er22/2021 5 Interesting things to know about Warl paintings- by Harshada Vispute Art Reporter # Gv in @ ART REPORTER 4 shares E = . ie > 2020 > May > 16 > 1a] jeresting things to know about Warl 1Bs- by Harshada Vispute (naicrafts Painting = Interesting things to know about Warli ¢ paintings- by Harshada Vispute ArtReporter @1year ago The Warli murals are quite similar to the ones found in Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka, in Madhya Pradesh. The paintings made on the rocks are said to be the first traces of human life on the Indian Subcontinent and a mark of Stone Age! Today this humble folk art has gained popularity and has become a subject of pomp for art lovers, fashion designers, and home décor brands! 5 Interesting things to know about Warli paintings ame any Indian art style you know? Without wasting a second, the first thing you hear is Warli, isn’t it? That’s because, lately, this humble folk art has gained popularity and has become a subject of pomp for art lovers, fashion designers, and home décor brands! Well, before Warli graced our living rooms, clothing, and gift items, it was a meek art that village women painted on the huts in northern outskirts of Mumbai in Maharashtra So, who are Warlis, and what is their art all about? How did these simple yet beautiful stick figures win the hearts? Here’s is everything you need to know. 1. Who are Warlis? Warlis are the earliest known people (Adivasis or Indigenous tribe) living in North Sahyadri Range and coastal areas of Maharashtra-Gujarat borders. If you live in Mumbai, Dahanu is the closest you can visit. It surprises me, how being in such close proximity to the largest metropolis, hitpsilarreporter.onine/index:php/2020/05/16/5-interestingthings-o-know-about.wart-pantings-by-harshada-vispte! atoer22/2021 S Interesting things to know about Warl paintings- by Harshada Vispute ~ Art Reporter Warli tribesmen managed to shun all the modern urbanisation influences! Other cities include ‘Talasari, Jawhar, Palghar, Mokhada, and Vikramgadh of Palghar district wherethis tribe is found. Warlis have animistic beliefs, meaning, they view plants, animals, rivers, and everything found in nature with a spiritual perspective. So naturally many of their paintings depict plants, animals, _Afheit lifestyle and daily routines, Shares op nee is Sur-Saadhak: Conversation Fine Art in Architecture: with Sitar Player Pt. Ashim... jal [Story of a Facade {7 es way back to 2500 or 3000 BCE. The warli murals are quite similar to the ones found in Rock elters of Bhimbetka, in Madhya Pradesh. The paintings made on the rocks are said to be the St traces of human life on the Indian Subcontinent and a mark of Stone Age! 2: What made Bhimbetka a UNESCO World Heritage Site cave paintings tourism madhya pradesh India ave paintings at Bhimbetka a UNESCO World Heritage Site showing Warli style of painting (source: le http://www.mptourism.com/) ‘© Warli Paintings Warli art has been a medium for Tribal people to express themselves in vivid styles, also the only means of conveying folklore to masses not conversant with the written word. These beautiful artworks are traditionally made by tribal women to decorate their huts. If you observe these paintings, you will realize that they depict more of social life and less of deities. One of the common deities you see is Palaghata, the Mother Goddess signifying fertility. Male Gods are rare and generally considered as spirits taking human form. Warli art uses basic shapes such as a circle, a triangle, and a square that come from their basic understanding of nature. For instance, the circle comes from the sun and moon and triangle from the mountains and pointed trees. Human and animal bodies are simplified using two triangles that join at the tip. Logically, the setting of two triangles at the tip to represent human body seems precarious. However, this equilibrium is what symbolizes the balance of the universe. Practically, this simplification gives a funny advantage of the ease in animating the bodies. hitpsilarreporteronine/index.php/2020/05/16/5-interetingthings-o-know-aboutwart-paintings-by-harshada-vispte! 210er22/2021 S Interesting things to know about Warl paintings- by Harshada Vispute Art Reporter is Sur-Saadhak: Conversation Fine Art in Architecture: with Sitar Player Pt. Ashim... jal Story of aFagade Example of Warli painting (Source: wikimedia.org) «The Making ‘Traditionally, Warli art murals are painted on huts, made from a mixture of branches, mud, and cow dung, giving a beautiful red ochre background. They use only white pigment to paint on the walls. It is made with a simple ingredient from their kitchen - Rice! Mix the rice paste, water and add little gum for binding the solution. The paint is ready! What about the paintbrush? Just chew the bamboo stick till it becomes supple. However, these wall paintings were made only on important occasions such as harvests or weddings until the late 1970s. + NewDawn After the 1970s, Warli Art saw new dawn when Jivya Soma Mashe started painting, not for special rituals but for his love for art! In fact, Jivya Mashe was awarded the Padma Shri in 2011 for making the art form popular internationally. Sadly, he left for heavenly abode in 2018, passing hitpsilarreporter.onine/index.php/2020/05/16/5-interestingthings-o-know-aboutwart-pantings-by-harshada-vispte! annoer22/2021 S Interesting things to know about Warl paintings- by Harshada Vispute Art Reporter the torch to his sons Balu and Sadashiv Mashe, who are equally striving to keep this ancient folk art alive. Remember, Coca-colas’s ad campaign, ‘Come home on Diwali’ in 2010?! Warli painting was featured in it as a tribute to the spirit of Indian youth and recognizing the distinct lifestyle of the Auatlitribe Shares bs sur-Saadhak: Conversation il Fine Artin Architecture: P sxcsataccommain MIG) meena 00 Sf Advertisement of Coca Cola with Warli paintings theme (source) LL) keep this unpretentious art alive, in 2016, a group of Japanese artists adopted Ganjad, a village >) Palghar district. These