Indian Folk and Tribal Paintings

Author: Charu Smita GuptaPublisher: Roli BooksYear: 2008Language: EnglishPages: 133ISBN/UPC (if available): 9788174364654 DescriptionFolk and tribal art, passed from one generation to the next, is the creative expression of people, who live in harmony with nature. Traditionally, these art forms, although sometimes purely decorative, were used to mark different occasions, such as celebrations, pacifying malevolent deities or force of nature, thanksgiving, harvests, the birth of a child, puberty, marriage and cultural festivals. Painted narratives on various surfaces such as walls, floors, cloth, wood and paper became important sources of knowledge about local mythology, deities, heroes, epics, folktales and customs.Over time, the visual vocabulary of folk and tribal painting expanded beyond traditional contexts and today has evolved into a new genre of ethnic art, several traditional styles of paintings, which till recently languished, are now flourishing in improved and altered mediums