Paintings
Kerala's rich tradition of painting has it's roots
in the magnificent Frescoes and Mural found in the temples and the
churches here.
Certain rituals like Kalamezhuthu also reveal this tradition of
painting. Before the advent of paper and ink, natives used the Palmyra
leaf for inscriptions and pictorial representations.
Performing Arts Centres
There are two major institutions of Kerala where
painting is taught as a subject, namely, the college of fine arts,
Thiruvananthapuram and Ravi Varma School Of Fine Arts, Mavelikkara.
Performers And Artists
In modern times, Kerala's paintings attained
international repute with the works of Raja Ravi Varma, who has been
described as a 'Prince' among painters. Prominent among those who
influenced the growth of modern art, were K. Madhava Menon and K.C.S.
Panicker.
