Sneak Peak for Paseo Arts and Holly Fest in Pasadena
Sneak Peek for Paseo Arts and Holly Fest in Pasadena
Sneak Peak for Paseo Arts and Holly Fest in Pasadena
warli painting
More handmade cards
Hand Painted Thank You Card by Shubhangi
Mural in Progress……
Tribut to Indian Folk Painting Styles………
Howdy,……
Hope you all must be having lots of fun with art & craft projects. The spring is at the corner and a great time is coming to go out and explore new art and meet the artists and learn new things.
Today’s quotes
Art is not a thing; it is a way. – Elbert Hubbard
Art is the desire of a man to express himself, to record the reactions of his personality to the world he lives in. – Amy Lowell
Dessein All since beginning has always been discussing and promoting Indian folk art. It started with Warli and Madhubani Painting styles. After a long break Dessein All is starting up a month to month series of articles on the Indian Folk Art Painting Styles. Indian art is a true representation of the Indian culture, Indian traditions and the Indian society. This is a tribute to the folk art and folk artists of India. The objective is to cover different types of Indian Painting styles, practiced throughout the Indian subcontinent, which use diverse processes. Through these series of articles we will be discussing each one style for the whole month. That will include different categories such as:
- Region & History of painting style
- Know the artists
- Original process
- Know the Materials
- DIY – to encourage the art practice
So let’s get ready with us for an exciting ride to the exotic land of ‘Indian Folk Art’
Thanks
Anagha for DSA
Warli
Warli is the name of the largest tribe found on the northern outskirts of Mumbai, in Western India. They mostly live in Thane district of Maharashtra on Northern outskirts of Mumbai and extend upto the Gujarat Border.
The word Warli is derived from warla, meaning “piece of land” or “field”.
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 art was eventually discoverd in 70’s and became popular for its unique simplicity and fervor of life.
This art form is simple in comparison to the vibrant paintings of Madhubani.
The word Warli is derived from warla, meaning “piece of land” or “field”.
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 art was eventually discoverd in 70’s and became popular for its unique simplicity and fervor of life.
This art form is simple in comparison to the vibrant paintings of Madhubani.
The Warli Painting
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. The Warlis use extremely basic shape like circle, triangle and a square. The paintings are traditionally done in the homes of the Warlis. 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 and harvesting.
These themes are highly repetitive and symbolic. Many of the Warli paintings that represent Palghat, the marriage god, often include a horse used by the bride and groom. The painting is sacred and without it, the marriage cannot take place. These paintings also serve social and religious aspirations of the local people. It is believed that these paintings invoke powers of the Gods. In Warli paintings it is rare to see a straight line. A series of dots and dashes make one line. The artists have recently started to draw straight lines in their paintings.
Today, small paintings are done on cloth and paper but they look best on the walls or in the form of huge murals that bring out the vast and magical world of the Warlis.
The subject of these paintings are their day to day activities which they try to depict in art. The slideshow of the art work presented is a dance that done in circular motion.I have found a youtube video of the same. Please enjoy the art work as well as the music and dance.
ommmmmmmmm to all the warli people.
Thanks,
Shubhangi
DSA @ Harvest festival Long beach!
“Thank you everybody for support and encouragement”…. DSA.
DSA T-Shirts “Strokes”
First of all I would like to thank every one who encouraged and appreciated our art works so far.
DSA’s new line of T-shirts has been introduced yesterday September 17th and received a Great applause.
This has raised our bars and we promise to keep up with the good quality of innovative designs.
From today some of the “Strokes” T-shirts will be available on Etsy
