When it comes to the nations that hold distinct images for having outstanding contribution in the global arena of art then the name of India comes on the top of the list. As per the records, India’s relationship with arts has a history of several decades. Since the pre-historic times, people have been engaged in different practices of arts, including paintings, sculptures and so on. Some of the most popular types of traditional Indian arts are discussed hereunder:

Tanjore Painting: Tamil Nadu is the origin of this type of painting. Excellent ornamentation is the primary characteristic of Tanjore painting. This form of art is exclusively made on the wooden boards.

Phad painting: ”Phad” is a kind of cloth on which this type of painting is made. Through such painting the artists usually depict the stories of travails and adventures of local and epic heroes. This type of Indian painting is executed with non-permanent yellow color and other colors like brown, green, sky blue and Vermilion are used. After completion of a painting black color is used to outline the figure.

Pichvai: The word literally means ”something at the back” and this kind of art depicts scenes from the life of the Hindu deity Lord Krishna. This form of traditional Indian painting is sold commercially.

Madhubani: the literal meaning of the word is ”forest of honey”. As this type of painting has origin in Mithila region of North India that’s why it is also known as Mithila painting. In the ancient times, the women of Mithila used to perform the Madhubani painting on the walls of their homes and prayer room, their motto was to invoke the divine protection.

Kalamkari: Andhra Pradesh is the origin of this type of painting. It is performed on clothes with pointed bamboo, which is called ”kalam” or pen. Before starting the painting, to remove starch from the cloth is washed in the river water and then fabric is dipped in a solution of myrobalam, water and milk. After that the cloth is then twisted to wring out the water.

To summarize, the Indian traditional arts are the true symbols of the country’s elegant nature, down to earth nature and culture.

If you are a new artist with contemporary artwork but don’t know how to go about exhibiting or showing your art to the world, then the news is good. It’s very easy and sometimes free to post your work to on-line art galleries and even have your own art gallery page where you are the featured artist with a biography and art listings on exhibit and for sale.

The great part about having your art shown on-line is, of course, that millions of people from all over the world have access to your artwork 24/7. All you, the artist, needs to do is get their photos, biography & description uploaded to their on-line gallery and then respond to customers requests to purchase prints, info or original artwork.

The best gallery to choose is one that has a real person administering the site every day and also one that is known for a specific genre, region of origin or artist style/medium. For instance, right now, if you are a Canadian artist, a great gallery choice would be one that specializes in Canadian artists. Then, when an art buyer is searching on-line for Canadian art, they will get your Canadian artist page as a search result.

The process of getting a good page rank on Google, Yahoo & man is called search engine optimization and is really beat handled by the webmaster of your gallery page. It is that persons’ job to bring traffic to your page that is looking for your particular kind of art.

So, artists, don’t waste any more days thinking about getting your original artwork out there. Get in touch with the on-line art gallery scene. It’s easy and it’s necessary to your career as an artist.

French art has played a crucial role in many art movements, both past and present. It is perhaps best known for its influence in impressionism and the importance of the French capital, Paris, to the art world. Paris’ Louvre Museum has retained its status as one of the premier spots for art appreciation in the world and even houses The Mona Lisa, one of the world’s most famous paintings.

Merovingian’s catalyst for art development was continued on with Carolingian art over a 120-year period from 750 to 900.  After Carolingian rule closed around 900, there was little more development or production of significant French art movements for some 60 years. France became a divided country at this point and there were not the right conditions for artistic creativity. The 10th and 11th centuries were dominated by local monastries who took a significant role in France’s art production at that stage.

Prior to the respected Gothic period that was the Romanesque art of Western Europe for around two hundred and fifty years, from 1000 A.D. to the middle of the 12th century in France. The name refers to the influence of, and return to, Roman styles and principles in architecture and art which this movement used.

Gothic art and architecture then took over French are for around 300 years. Whilst originating here, it actually spread quickly to other parts of Europe. The later International Gothic style had less of a reliance and prominence of religion than its former, and it then went onto the further develop from there into Renaissance art. Gothic art included sculpture, panel painting, stained glass, fresco, and illuminated manuscript most prominently.

The French invasion of Italy in the late 15th century allowed the influence of the Renaissance to fully take hold of France’s art direction and leave a mark which remains strong even today. The French Revolution and the Napoleonic wars brought in new influences which helped to push Renaissance art into new directions and bridge the gap between Renaissance art and the later styles of Romanticism and later Impressionism.

Romanticism brought French landscape painting to the forefront and later led to Gustave Courbet and the Barbizon school as key markers in the further changes to the status quo. The late 19th century brought French Symbolism from Gustave Moreau, the professor of Matisse and Rouault, as well as Odilon Redon.

Impressionism brought an array of French art to the forefront, led by Claude Monet and his use of landscapes and carefully prepared gardens to develop artistic coverage of light changes and vivid paintings. It started the progress towards the many new styles that we have today.