My ART is inspired by everyday life, Warli & Mehndi.
Warli, is a form of painting created by adivasi tribes living in the forest near Dahanu, Thane, stretching
back to 2500 or 3000 BCE. It expresses everyday life using extremely basic object forms like circle,and
triangle. The circle and triangle come from their observation of nature, the circle representing the sun
and the moon, the triangle derived from mountains and pointed trees. The Warli use only white for
their paintings. The white pigment is a mixture of rice paste and water with gum as a binding and
use a bamboo stick chewed at the end to make it as a paintbrush. The warli paintings were usually
done inside the huts. The walls made of a mixture of branches, earth and cow dung, making a red
ochre background for the wall paintings.
Mehndi, also known as Henna in the western world is derived from the Sanskrit word mendhikā.
Mehndi is a ceremonial art form which originated in ancient India. Intricate patterns of mehndi
are typically applied to the palm and the feet of the brides before wedding ceremonies. It is the
application of as a temporary form of skin decoration. Henna paste is usually applied on the skin
using a plastic cone. After about 15–20 minutes, the henna mud will dry and begin to crack, and
during this time, a mixture of lemon juice and white sugar is applied over the henna design to
re moisten the henna mud so that the henna will stain darker and then removed after 6 hours,
that turns into dark orange color over the course of 24 - 72 hrs.
back to 2500 or 3000 BCE. It expresses everyday life using extremely basic object forms like circle,and
triangle. The circle and triangle come from their observation of nature, the circle representing the sun
and the moon, the triangle derived from mountains and pointed trees. The Warli use only white for
their paintings. The white pigment is a mixture of rice paste and water with gum as a binding and
use a bamboo stick chewed at the end to make it as a paintbrush. The warli paintings were usually
done inside the huts. The walls made of a mixture of branches, earth and cow dung, making a red
ochre background for the wall paintings.
Mehndi, also known as Henna in the western world is derived from the Sanskrit word mendhikā.
Mehndi is a ceremonial art form which originated in ancient India. Intricate patterns of mehndi
are typically applied to the palm and the feet of the brides before wedding ceremonies. It is the
application of as a temporary form of skin decoration. Henna paste is usually applied on the skin
using a plastic cone. After about 15–20 minutes, the henna mud will dry and begin to crack, and
during this time, a mixture of lemon juice and white sugar is applied over the henna design to
re moisten the henna mud so that the henna will stain darker and then removed after 6 hours,
that turns into dark orange color over the course of 24 - 72 hrs.