WARLI PAINTINGS :

Warli art is an ancient Indian folk art tradition of painting of a Maharashtrian tribe called Warli. Historians believe that the Warli tradition can be traced back to as far as the Neolithic period between 2,500 BC and 3,000 BC. It has since traveled across borders and territories. Home Décor products with Warli paintings have an international appeal and demand too.

The Warli paintings essentially depict the basic principals of life, which are the main theme or basis of any tribe. Their major designs include the harvest season, celebration, wedding, rituals and births. The trademark of Warli paintings is the use of geometric designs such as triangles circles, squares, dots and crooked lines are used to depict human figures, animal figures, houses, crops etc. Warli art is known for its monochromatic depictions that express the folk life of socio- religious customs, imaginations and beliefs. Predominately white color is used on a red earthen background. The technique to working on Warli art is as follows:

Choose a design. Trace the chosen design on the tracing paper. Then copy the design onto the cloth or paper using a carbon sheet. If it is a cloth, then use metallic colors and let it dry well. Iron on the reverse side of the cloth. If it is paper, then use poster colors and leave it to dry.