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Maharashtra is known for its Warli folk paintings. This folk tradition was discovered as late as the seventh decade of the last century. This art form is simple in comparison to the vibrant paintings from Madhubani. The only colour used in creating Warli paintings is white. This colour is obtained from grounding rice into white powder. These paintings are mainly created on mud walls of tribal houses. Women are mainly engaged in the creation of these paintings. 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. These themes are highly repetitive and symbolic. These painting also serve social and religious aspirations of the local people.
Warli painting derives its name from a small tribe inhabiting the remote regions of Maharashtra, India. Folk imagination, beliefs and customs are spontaneously expressed in these monochromatic tribal paintings. From the cracked and unknown walls of the village of Warli, Warli, an Indian folk art painting, has traveled across borders and are now the cherished possessions of many a collector and art lover.
The philosophy of a way of life, especially those of tribal societies, is best depicted through colorful images. Trees, birds, men and women collaborate to create a composite whole in Tribal Paintings, and the paintings of the Warli tribe of Maharashtra are the most joyous celebration of that very philosophy.
The whims and moods of tribal life make for interesting themes, which is why Warli Paintings are much more than designs on walls, they are authentic depictions of a way of life.
The Warlis : The Warlis inhabit hamlets of thatched mud-huts, which are constructed in such a way so that they all surround a central cell. They are primarily an agriculture-dependant tribe. Historians say that the Warli tradition can be traced to the Neolithic period between 2,500 BC and 3,000 BC. During the harvest season, and weddings and births, their houses are adorned with a vocabulary of patterns. This custom gave rise to what we now know as the Warli Painting.
The rhythm of Warli Paintings : The lazy mundane life of a village interrupted only by the chirping of birds. Cold nights around bonfires with merry making men and women, the gurgle of streams that flow by the Warli hamlets, a shepherd playing a native instrument….This is the rhythm of the Warli way of life and its beautifully captured in simple unpretentious images in white. The medium and style of Warli Paintings
Warli Paintings are characterized by the minimalistic style employed to say the profoundest things. The use of color is restricted to a stark white against earthen backgrounds. Geometric designs dominate most paintings; dots and crooked lines are the units of these compositions. The appeal of these unicolor compositions lies in their lack of pretentiousness in conveying the profound.
Symbolism in Warli Paintings : Spiral formations of men and women and concentric circular designs in Warli Paintings are symbolic of the circle of life, in fact most of these seemingly simple paintings abound in symbolism. The harmony and balance depicted in these paintings is supposed to signify the harmony and balance of the universe.
Unlike other tribal art forms the Warli Paintings do not employ religious iconography, making it a more secular art form. |
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