Shree Lal Joshi is a celebrated Indian artist of phad painting, a form of popular folk painting of Rajasthan.
Background
He was born on March 100, 1931 at Shahpura in Bhilwara district in a Joshi family, widely known as the traditional artists of phad painting for the last few centuries. His father Ramchandra Joshi initiated him into this traditional family-art at a very young age of 13.
Career
He has given new dimensions of identification and fame to the art of phad painting by developing contemporary style. He developed his own style. He discovered many new techniques and painted quite original and meaningful compositions.
He is also renowned for his Wall paintings, besides Phad.
He does wall painting in ancient fresco style. Elephant, Horses, Lions, and women with the pitchers on their heads are the usual motifs of his painting.
Tukras (Small pieces) paintings were introduced by him. International National.