Gond Painting - Tribal Art, Handpainted Original Artwork, Indian Traditional retailer Art, Vishnu - Home Decor

ABOUT THE ARTIST

An engineer following his heart and finding passion through his art, Hi! This is Akash Bansal aka Pashya. I find beauty in history and my art plays the same part. I am inspired from the various local art forms and artisans of India and my paintings are based on the same thought.

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ABOUT THE PAINTING

Gond painting is a famous folk art of the Gond tribal community of central India. The Gond tribe is one of the largest tribal communities in India. These tribals live in Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, Bihar, Maharashtra, Odisha, and Andhra Pradesh. The main occupation of the Gond tribe is agriculture or daily wages.

The word Gond comes from ‘Kond' which means green mountains and tribal people are called Gondis as they live mainly in the lush green mountains of Madhya Pradesh.

The Gond tribe believes that seeing a good image brings lots of good luck retailer to them. Hence Gond tribal paintings are made on various festivals, rituals, and ceremonies such as Diwali, Karva Chauth, Nag Panchami, birth, marriage, etc.


Medium: Acrylics on paper
Size : 12 by 8 inches