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| Jaipur artist makes perfumed ... |
| He recently began experimenting with perfuming his paintings with different kinds of ittar.
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| INDIA
, 3-January-2007
2:17:52 AM |
| Art is largely a visual medium but a painter in Jaipur has added another dimension to his paintings.
Chandraprakash's paintings are not only a visual treat but they also give off a delicate fragrance that fills the room where they are hung.
He recently began experimenting with perfuming his paintings with different kinds of ittar.
Ittar, is one of the varieties of Indian perfumes that are oil based and can be mixed easily with oil colours.
"Tube colour need to be mixed with linseed oil. So, instead of linseed oil, I mixed them with ittar. I've also coated the paper I paint on with perfume or ittar," said Chandraprakash.
Used three fragrances
Chandraprakash has painted portraits in three fragrances rose, sandalwood and henna for the start but says his customers can choose the kind of fragrances they want from the different types of ittar available in the market.
He says that the perfume from his paintings will linger for at least upto four years.
"Other portraits only appeal to the eyes of the beholder but here you experience a delightful fragrance when you look at my paintings," said Chandra Prakash.
The cost of these perfumed paintings is double that of an ordinary portrait but the painter has solution to this too.
He says that at the end of four years when the scent has begun to wane the customers can come back to him to have their paintings touched up with a mixture of ittar and paint thus ensuring that these scents will never go out of style.
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