“A nation's culture resides in the hearts and in the soul of its
people”
As aptly quoted by Mahatma
Gandhi India is a rich institution
of folk arts the custodians of which are
the many tribes that live in the interiors of various states. Warli is a
beautiful folk art of Maharashtra ,traditionally created by tribals . With a
view to enrich the children and provide them with an opportunity to experience
different Art forms ,a Warli Art workshop was conducted by Ms. Neha . She
introduced the Students to the vivid styles of the Art which is
executed on the walls of the houses of these Tribals. The most important aspect
of the painting is that it depicts social life. Pictures of human beings and
animals, along with scenes from daily life are created in a loose rhythmic
pattern. Warli paintings are painted white on mud walls. These extremely rudimentary wall paintings use a very basic
graphic vocabulary a circle, a triangle and a square. Ms. Neha guided
the children how to illustrate the
figures on brown paper and used the
white board for visual depiction of Warli figures engaged in activities like
hunting, dancing, sowing, and harvesting even trees, birds. Students ardently sketched
these pictures. Warli painting is uncomplicated for the small children and easy
to portray. Students were very glad to learn the unique art form and got engaged in the Activity blissfully. The
students were asked to execute those techniques and explore their own ideas and
give wings to their imagination. The workshop was a distinctive experience.
