NCERT Book Class 11 Heritage Crafts Painting

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1. Choose any one type of painting (wall, miniature, book illustration) and describe its development over the centuries.

2. Search the Internet and identify two examples of wall painting from other parts of the world.

3. In the World Heritage Site of Ajanta the paintings are disappearing because the plaster on the stone walls is falling off due to water seepage and the humidity caused by the breath of thousands of visitors. How can we preserve and protect crafts objects made of cloth, stone, wood, paper, fibre and metal?

4. Marketing means more than just selling. Explain and give reasons.

5. In India we have permanent and impermanent forms of traditional painting. In a museum/art gallery what are the ways of preserving and restoring paintings? What can be done to preserve the knowledge and skills of impermanent forms of art?

6. Market forces demand that the craftsperson adapt the craft to meet contemporary needs. Find examples to show the negative and positive influences of this market requirement on the crafts, skills and on the crafts community.

7. In your region find out the traditional names given to colours, when they are used, and the social significance of these colours.

8. How would it look if traditional Indian art were used on bus stops, school buildings, railway stations or even on furniture to propagate awareness of our traditional art? Give your views on this. Suggest other methods of promoting such awareness.

Please refer to attached file for NCERT Class 11 Heritage Crafts Painting