Indian folk art series Day 2 : Bhil Tribal Art Origin: The Bhils are the second largest tribal community of North India. Some Bhils trace their ancestry to Eklavya, the archer from Mahabharata, while some scholars even believe that Valmiki, who authored Ramayana, was a Bhil. Theme: Bhil art portrays tribal life and natural phenomenas like changing seasons, sun, moon, animals, trees, rivers and mythological figures. Bhil artist use herbal colors and vegetable dyes made from kumkum, haldi, kajal, rice, mehendi etc that reflects the tribal creativity and talent. Features: The distinguishing feature of Bhil art are dots which cover the entire background. These dots are skillfully repeated on the entire painting in beautiful patterns and color. Inspiration: The dots are the distinct identity of Bhil art and have multiple layers of symbolism. Inspired by the kernels of maize - their staple food and crop - each group of dots often represents a particular ancestor or deity. Additionally, each artist composes the dots in distinctive patterns encoding each artwork with signatures visible to the trained eye. Zoom and check if you can set my signature. My take : Here's my try on a Bhil deer with trees and birds... @domsindia - poster Colors @anupam - sketchbook This would have been better if I had more patience... I lost patience during dotting and took help of my #gellyrollph to complete it. I don't have the patience to wait tell tomorrow to post it. #Swipe to see the Skeleton #indianfolkart #learningsomethingnew #sneahsclicks #sneahsketchbook #bhilart #bhilindianart #tribalart Thanks @chitrakala.amrita @passion_creation_magic @inkbitedesigns @somafolkart @kdsart_store for this wonderful #folkartindiachallenge challenge! https://www.instagram.com/p/CC7TFHbnlB0/?igshid=vs9sq9oqbt5h
