CHAMAK PATTI

Pakistan is a multicultural domain. People belonging to various cultures and ethnicity constitutes the major part of this homeland. Pakistan has rich and vibrant cultural heritage that depicts traditional arts and crafts. Being a karaciite you must have seen some well decorated vehicles especially the public buses, rickshaws and the very new invention on road chichi (CHINCHI) as pronounced by locals.

THE CHAMAK PATTI

WORKING HARD TO BRING OUT THE BEST

A WORLD OF COLORFUL IMAGERY

Interestingly, the layers or stripes of colorful images painted on different public vehicles   available in the form of colorful texts, designs and miniatures that drag your attention quickly in particular have a proper name. Chamak patti a term may sound so feminine is not any girl but it is a delicate kind of colorful art designs stickers /stick-on stripes that are used to decorate vehicles. These are actually colourful reflector sheets which are either crafted or studded with various drawings.

The chamak patti element is so common in Karachi vehicles that one may hardly found any vehicle to be undercoated with this magical reflecting tape.

THE DECORATED CHINCHI WITH CHAMAK PATTI

ALL COVERED IN CHAMAK PATTI

I always find these chamak Patti   stickers around the rickshaws very captivating  as this beautiful art  symbolizes Pakistan and its people. A huge variety of chamak patti designs are being  pasted on various public buses bursting with  humorous verses and phrases. Somehow, these intricate designs refer to the exquisite historical culture of the Indo-Pak subcontinent. The superabundant buses, mini buses, rickshaws and chin chi are so well loaded with the chamak patti art that one cannot simply let go their eyes off them.

ADDING HUMOR TO LIFE

Surprisingly, this magnificent art of chamak patti is not limited to decoration of vehicles. This  art has conquer the fields of home furniture, jewellery making and other house hold products. There are numerous  online brands which are producing amazing stuff with the chamakpatti  tapes. Recently, I found really interesting crafts that are being made using the chamak patti. I couldn't resist myself from bringing them home.

 

ENDLESS CREATIVITY WITH VARIATION 

Chamak patti, as the name suggests is a unique form of art in itself. It comprises of colorful and funky designs which represents   strong identity of Pakistani arts and cultural heritage.