Tribal Paintings

Warli art carries forward a tradition that goes back to 3000 BC. This art is done by the Warlis who are an indigenous tribe living in mountainous as well as coastal areas of the states of Maharashtra-Gujarat on the Indian border and its surroundings. Their extremely rudimentary wall paintings use a very basic graphic vocabulary: a circle, a triangle and a square. The circle and triangle come from their observation of nature, representing the sun or the moon; the triangle derived from mountains and pointed trees. Only the square obeys a different logic like human invention or sacred enclosure or a piece of land. The Warli tribe use only white in their paintings, this white pigment is a mixture of rice paste and water with gum as a binding agent. They use a bamboo stick chewed at the end to make it as supple as a paintbrush. The wall paintings are created only for special occasions such as weddings or harvests. The growing popularity and commercialization of Warli paintings has given an opportunity to these tribes to integrate with the mainstream marketplace.
Warli art carries forward a tradition that goes back to 3000 BC. This art is done by the Warlis who are an indigenous tribe living in mountainous as well as coastal areas of the states of Maharashtra-Gujarat on the Indian border and its surroundings. Their extremely rudimentary wall paintings use a very basic graphic vocabulary: a circle, a triangle and a square. The circle and triangle come from their observation of nature, representing the sun or the moon; the triangle derived from mountains and pointed trees. Only the square obeys a different logic like human invention or sacred enclosure or a piece of land. The Warli tribe use only white in their paintings, this white pigment is a mixture of rice paste and water with gum as a binding agent. They use a bamboo stick chewed at the end to make it as supple as a paintbrush. The wall paintings are created only for special occasions such as weddings or harvests. The growing popularity and commercialization of Warli paintings has given an opportunity to these tribes to integrate with the mainstream marketplace.
Warli art carries forward a tradition that goes back to 3000 BC. This art is done by the Warlis who are an indigenous tribe living in mountainous as well as coastal areas of the states of Maharashtra-Gujarat on the Indian border and its surroundings. Their extremely rudimentary wall paintings use a very basic graphic vocabulary: a circle, a triangle and a square. The circle and triangle come from their observation of nature, representing the sun or the moon; the triangle derived from mountains and pointed trees. Only the square obeys a different logic like human invention or sacred enclosure or a piece of land. The Warli tribe use only white in their paintings, this white pigment is a mixture of rice paste and water with gum as a binding agent. They use a bamboo stick chewed at the end to make it as supple as a paintbrush. The wall paintings are created only for special occasions such as weddings or harvests. The growing popularity and commercialization of Warli paintings has given an opportunity to these tribes to integrate with the mainstream marketplace.
Warli art carries forward a tradition that goes back to 3000 BC. This art is done by the Warlis who are an indigenous tribe living in mountainous as well as coastal areas of the states of Maharashtra-Gujarat on the Indian border and its surroundings. Their extremely rudimentary wall paintings use a very basic graphic vocabulary: a circle, a triangle and a square. The circle and triangle come from their observation of nature, representing the sun or the moon; the triangle derived from mountains and pointed trees. Only the square obeys a different logic like human invention or sacred enclosure or a piece of land. The Warli tribe use only white in their paintings, this white pigment is a mixture of rice paste and water with gum as a binding agent. They use a bamboo stick chewed at the end to make it as supple as a paintbrush. The wall paintings are created only for special occasions such as weddings or harvests. The growing popularity and commercialization of Warli paintings has given an opportunity to these tribes to integrate with the mainstream marketplace.
The Saura is style of wall painting associated with the Saura tribes of the state of Orissa. These sacred paintings were always painted in the darkest rooms of the house, were used by the tribal people to contact and appease the dead ancestors of the tribe. Traditionally these paintings were made to mark special events such as birth of a child, a good harvest, to avoid decease, marriage and to promote fertility etc. In recent times, the Saura artists have started using hand-made paper and cloth as a medium for their paintings. These are similar to Warli paintings, however, while the Warli painting is fluid and primitive in style, the Saura artist exerts more restraint and the style is more colorful.
The Saura is style of wall painting associated with the Saura tribes of the state of Orissa. These sacred paintings were always painted in the darkest rooms of the house, were used by the tribal people to contact and appease the dead ancestors of the tribe. Traditionally these paintings were made to mark special events such as birth of a child, a good harvest, to avoid decease, marriage and to promote fertility etc. In recent times, the Saura artists have started using hand-made paper and cloth as a medium for their paintings. These are similar to Warli paintings, however, while the Warli painting is fluid and primitive in style, the Saura artist exerts more restraint and the style is more colorful.
The Saura is style of wall painting associated with the Saura tribes of the state of Orissa. These sacred paintings were always painted in the darkest rooms of the house, were used by the tribal people to contact and appease the dead ancestors of the tribe. Traditionally these paintings were made to mark special events such as birth of a child, a good harvest, to avoid decease, marriage and to promote fertility etc. In recent times, the Saura artists have started using hand-made paper and cloth as a medium for their paintings. These are similar to Warli paintings, however, while the Warli painting is fluid and primitive in style, the Saura artist exerts more restraint and the style is more colorful.
The Saura is style of wall painting associated with the Saura tribes of the state of Orissa. These sacred paintings were always painted in the darkest rooms of the house, were used by the tribal people to contact and appease the dead ancestors of the tribe. Traditionally these paintings were made to mark special events such as birth of a child, a good harvest, to avoid decease, marriage and to promote fertility etc. In recent times, the Saura artists have started using hand-made paper and cloth as a medium for their paintings. These are similar to Warli paintings, however, while the Warli painting is fluid and primitive in style, the Saura artist exerts more restraint and the style is more colorful.
The Saura is style of wall painting associated with the Saura tribes of the state of Orissa. These sacred paintings were always painted in the darkest rooms of the house, were used by the tribal people to contact and appease the dead ancestors of the tribe. Traditionally these paintings were made to mark special events such as birth of a child, a good harvest, to avoid decease, marriage and to promote fertility etc. In recent times, the Saura artists have started using hand-made paper and cloth as a medium for their paintings. These are similar to Warli paintings, however, while the Warli painting is fluid and primitive in style, the Saura artist exerts more restraint and the style is more colorful.
The Saura is style of wall painting associated with the Saura tribes of the state of Orissa. These sacred paintings were always painted in the darkest rooms of the house, were used by the tribal people to contact and appease the dead ancestors of the tribe. Traditionally these paintings were made to mark special events such as birth of a child, a good harvest, to avoid decease, marriage and to promote fertility etc. In recent times, the Saura artists have started using hand-made paper and cloth as a medium for their paintings. These are similar to Warli paintings, however, while the Warli painting is fluid and primitive in style, the Saura artist exerts more restraint and the style is more colorful.
The Saura is style of wall painting associated with the Saura tribes of the state of Orissa. These sacred paintings were always painted in the darkest rooms of the house, were used by the tribal people to contact and appease the dead ancestors of the tribe. Traditionally these paintings were made to mark special events such as birth of a child, a good harvest, to avoid decease, marriage and to promote fertility etc. In recent times, the Saura artists have started using hand-made paper and cloth as a medium for their paintings. These are similar to Warli paintings, however, while the Warli painting is fluid and primitive in style, the Saura artist exerts more restraint and the style is more colorful.