artists have been constructing mud houses here to keep the heart of this beating. © ven gained popularity, many artists adopted it and created their own styles and forms. The e pigment was replaced with paints and mud hut backgrounds with paper, wood, fabric or ry other surface you can think of. Warli - DASHAVTAR This is my small attempt to paint this modest art form. Traditionally, Warli tribe have been animalistic and so their art depicts more of social life and less of deities. However, over a period of time due to acculturation they adopted many Hindu beliefs. Probably, that’s why the artists must have started depicting the male deities too To make a contemporary adaptation of this traditional art, artists use different media. Warli paintings can be done on paper, canvas, wood etc. with gauche, acrylic or any other colours. I have used Acrylic paints on Auroville Handmade Paper of 11" x 12.7" size. I got this handmade paper recently just before the lockdown from Auroville, which is based partly in Pondicherry and partly in Tamil Nadu. It is a universal township that aims to bring in human unity in diversity. [Dashavatar Warli painting artist harshada vispute Dashavatar Warli painting by artist Harshada Vispute ‘The TEN AVATARS In this painting I have represented the ten avatars or reincarnations of Lord Vishnu — Matsya (fish), Kurma (tortoise), Varaha (boar), Narasimha (half human, half lion), Vamana (the dwarf brahman), Parshurama (the warrior), Rama (the prince of Ayodhya), Krishna (the cowherd), Buddha (the Enlightened One), Kalki (the horserider) is yet to appear. I won’t go much into detail about the Dashavatar story, as it is quite a common knowledge. However, would like to elucidate on other equally important aspects of this painting which are exceptional and very unique to this work of art. SWASTIK hitpsilarreporter.onine/index.php/2020/05/16/5-interetingthings-o-know-about.wart-pantings-by-harshada-vispte! anoevzzro021 5 Ileesting things to Know about Warl paitings-by Harshada Vispule— Ar Reporter It represents ‘good fortune’ or ‘well-being’. Did you know it is also a symbol of Lord Vishnu and the Sun? In Buddhism, it represents the auspicious footprints of Buddha and also homologous with the dharma wheel symbolising eternal cycle. Well, Swastika is a symbol of divinity and spirituality not only in India, but also in varied cultures across the globe. Nand MOON Shares. Fine Art in Architecture: Story of aFagade is Sur-Saadhak: Conversation with Sitar Player Pt. Ashim. 2] “7 tside their world. The Vedas also contain descriptions that symbolise sun as source of all life, mortal, and permanent, whereas moon is represented as recurrence and rebirth. In many lance in the world. This idea is quite similar to the symbolism of Ardhanari Nateshwar or Yin di Yang philosophy. \~ the traditional Warli art, you seldom see pentagons. However, the reason for me including it in Thy painting is its significance in Hinduism. A Pentagon has five sides, the ancient numerical swastika has number 5 at the centre, Panchamrut has mixture of five elements, there are five elements in nature called as Panchamahabhuta, five Pandavas were at the centre of Mahabharata war, Draupadi had five children, Krishna had asked Duryodhana for five villages, Yayati had five sons, Bhishma’s Chariot flag also had five stars! Interesting, isn’t it? ‘The divine number - 108 Each interior angle created by Pentagon is 108 degrees. No need to mention how significant the number 108 is! You see the rosaries often have 108 beads. Why? The rosary represents the ecliptic path of the sun and moon. The Yogis divided this ecliptic path into 27 equal parts called as Nakshatras and each of them into 4 equal Padas or directions. ‘Thus, resulting into 27 x 4 = 108, covering the entire galaxy! Another amazing fact is that our ancient yogis also knew that the distance between the Sun and Earth is exactly 108 times of the Sun’s diameter, the diameter of the Sun is 108 times of the earth and the distance between earth and moon is 108 times the diameter of moon! You know, there are 108 sacred sites or Pithas, throughout India? According to the Gaudiya Vaishnavism, there were 108 Gopikas (cowherd girls) in Krishna’s Vrindavan! The list of the significance of this divine number seems endless. ‘The DIVINE PROPORTION What more? The Pentagon is also closely associated with the Golden Ratio/Golden Section. It is considered as a Divine Proportion as it manifests itself across the universe! Why universe, let's talk about our Earth. You find this divine proportion in every element of nature, plants, leaves, flower petals, shells... and even humans! For many hundreds of years, this well-known Fibonacci sequence has fascinated scientists, mathematicians and artists too. Last but not the least, according to me, this divine proportion also substantiates the beautiful shlok in Bhagawad Geeta (10.20): hitpsilarreporter.onine/index.php/2020/05/16/5-interetingthings-o-know-about.wart-pantings-by-harshada-vispte! 5110er22/2021 S Interesting things to know about Warl paintings- by Harshada Vispute Art Reporter bb aham dtmé gudakesha sarva-bhitashaya-sthitah 35 Shares nb pee adidts cha madheiars sha hhiies 12 cha is sur-Soadhak: Conversation ne Artin Architecture: 7 with Sitar Player Pt. Ashim.. story ofa Fagade ©“) xere the Lord Krishna said to Arjun, I reside in the heart of all living beings. I am the beginning, \ddle, and end of all beings. Meaning, he is all pervading, omniscient and omnipresent having tp Mlimited consciousness! Pp artist harshada vispute (3)) anticte by Guest author and artist Harshada Vispute. Yu can reach her at horshadaspst@gmail com “= | Postedin Handicrafts, Painting ‘Tagged # adivasi # bhimbetka # cavepaintings # cocacola # dashavatar # handicrafts # hindudeities # hindumythology # indianhandicrafts # jivyasomamashe # madhyapradeshtourism # maharashtra # tribalart # UNESCO # warli # warlipainting Leave a reply Default Comments (0) You must be logged in to post a comment. 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