Design Resource
Wood Carving - Udupi
The Craft of Wood Carving
by
Prof. Bibhudutta Baral, Aruna Kumari. Y, Tushar Barman, Mahendra Patidar, Dinesh Kumar Dandapat andSmitha Shivaraj
Products
The senior wood artisans of Udupi are specialized in creating classic stylized motifs that are inspired by nature, epics like Ramayana and Mahabharata, great legends, flowers, creepers, birds and animals. Skilled and experienced artisans follow the rules of Silpa Sastra which has rules and guidelines for traditional art.
The decorative wood art style is inspired by Hoysala (A dynasty of Historical Karnataka) which is well known for its finest ornamentation work and for graceful sculptures. The themes of doorways, door panels, and archways can be seen portraying nature life with birds, animals, lotus flowers, buds and creepers. Adoring Bas-Relief work done on the pillars represents their passionate artistic aspect. Few pillars are carved beautifully with combinational geometrical patterns to obtain an embossed diamond effect. Attractive doors with curving stems and leaf designs, wooden Paduka- sandals, sacred idols of gods and goddesses include in the product collection.
