Mural Painting

Michelangelo's Mural-The Creation of Adam

The Creation of adam - this fresco on the ceiling of Sistine Chapel was completed in 1511. It depicts the biblical story of God the Father breathing life into Adam, the first man. It is most definitely one of the most recognized pieces of Art and redifined the parameters of Christian Paintings.

The bearded God is powerful and sinewy in this painting. He is surrounded by cherubs and a female figure who is most commonly interpreted as Eve , who is waiting to be conceptualised. God has right arm outsretched to transfer the spark of life to Adam, who has his left hand extended to receive the spark. Famously the two fingers (that of God and of Adam) is separated by a very little distance.

Adam is also a very sturdy and muscular figure, which is typical of Michelangelos men, who were strong and sinewy.

The Ajanta Frescos

The hallowed caves of Ajanta ,Maharashtra India houses probably the worlds oldest and most celebrated specimens of frescos.

The walls of the caves are covered with mural paintings suggesting a fair state of preservation from decay. The scenes depicted are mostly didactic, devotional, and ornamental. The themes are from the Jataka stories (the stories of the Buddha's former existences as Boddhisattva), life of the Gautam Buddha, and those of his veneration.

Innumerable walls around the world are adorned with coloful paintings and each one of them celebrates creativity. The walls of tribal villages in Rajasthan and Maharshtra have been made uniquely lively with Pithora and Warli Paintings for centuries and this very art finds resonance in the walls of Sistine Chapel which houses Michelangelos celebrated frescos. Indeed Mural Painting is a joyous celebration of Art.