Warli Art - Warli Village and Tarpa - 24x36
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Warli Art - Warli Village and Tarpa - 24x36
Warli Painting is a style of Tribal Art found on the northern outskirts of Mumbai, in Western India. It's not just an art, but a way of life for the Warli (Varli) tribes. This art carries on a tradition stretching back to 2500 – 3000 BC.
The Images of human beings and animals, along with scenes from daily life are created in a loose rhythmic pattern. These paintings use a set of basic geometric shapes: a circle, a triangle and a square. These shapes are symbolic of different elements of nature. The circle and the triangle come from their observation of nature. The circle represents the sun and moon, while the triangle is derived from mountains and pointed trees.
The central motif of these paintings portray scenes of hunting, fishing and farming, festivals and dances, trees and animals. Warli paintings cover day-to-day activities of the village folk.
“Tarpa Dance’ is the most important aspect of the warli paintings. The Tarpa, a trumpet-like instrument, is played in turns by different village men. Men and women entwine their hands and move in a circle around the Tarpa player. This ‘Tarpa Dance’ denotes the Circle of Life. The celebrations reflect the happiness that emanates from our daily chores and how they give us the freedom to celebrate life after a hard day’s work.
Dimensions: 24" X 36" X 1.5"
Warli Painting is a style of Tribal Art found on the northern outskirts of Mumbai, in Western India. It's not just an art, but a way of life for the Warli (Varli) tribes. This art carries on a tradition stretching back to 2500 – 3000 BC.
The Images of human beings and animals, along with scenes from daily life are created in a loose rhythmic pattern. These paintings use a set of basic geometric shapes: a circle, a triangle and a square. These shapes are symbolic of different elements of nature. The circle and the triangle come from their observation of nature. The circle represents the sun and moon, while the triangle is derived from mountains and pointed trees.
The central motif of these paintings portray scenes of hunting, fishing and farming, festivals and dances, trees and animals. Warli paintings cover day-to-day activities of the village folk.
“Tarpa Dance’ is the most important aspect of the warli paintings. The Tarpa, a trumpet-like instrument, is played in turns by different village men. Men and women entwine their hands and move in a circle around the Tarpa player. This ‘Tarpa Dance’ denotes the Circle of Life. The celebrations reflect the happiness that emanates from our daily chores and how they give us the freedom to celebrate life after a hard day’s work.
Dimensions: 24" X 36" X 1.5"