In the villages of Rajasthan the array of painted homes gives the whole village the appearance of an elaborate art gallery: peacocks dance on walls, gods and goddesses frolic and flowers bloom in the bountiful vigour of spring. Shekhawati is especially celebrated for its havelis painted with powerful elephants, graceful horses and palanquins cerrying beautiful damsels.
The warli tribe of Maharashtra decorate their huts with stark white images on matt terracotta walls. Representations of trees, birds and people going about their daily task crowd the canvas in a naive geometric style. Warli Paintings are now available as small wall hangings, plaques or even on trays and table linen, and trible art has caught the fancy of people doing up their homes in India's middle class, urban sector.
In the south wall paintings are drawn on plaster, a technique evident in the region's many temples. The various tribes of the north-east paint pictures on their walls for different reasons. The Monpas follow Buddhism and draw Buddhist images on wooden panels. The Santhals use wall paintings purely as decoration; the Saoras draw a pantheon of gods, celestial beings and ghosts to flatter them and keep them happy. Madhubani in Bihar is famous for its naive frescoes of people, animals, birds and trees in compelling pinks and yellows. In Orissa, Lord Jagannath, a local form of the god Krishna- takes pride of place in wall paintings.
The warli tribe of Maharashtra decorate their huts with stark white images on matt terracotta walls. Representations of trees, birds and people going about their daily task crowd the canvas in a naive geometric style. Warli Paintings are now available as small wall hangings, plaques or even on trays and table linen, and trible art has caught the fancy of people doing up their homes in India's middle class, urban sector.
In the south wall paintings are drawn on plaster, a technique evident in the region's many temples. The various tribes of the north-east paint pictures on their walls for different reasons. The Monpas follow Buddhism and draw Buddhist images on wooden panels. The Santhals use wall paintings purely as decoration; the Saoras draw a pantheon of gods, celestial beings and ghosts to flatter them and keep them happy. Madhubani in Bihar is famous for its naive frescoes of people, animals, birds and trees in compelling pinks and yellows. In Orissa, Lord Jagannath, a local form of the god Krishna- takes pride of place in wall paintings.
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