper as mural

The Hindu Business Line : Last Supper as mural
THE Last Supper of Jesus Christ is being portrayed as a traditional mural using natural paints and conventional brushes by the Mural Painting division of the State-owned Vastu Vidya Gurukulam at Aranmula in Kerala's Pathanamthitta district.

'Last Supper' mural as gift for Pope

'Last Supper' mural as gift for PopeThe first ever mural painting of Jesus Christ's 'Last Supper' using purely temple art techniques, meant as Kerala's gift to the Pope, is getting the finishing touches at the Vasthu Vidya Gurukulam at Aranmula in Pathanamthitta district.
Artist Suresh had been working on it for over six months. Before that, laborious groundwork had gone into the research, tempering the 6x4 asbestos table on which the work is done and preparation of the natural colours out of limestone and leaves.