Archive · 30 Aug 2026
Artist Priyanka Aelay Revisits Telangana Folklore Through Contemporary Art
A short film showed how artist Priyanka Aelay makes her paintings.
The film lets her speak naturally about her work.
Priyanka usually starts painting without a detailed plan.
She adds colours and layers as the picture grows.
Stories from Telangana folklore inspire many of her ideas.
Characters from Maya Bazar, Bhakta Prahlada and Bala Nagamma appear in her artistic world.
Animals, memories and imagination also become part of her paintings.
She says artists should use creativity and keep up with technology.
A short documentary on artist Priyanka Aelay was screened at the Crafts Council of Telangana.
The film by Prathik Sirisilla uses no scripted voiceover, formal crew or artificial setups.
Aelay’s spontaneous paintings build transparent and opaque colour layers as she works.
Her art draws on Telangana folklore, including Maya Bazar, Bhakta Prahlada and Bala Nagamma.
A discussion with JNAFAU faculty explored folklore, storytelling and traditional narratives in contemporary art.
- Who
- Artist Priyanka Aelay, filmmaker Prathik Sirisilla, and JNAFAU faculty members Dr Nirmala Biluka and Professor Anand Gadapa.
- What
- A short documentary screening and discussion examined Aelay’s artistic process and her use of Telangana folklore.
- When
- The articles do not specify a date.
- Where
- The screening took place at the Crafts Council of Telangana.
- Why
- The event explored how traditional stories and native folklore can be revisited through contemporary art.
- Featured artist
- Priyanka Aelay
- Filmmaker
- Prathik Sirisilla
- Venue
- Crafts Council of Telangana
- Artistic approach
- Spontaneous painting with gradually built transparent and opaque colour layers
- Folklore sources
- Maya Bazar, Bhakta Prahlada and Bala Nagamma
- Discussion participants
- Dr Nirmala Biluka and Professor Anand Gadapa
- Additional motifs
- Fauna, memories and imagination