Gond Canvas Painting

The folk and tribal arts of India are very ethnic and simple, and yet colorful and vibrant enough to speak volumes about the country’s rich heritage.

The Bhil Tribe—native to Western and Central India is the second largest community today.  Art is integral to the Bhil community. Stories, prayers, memories and traditions are painted onto plain backgrounds in a symphony of multihued dots. The dots are the distinct identity of Bhil art, and have multiple layers of symbolism

The folk and tribal arts of India are very ethnic and simple, and yet colorful and vibrant enough to speak volumes about the country’s rich heritage.

The folk and tribal arts of India are very ethnic and simple, and yet colorful and vibrant enough to speak volumes about the country’s rich heritage.

The folk and tribal arts of India are very ethnic and simple, and yet colorful and vibrant enough to speak volumes about the countries rich heritage.

The folk and tribal arts of India are very ethnic and simple, and yet colorful and vibrant enough to speak volumes about the country’s rich heritage.

The folk and tribal arts of India are very ethnic and simple, and yet colorful and vibrant enough to speak volumes about the country’s rich heritage.

The folk and tribal arts of India are very ethnic and simple, and yet colorful and vibrant enough to speak volumes about the countries rich heritage.

The folk and tribal arts of India are very ethnic and simple, and yet colorful and vibrant enough to speak volumes about the country’s rich heritage. Thangka painting is  a two-dimensional medium illustrating a multi-dimensional spiritual reality. Practitioners use thangkas as a sort of road map to guide them to the original insight of the master.

The folk and tribal arts of India are very ethnic and simple, and yet colorful and vibrant enough to speak volumes about the country’s rich heritage.