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 SUBHASH VYAM Remove This Item
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- HERO BAI PANDARAM 2items
- ANAND KUMAR SHYAM 3items
- BALENDRA KUNAL UDDE 1item
- BHAJJU SHYAM 3items
- DEVLAL TEKAM 1item
- DHANESHWARI MARAVI 10items
- DHAVAT SINGH UIKEY 1item
- DILIP SHYAM 45items
- DURGA BAI 69items
- GAREEBA SINGH TEKAM 15items
- HEERAMAN URVETI 4items
- HEMLATA UIKEY 3items
- JAPANI SHYAM 1item
- KALA BAI SHYAM 17items
- KAMLI KUSHRAM 2items
- KAUSHAL PRASAD TEKAM 2items
- MANOJ KUMAR TEKAM 20items
- MAYANK SHYAM 2items
- MITHLESH SHYAM 6items
- NANKUSIA SHYAM 2items
- NARMADA PRASAD TEKAM 14items
- NIKKI SINGH URVETI 5items
- RAJENDRA KUMAR SHYAM 4items
- RAJENDRA SHYAM (RAJU) 19items
- RAM BAI TEKAM 1item
- RAMESH TEKAM 1item
- RAVI KUMAR TEKAM 1item
- SANTHOSHI TEKAM 3items
- SANTOSH MARAVI 4items
- SHAMBHU DAYAL SHYAM 2items
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- SURESH KUMAR DHURVE 2items
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- SHIV PRASAD MALVIYA 5items