The Warli tribe of Thane district in Maharashtra are inborn artists. Their painting tradition dates back to over 1200 years. The paintings on the walls of the their huts are traditionally done by the women of the tribe and are greatly influenced by the their surroundings and day to day life. The universal harmony is maintained by the implicit unique communication between humans and deities.

What is Warli Paintings?

Warli art is composed of simplified and elementary graphic constructs. They use basic geometric shapes for depicting usual symbols of life and the world around them. Humans in Warli art would be represented by ‘stick’ figures or triangles reflecting the basic anatomy.

Warli Paintings are rudimentary wall paintings that use a very basic graphic vocabulary: a circle, a triangle, and a square. – The paintings are monosyllabic.
Warli Art form is the easiest for little kids to start learning about India’s Folk art. Every kid can easily relate to the simple geometrical figures that a Warli drawing is comprised of. It’s also a great way to teach them about common shapes – lines, dots, triangles & circles

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