Gond paintings, rooted in Dravidian origins, are an artistic expression of the Gond tribe in Central India, emphasizing their connection to nature and folklore. The art style utilizes bright colors, intricate details, and a unique technique featuring dashes and dots, often depicting animals and plants. Jangarh Singh Shyam pioneered the use of canvas and paper for these traditional motifs, which embody a continuous rhythm and texture, creating a psychedelic effect.

1. GOND PAINTINGS
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Team Members
Ahsen Parwez (11416)
Himanshu Gautam
Harkirat Singh
Hrishikesh Nagesh Kulkarni
Sai Teja Reddy

2. GOND - HISTORY
 Dravidian origins
 Largest tribe in Central India
 Kond means green mountains in Dravidian idiom
 Gondi language related to Telegu

3. GOND PAINTINGS
 Art an expression of their everyday quest for life
 Viewing a good image begets good luck
 Gond festival Dighna
 Pradhan Gonds – visual arts in ceremonies
 Drawings in ink on paper, animated film, painting on canvas with acrylic
and silkscreen prints
 Jangarh Singh Shyam - first Gond artist to employ canvas and paper

4. GOND STYLE
 Paintings materialize like a collage of dashes and dots
 Bright images of animals and plants, articulating folklores
 Both black and white and coloured
 Affluent in color, humor, detail and mystery
 Brilliant hues
 Mythical beasts and the intricate detailing of flora and fauna
 Colors derived from natural sources
 Outline commences the art which is filled using block colors
 Three-dimensional effect

5. TRIBAL PAINTING OF ELEPHANT

6. MARRIAGE OF DESIRE AND INTOXICATION

7. UNIFYING ASPECTS
 Repetition
 Motifs
 Texture
 Continuity and rhythm
 Continuous with wavy motifs
 No rectilinear strokes
 Three dimensional
 Full of texture
 Psychedelic effect due to detour from reality