Manoj Tekam: Elephant – In Stock

Gond tribal paintings are modern but rooted in the ancient past. Traditional Gond art was an offering (typically painted in natural pigments on floors and walls) in the worship of nature, and also a mode of seeking protection and warding off evil. The Gond believed a good image would bring good luck.

Today’s imagery with brilliant coloring, complex drawings using dots and lines, and rich textures provide visual narratives of Gond cultural songs, rituals and even tattoos passed down over thousands of years. Animals play an import part in theses depictions often featuring intertwined tigers, deer, snakes, cattle and birds merging with contorting trees. Trees represent the very cosmos. Each artist has a little different infill style they like to use and is an easy way to differentiate one artist from another.