Deer and Birds - Gond Painting

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The unique Deer and Birds Gond Painting offers a great description of the flora and fauna of a village. The depiction of the deer, its fawn and the birds is a cluster of harmless creatures and showcases their non-destructive side. Along with a helpful nature of the deer towards the birds, this painting also represents the special bond shared between a mother and her child. In all, this Bhil painting provides a laid-back look and feel and lets you indulge in some emotional feelings that are not only experienced by humans but animals as well.
This painting deserves a special mention for its colours and the bold prints. For it is a Gond art, this painting has figures filled with intricate patterns floral, dots and lines for a better visual effect. If you look close, this painting will appear to be as colourful though not more than three to four colours have been used for creating this.
Own it and frame it for your living room and come closer to the warm emotions of natures elements.

About Gond Painting

While for some, Gond Painting is an art form, for others it is a way of living the village life with contentment and satisfaction in all that they have been bestowed with. Practiced by the Gond tribes of Madhya Pradesh, the Gond painting is one of the oldest forms of wall painting art. It was first found in the caves of Bhimbetka, Madhya Pradesh, one of the World Heritage Sites as declared by the UNESCO. Overtime, the clan widespread across several Indian states including Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh.

The common themes of Gond painting may range from religious festivities, activities and hobbies to marriages and supernatural entities as well. However, the main idea of the Gond painting is to symbolize the deities of the tribes in the form of trees and animals.

Just like other types of tribal painting, Gond portraits too make use of naturally found colours. In order to provide a rustic touch to the paintings, non-synthetic materials such as wooden coal, Chui soil, geru, sem leaves, sap of the tinsak plants and red soil is used. Soil is the main ingredient and freely available in the localities of the artists.

Though the painting looks easy to draw and simple to further decorate with patterns, Gond Painting has its own limitations and cannot be practiced properly unless an expert executes it.