warli paintings, decorative warli panting

Handmade Warli Painting has been a revered form of activity for manifesting the expressive and conceptual intention of the practitioner ever since ancient civilizations came into existence.

Handmade Warli Painting has been used to express spiritual motifs, mythology, ideas and lifestyle in different styles and techniques such as brush painting, finger painting, impasto, grisaille, etc.

With the evolution of motives and lifestyle, modern and contemporary paintings have grown greatly in popularity.

However ancient and unique art forms such as Warli paintings still hold great aesthetic value.One of the most intriguing forms of Indian folk painting, Warli paintings come from the Indian state of Maharashtra.

Created by a small tribe named Warli, residing in the Thane district, these treasured paintings are executed in white on austere mud walls and are spontaneous expressions of folk life, customs and beliefs.

Detailed research shows that the Warli tribe was the propagator of a tradition that originated some time in the Neolithic period between 2,500 BC and 3,000 BC.

This particular art form originated from the tradition of decorating homes with a vocabulary of patterns during auspicious occasions, celebrations, weddings and births.

A handmade Warli painting consists of all the events of the past, the stillness of the present and the possibilities of the future.

Its greatest appeal is its lack of pretentiousness in conveying the profound, with simple folk symbols drawn with bold, easy strokes.

Uncluttered and minimal color combinations using simple medium such as clay, limestone and cow dung creates a striking uniqueness.