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Chantal Jumel

Fascination for Floor Art

Chantal Jumel has made Mylapore her year-end home, to study local creative work.

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Feb 25, 2015 • 1 min read

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Kerala Kalam, "Colours and emotions" — part 4

Panchavarnam, five colours for the kalam paintings are more than just an aesthetic choice; they convey concepts as well as feelings. The five powders are chosen according to the attributes of each god or goddess. The iconography refers to myths and legends.

Chantal Jumel Jan 8, 2022 • 5 min read

Kerala Kalam,"Measuring and sketching the body"— part 3

Kalam paintings are not born of the priest's or ritual painter's own imagination; they are drawn according to precise rules, which include specifications about shapes and colours. A kalam begins, in most cases, by tracing an east-west vertical line called brahmasutra.

Chantal Jumel Dec 20, 2021 • 4 min read

Kerala Kalam, "Hand drawing techniques"— part 2

In Kalamezhuttu images, the hands constitute drawing and colouring tools. The simplest gesture involves holding the powder between thumb and index and allowing it to drop smoothly onto the floor to complete dots or lines of varying thickness.

Chantal Jumel Dec 11, 2021 • 4 min read

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