Tropical (Illustration Friday topic) in Gond inspired painting...
‘Tropical’ is something am always fond of for its wildly bursting flowers of myriad warm hues, deliciously looking birds, blue beaches mesmerizing with its rhythmic waves and the sun-kissed nature.
*Gond Painting - It is the tribal art of Madhya Pradesh and has it's origins from the Gonds, the largest Adivasi (tribal) community of Dravidian origin. The term comes from Kond which means Green Mountains in the Dravidian idiom. They inhabited the Vindhyas, Satpura and Mandla region. As most tribal culture would have it, they were closely bonded with nature as is every form of their art. They believe in supernatural forces and Gods and Goddesses as their protectors, their supreme lord being Badadev. They are an agricultural community.Their art is supposed be an expression of their everyday quest for life. They decorated their houses and floors with traditional tatoos and motifs.The fine lines, dots and dashes of traditional Gond Pradhan motifs were introduced to the world by the late painter J.Swaminathan, who discovered a talented seventeen year old Jangarh Singh Shyam decorating the huts of Patangarh in Madhya Pradesh. Jangarh's meteoric rise to fame was marked by his acclaimed exhibitions in Paris and Tokyo and ended on a tragic note with his suicide.
The legacy of Jangarh is captured in the artistic brilliance and creativity of his family who he had mentored in this traditional art form, and thus came about the resurgence of a whole new generation of Shyam.
So beautiful. Very elegant and colorful. Loved the history about Gond paintings as well.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful painting, and it was most interesting to lean about the Gond art and culture, thanks for taking the time to introduce us to this beauty. Happy PPF, hugs, Valerie
ReplyDeletegorgeous! Love the sunny colors. Thank you also for the informative post regarding this style. Happy PPF!
ReplyDeleteThis is such a beautiful and informative post. I love the style and color of your painting.! Happy PPF
ReplyDeleteDeepa, your posts are always amazing and so informative. I never would have heard of some of the art forms you show here if it had not been for your posts. This one is so pretty. Have a wonderful weekend.
ReplyDeleteStunning artwork and so very interesting to read your post as well.
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Such a sweet colourful painting...
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How interesting to learn about Gond painting. It's beautiful. I love the colours and the fine details. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThis motif looks different...and colors used also experimental I guess. But the outcome is very nice. Thanks for sharing about the Gond artist Jangarh Singh Shyam too.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the Gond info--love learning new things. One of my favorite things to draw are birds, and I very much like yours. Glad to find you--I am new to blogging and always glad to find new art friends. Happy to say I am a new follower. xo Dea
ReplyDeleteWow, your art is gorgeous!! I love the design and bold color. And I learned something new: Gond painting. But how tragic of a death for this young and talented artist. So glad I found you through PPF! xo Silke
ReplyDeleteCharming. There's a special life in it.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful bird. It is such warm and tropical species from the colors. :)
ReplyDeleteVery beautiful.
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