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| Warli art |
" Warli, the simple traditional Tribal Art, has gained its importance in modern times, due to its simplistic, yet elegant Art form........ All of the these warli art paintings are mostly inspired from nature and depict the geometric elements of human and animal shapes... ..."
Brief information about WARLI Art :
Warli folk paintings are the painting of Maharashtra.... Warli is the name of
but depict social life. .... Images of human beings and animals, along with scenes from
daily life are created in a loose rhythmic pattern. ... Painted white on mud walls, they
are pretty close to pre-historic cave paintings in execution and usually depict scenes of
human figures engaged in activities like hunting, dancing, sowing ,harvesting, going out,
drawing water from well, drying clothes or even dancing....... .
Origin
of Warli Art
Warli folk paintings are the painting of Maharashtra.... Warli is the name of
the largest tribe found on the northern
outskirts of Mumbai, in Western India.... ....
The word “ Warli” comes
from “warla” which means a piece of land or a field
Despite
being in such close proximity of the largest metropolis in
India,,,,Warli tribesmen are
still not urban..... Warli Art was
first discovered in the early seventies...While there are
no records of the
exact origins of this art,,,.. its roots may be traced to as early as
the
10th century AD... Warli is the vivid expression of daily and
social events of the Warli
tribe of Maharashtra,,, used by them
to decorate the walls of village houses........
This was the only
means of transmitting folklore to all others who are not
acquainted
with the written word... ....
Theme of Warli Art
These paintings do not depict mythological characters or images of deities,but depict social life. .... Images of human beings and animals, along with scenes from
daily life are created in a loose rhythmic pattern. ... Painted white on mud walls, they
are pretty close to pre-historic cave paintings in execution and usually depict scenes of
human figures engaged in activities like hunting, dancing, sowing ,harvesting, going out,
drawing water from well, drying clothes or even dancing....... .
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