About Warli...

The name WARLI PAINTING comes from the Warli tribes residing in Maharashtra. These tribes and their painting style was discovered in the seventies and have now got international exposure.

These paintings are traditionally done by Warli women on mud walls using mainly white paint. The paint is created using rice mixed with white powder. The paintings depict the day to day life of the Warli tribe and each painting has an embedded story within itself, depicting objects like trees, water bodies, mountains, animals, different types of huts and activities undertaken by the tribe, their festivals and rituals.

Basic forms like triangles and straight lines are mainly used to depict different objects in the paintings.

The Warli tribe have carved a niche for themselves internationally by way of their unique artistry and Warli paintings today are priced possessions of art galleries and collectors around the world.