Aaditya Adhikary (Class VI)

AADITYA ADHIKARY (CLASS VI)

BIRLA BHARATI, KOLKATA

Place of Origin : Warli painting is a form of tribal art mostly created by the tribal people of North Sahyadri range of Maharashtra. This area is not very far from the city of Mumbai. Palghar district is the most famous among other places. About WarliArt : This is a form of wall painting which uses a set of basic geometric shapes; a circle, a triangle and a square. It is mainly drawn on the outer wall of the tribal hut. Motifs of gods and people are painted in Warli art. One of the central aspects depicted in many Warli paintings is the Tarpa dance of the tribal people in this area. Warli paintings were not very well represented in the Indian tribal art until the 1970s. There is no actual evidence of the origin of this art, but it dates back to the 10th century AD. We can see this ancient proof in the motifs of this painting. All these motifs have a distinct similarity to the pre-historic cave paintings, Warli always focused on depicting the social life of the tribe. The common theme of Warli that we have seen from its discovery is the modest red mud-plastered walls with quirky illustrations of white paints.