Gonds are a tribal community presently settled in parts of Madhya Pradesh, Chhatisgarh and Maharashtra. They speak native Gond language and have their own particular style of painting. In this art project, we've gone through some unifying aspects of Gond art.
Web link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F26QJUEKHCI&noredirect=1
Team members: Ahsen, Himanshu, Harkirat, Teja and Hrashikesh
1. GOND PAINTINGS
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Team Members
Ahsen Parwez (11416)
Himanshu Gautam
Harkirat Singh
Hrishikesh Nagesh Kulkarni
Sai Teja Reddy
2. GOND - HISTORY
Dravidian origins
Largest tribe in Central India
Kond means green mountains in Dravidian idiom
Gondi language related to Telegu
3. GOND PAINTINGS
Art an expression of their everyday quest for life
Viewing a good image begets good luck
Gond festival Dighna
Pradhan Gonds – visual arts in ceremonies
Drawings in ink on paper, animated film, painting on canvas with acrylic
and silkscreen prints
Jangarh Singh Shyam - first Gond artist to employ canvas and paper
4. GOND STYLE
Paintings materialize like a collage of dashes and dots
Bright images of animals and plants, articulating folklores
Both black and white and coloured
Affluent in color, humor, detail and mystery
Brilliant hues
Mythical beasts and the intricate detailing of flora and fauna
Colors derived from natural sources
Outline commences the art which is filled using block colors
Three-dimensional effect
7. UNIFYING ASPECTS
Repetition
Motifs
Texture
Continuity and rhythm
Continuous with wavy motifs
No rectilinear strokes
Three dimensional
Full of texture
Psychedelic effect due to detour from reality