Bauernmalerei, Rosemaling & Zhostovo

No, this is not a name of an international law firm or investment bank from Eastern Europe. They are traditional folk arts originated from different parts of the world, in this case from Bavaria, Norway and Russia respectively. This is another beauty of decorative painting, you get to learn foreign-sounding words as well, to impress or confuse those who are not into decorative art.

Comments

[Lara Amir]

coulda fooled me! those are really pretty names!

[Rohaizan]

That's true Aniza - it does sound like the name of a law firm in Eastern Europe. Indeed, the names associated with many of the traditional folk arts of the world sound rather exotic. Many of them, once literally translated, gives us insights into their origins and history.

For the benefit of newcomers to decorative painting, Bauernmalerei, for instance, commonly known as Bavarian Folk Art because it originated in the Bavarian region, literally means "peasant or farmer painting"...aka "folk art".

Rosemaling, which originates from Norway, literally means "rose painting" because various stylised roses and scrolls were the main elements in the work of the rosemalers.

Other traditional folk art such as Zhostovo and also, Hindeloopen (Dutch folk art) are the names of the villages they originated from. In fact, there are also many different styles of Rosemaling and these are given names like Telemark, Hallingdal and Rogaland - which are regions in Norway famous for the particular Rosemaling variation.

I could go on and on. Interesting isn't it? By the way, I've put up photo news about my recent visit to the historic Hindeloopen on my website. You can look at the photos we took at my website http://www.artezan.com - just click on the link "Visit to Hindeloopen". Those interested to read more about the origins of various traditional folk art will also find more information there.

Bye for now and paint with your heart!

[Rodrigo Corrêa]

Lindo seu trabalho! muito bom mesmo!

[aniza]

muito obrigado