The Folk of Warli

The initial idea of how this idea came to me can be seen in the short story that has been outlined by me below.

Strong winds blow and hit the face of a young girl. The young girl is stepping into a new country and is walking towards her new life. It is her first time stepping into the world alone. She can feel the cool breeze, she can see the warm colours of nature and she can smell the welcoming warmth of this new city. She is scared. She is sceptical. She is lonely. She has never been alone. She is coming out of the protective blanket around her. She decides to go for a walk and explore the new city. She goes by the river, the water reminds her of her own home far away from this new city. She needs to learn, grow and develop herself, she takes a calming breath and decides to have a drink. She grabs a cup of tea and sits by the river. The warm tea spreads warmth through her body and she relaxes. There are trees near the river, maple trees. She finds her peace in nature, it’s the season of autumn, leaves are falling. There are maple trees all around her. A blanket of green, red and golden leaves surround her. She sees trees like never before, she is attracted by their shades. She is walking by collecting some leaves, she is impressed, she stops and takes a deep breath. Nature calms her stressed nerves. She sees all the shades of autumn in one single maple leaf. She smiles she found her inspiration. She had been trying to find such inspiration since before she entered this new city. She finally found the one thing she had been looking for. She now was ready to face the world, she had a path, she had an idea, she had an inspiration. She now knew she had “nature”. Nature the one thing that followed her from her home to this new city. Nature the one thing that would never leave anyone, nature that was a centre of art.

The mix of Indian folk art Warli and personal experience knit the base of this set of paintings. The three paintings show the shift from the purest form of warli to a mix with the modern techniques of painting.

Procedure until today for this project…

Below are the images clicked during the procedure of this output. I wouldn’t consider this project to be complete but rather in progress. I still have a few incomplete elements that I would want to continue working on. A few of these ongoing ideas can be seen below too.