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
- Sizes SMALL Remove This Item
- Orientations HORIZONTAL Remove This Item
- HERO BAI PANDARAM 1item
- BHAJJU SHYAM 2items
- DHANESHWARI MARAVI 5items
- DHAVAT SINGH UIKEY 2items
- DILIP SHYAM 5items
- DURGA BAI 4items
- DURGESH MARAVI 3items
- GAREEBA SINGH TEKAM 11items
- HEERAMAN URVETI 1item
- HEMLATA UIKEY 3items
- KAMLI KUSHRAM 1item
- KAUSHAL PRASAD TEKAM 2items
- MANGRU UIKEY 4items
- MANOJ KUMAR TEKAM 6items
- MITHLESH SHYAM 3items
- NARMADA PRASAD TEKAM 1item
- RAJENDRA SHYAM (RAJU) 3items
- SANTHOSHI TEKAM 1item
- SHANTU TEKAM 1item