Tribal Paintings

About Tribal Paintings
Indian tribal painting is the repository which represents and symbolizes traditional custom , wisdom, knowledge and heritage. It revives and animates the deity charm and appeal of Indian tribal life. Innermost feelings , impressions , beliefs , culture and ritualism are finely phrased using lines and colors in tribal paintings.

Tribal art shows such a art where life and creativity are indivisible. Ranging from gods , goddesses to cattle and crow , themes vary from spiritual to secular. Tribal people own an acute consciousness and awareness about life as their minds are nourished with legends , myths , epics , dreams , fantasies thereby, tribal paintings depicts unique creativity , passion , mystery and sensitivity.

Varieties of Tribal Painting
Indian tribal painting occupy and engross a coronating position among international art paintings. It includes other tribal paintings such as :

• Saura Painting
• Gond or Bondi paintings
• Pithora painting
• Warli painting
• Thanka painting
• Patta Chitra painting
• Kurumba painting
• Khovar painting
• Pichhvai painting
• Miniatures etc.

Tribal paintings are available in an exclusive collection which helps in keeping alive a culture of traditions , rituals , art , music , beliefs and simplicity of life. Art and craft are god gifted to these tribal communities. Via a medium of these tribal paintings and art , it is an effort to bring that emotions , feelings , simplicity to urban communities. Tribal paintings are available from widespread corners of remote India which are the true spirit of eternal India.

Popular Regions
Tribal paintings are the ethnic paintings considered to be the exquisite pieces of Indian tribal art depicting all its vibrancy and philosophy of Indian tribal life. Some of the popular areas in India are:

Maharashtra: In Maharashtra , Warli tribal paintings are very famous. In creating them , only white color is used which is obtained from grounding rice into white powder. They are mainly created on mud walls of tribal houses. Warli paintings are one of the internationally acclaimed possessions today.

Orissa: Orissa is famous for its Saura tribal paintings. In these paintings Saura deity is drawn which contains various symbols , meanings and Saura paintings primarily revolve around them.

Jharkhand: Jharkhand tribal paintings are very renowned in which handmade paper is treated with earth and glue, designs are brushed from natural pigments. Generally animals, birds and plants are the subjects drawn on these paintings.

The tradition of tribal paintings reflects the innate simplicity and innocence of tribal life. Incorporating the sensibility of the individual and its manifest expression , tribal art comprises an exclusive collection ranging from Warli paintings of Maharashtra to the Pithora paintings of Rathwa tribes or Gondh tribes which are unique , unparalleled and artistic.

Indian tribal art is as old as trees, rivers, hills and humans. Through the medium of painting tribal people design and sketch images on pots and pans, walls of village houses, dried leaves and later on clothes and paper. In almost all possible ways, tribal painting has been an integral part of Indian civilization.