The colourful murals and shapes depicting the stories of gods and goddesses are all about wood workshop ‘Srijan’.
A workshop on wood art ‘Srijan’ is being organised at Madhya Pradesh State Tribal Museum that began here from September 1.
The workshop focuses on the art and pottery of State’s tribes including Gond, Baiga, Kaul and Bhil.
On Monday, the participants learned to carve the portraits of gods and goddesses. The participants also carved out stories related to those gods and goddesses. Interestingly, there is no proper body shape of figures in this art. From geometrical shapes to abstract, the artists can figure out their work belonging to their perception.
Notably, the wooden craft is one of the ancients practices and also depicts the art that began with the human race. The stories of daily life and happenings in the surroundings were carved on wood and this is how wooden craft all began.
Since the ancient times the tribal art has made a specific place in the country’s art. The beauty and the stories that are carved out in this art make it even prettier and eye-pleasing.
The tribes used to carve out stories of mythology, tales of their old traditions and other folk tales makes this art different from other forms.
There are different beliefs of the tribal artists and they carve these beliefs in their art. All these are being taught to the participants in the workshop.
Moreover, the artists belonging to these tribes have been invited so that the participants can learn the art in depth.
The artists from different tribes are conducting the workshop. Artists like Hari Singh, Bajari Singh of Baiga tribe, Buddhsen Kaul of Kaul tribe, Dhokal Singh, Manesh Bisahan, Basant Kumar, Shiv Prasad, Sukhnandi Vyam, of Gond tribe, Karla, Amar Singh, Khuman Singh, Barla, Gangaram of Bhil tribe are part of the event to showcase their skills in the fifteen day long workshop.