GOND ART
The Gonds are one of the largest indigenous communities in India, concentrated in Madhya Pradesh and the surrounding regions. The word Gond comes from Kond, a Dravidian word meaning green mountains. Traditional Gond art was created on the walls and facades of their domestic and community spaces. It is in the early 1980s that a cluster of Gond artist starting adapting their ritualistic paintings to modern mediums like paper and canvas. Modern Gond art demonstrates strong roots in their historic lifestyle, the natural world, mythological beliefs, songs and oral histories. These complex and intriguing aspects merge aesthetically with modern modes of depiction and techniques, resulting in colourful odes to their myriad past.
“The Gonds used natural colours obtained from tree barks, leaves, flowers and the earth. And our walls were our canvas. Now, we use acrylic and canvas.” as informed by many Gond artists.
- Artist RAJENDRA KUSHRAM Remove This Item
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- ANAND KUMAR SHYAM 1item
- BALENDRA KUNAL UDDE 5items
- DHAVAT SINGH UIKEY 12items
- DILIP SHYAM 2items
- DURGA BAI 1item
- DURGESH MARAVI 3items
- HEERAMAN URVETI 1item
- KALA BAI SHYAM 2items
- KAMLI KUSHRAM 1item
- KISHAN UIKEY 1item
- MAN SINGH VYAM 8items
- MANGRU UIKEY 4items
- MANOJ KUMAR TEKAM 10items
- PRUSHOTAM KUSHRAM 2items
- RAJ KUMAR SHYAM 1item
- RAJENDRA KUMAR SHYAM 2items
- RAJENDRA SHYAM (RAJU) 4items
- RAM SINGH URVETI 13items
- RAMESH TEKAM 1item
- SHANTU TEKAM 3items
- SUBHASH VYAM 4items
- SURESH KUMAR DHURVE 15items
- VIJAY KUMAR SHYAM 1item