Saturday, 13 April 2013

Tree Of Life

 

Tree Of Life



Life of Warli tribe gets a vivid depiction in this beautiful painting. Trees are central to their lives. People are depicted around the tree in a circular manner.
This type of tribal paintings depicts the simple life style of the Warli tribes in Maharashtra. Major economic preoccupation of the tribal people, i.e. harvesting of rice, celebration, wedding, rituals and births are the main motifs of this genre of painting. The Warli art has a special characteristic of representing the humble life of the Warli tribe.
The basic tenet of Warli paintings is the use of geometric designs such as triangles, circles, squares, dots and crooked lines are used to depict human figures, animal figures, houses, crops etc. Warli art is known for its monochromatic depictions reflecting the folk life of socio-religious customs, imaginations and beliefs. Predominately white color is used on a red earthen background.


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