Amarane Art Gallery in Mission street, Pondicherry | Shopkhoj

Amarane Art Gallery

Market :- Tamil Quarters, Pondicherry

Products :- Gifts and Handicrafts Home Decor

Days Closed :- Open all days

Timing :- 9:30am-9pm

Phone :- 09894617142

Address :- 161-A,Upstairs, Mission street, Pondicherry-605001

Landmark :- Next to Casablanca

Parking :- Roadside parking

Price Range :- Rs.1000 and above

Payment Methods :- Cash and card

Amarane Art Gallery Pondicherry

Amarane Art Gallery has a lot of small canvas paintings. These are oil paintings made by the owner of the gallery, who is an artist himself. Landscapes, village life and portraits are all very colourful and authentically presented in oils.

They also stock Tanjore paintings The paintings of Tanjore (Thanjavur) in Tamil Nadu are world famous. A Tanjore painting is generally made on a canvas pasted over a plank of wood (Jackfruit or teak) with Arabic gum. The canvas is then evenly coated with a paste of French chalk (gopi) or powdered limestone. The artist then draws or traces a pattern using a stencil. Gold leaves and gems of varied hues are inlaid in selected areas like pillars, arches, thrones, dresses, of the pattern or sketch. Finally, colours are applied on the remaining areas to complete the painting.

This Pondicherry gallery stocks artefacts as well .

A majority of the items on display are brass from South India. Brass is an alloy made of copper and zinc.

They also have face masks and prayer bowls from Tibet.

Amarane Art Gallery also run a Art School.

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