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About the Artist
Life of Warli's - Warlis live in thatched mud huts. The walls of these huts are embellished with their art. These paintings depict the scenes from their social life, women at their daily household chores, men at their respective vocations, babies in their cradles, and animals and birds like peacocks, hens, cows, and birds all come together in a loose rhythmic pattern. Without even saying a single word, an uncountable world of tales exists on the wall, some depicting everyday activities like fishing, hunting, cooking, harvesting etc, while some others more nuanced- teaching many lessons in life. These visual canvases capture their daily rhythms in life. Tree of life represents mother nature, full of joy and strength. The Warli culture is centered around the concept of Mother Nature, and the elements of nature are often focal points depicted in Warli Paintings. One of the central aspects depicted in many Warli paintings is the tarpa dance. 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. The dancers then follow him, turning and moving as he turns, never turning their backs to the tarpa. The musician plays two different notes, which direct the head dancer to either move clockwise or counterclockwise. The circle formation of the dancers is also said to resemble the circle of life. The painting summarizes how simple activities bring happiness in life. Activities within the day-to-day life of the tribal community and their beautiful connection with nature are the underlying elements of this painting.
