Poland. Women artist in the painted village of Zalipie,Pologne: les femmes peintres de Zalipie R20111 |
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Zalipie, also known as the "painted village", is situated near Tarnow. Every summer in the month of June, Zalipie is the center of one of the oldest folk art competitions in Poland. In southeastern Poland, floral painting began in the 1800's when village women brightened the sooty walls of their two-room cottages with white lime dots that ultimately evolved into flowers. Today, the women decorate their houses inside and out with colorful floral folk patterns. |
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