This is an Indian art form that
is originated from the culture of
Maharashtra. They create the
magic in the painting by using
a different form of geometric
shapes such as circles,
triangles, and squares to form
numerous shapes depicting life
and beliefs of the Warli tribe.
This is also regarded as one
of the oldest art forms of India
from the ancient generation.
Till today also
it has not lost
its charm,
uniqueness,
simplicity of
work. It is
crazy in the
market even
today. But one
drawback of this
painting is that
it didn’t get well
recognized in
the international
market as
compared to its
popularity in the
country.
This art form
is one of the
daily means of
income for the
people of Worli tribe. It covers
up the events of the past and
the future within it. It is done or
performed with minimal color
and it draws the attention with
the message in it. The painting
is done in a mud and cow dunk
cakes background.
The most common form of
worli painting is the spiral chain
of human around the center
motif. They believe that there
is no beginning or end as life
is an external journey.
History Of Worli
Painting:
Worli painting is the bread
and butter of the people from
the North Sahyadri Range
in India. They are mostly
originated from Maharashtra.
The art form is originated
around 3000 BC. They create
the magic in the painting
by using a different form
of geometric shapes such
as circles, triangles, and
squares to form numerous
shapes depicting life and
beliefs of the Warli tribe.
This art form is explored
in the early ’70s and then
from it it is named as “Warli
Art Form. It is mostly done
by the womenfolk. It gives
an idea about the human
figure engaging in several
activities like dancing,
hunting,harvesting etc.
In Mumbai, you come
across to see this form
of painting at the Thane
district, off
Mumbai. They
still maintain
their culture and
tradition with
respect to Worli
painting. They
are very unique
in their marriage
culture and
tradition.
The tradition that
gives birth to the
Warli painting
is that they
describe their
paintings with
the vocabulary
of patterns. It is
represented with
a simple folk
symbol that is
drawn with bold easy stroke.
The Warli culture is
centered around the
concept of Mother Nature
and elements of nature. The
artists used clay hurt as the
background of their painting.
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