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Indian Art - Gond Tribal Paintings

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Indian Art - Gond Tribal Paintings

I've been collecting Gond paintings ever since I first saw them 15 years ago in Delhi. The Gond tribe is one of central India's largest indigenous groups and their art is an expression of their everyday quest for life.

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Kalamkari Indian Paintings

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Kalamkari Indian Paintings

Kalamkari, sometimes spelt kalamakari, craft is a very old tradition of Indian folk art painting centered around Andhra Pradesh in South India. Kalam means pen and kari translates as drawing.

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Warli Tribal Painting

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Warli Tribal Painting

Human and animal bodies are represented by two triangles joined at the tip; the upper triangle depicts the trunk and the lower triangle the pelvis. Their precarious equilibrium symbolizes the balance of the universe.

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Gond Tribal Paintings

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Gond Tribal Paintings

The Gond art relates to the belief that "viewing a good image begets good luck". This led the Gonds to decorate their houses and the floors with traditional tattoos and motifs.

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