Anil Vangad

Warlis are a farming community of Maharashtra. Warli paintings take their name from the warli tribe of Maharashtra. Though spread out in parts of Gujarat and Maharashtra, the the Warlis are largely concentrated in Dahanu and Talaseri talukas of Thane Distt. The region lies on the Sahyasri Hills north of western ghat. Their lives are thus inextricably dependent on the vagaries of nature. Trees play a crucial part in the Warlis livelihood.

Warlis are a farming community of Maharashtra. Warli paintings are made on the mud walls of their homes with ground rice flour. They are white on the background of red mud. Paintings are simple and depict different aspect of warli life with anaugular representations of human and animals and flora and fauna. Marriage chauk and warli dance are the most favourite subjects of warli paintings.
Of all the paintings it is those rendered on the occasion of wedding which encapsulate the entire existence of Warlis. The painting play a critical role and the marriage can not take place in their absence.

Anil Chaitya Vangad is a traditional painter of adivasi warli craft. His family has been in this art for last three generations. He has participated in exhibitions at Pune, Mumbai, Nasik, Thane, Kolhapur, Lucknow, Madras, Udaipur, Delhi, Bangalore, Nagpur, Hyderabad, Bhopal, Mangalore. To bring in the concept of progress artist incorporate the drawing of a railway train that connotes development and progress. This is the type of thinking that is now prevalent. Artist have come out of the traditional set of images that were prevalent since generations. But such an item, a train, is in the nature of additive elements and has not over-ridden traditional images in paintings

Art rof Anil epresent an artist’s relationship with life and everything that is part of it – religion, ritual, family, relationship and death.

Bhagwat ist the story of Krishna’s childhood and adulthood. Vishnu’s eighthincarnation Krishna has generated many legends and tales, far more than any other character in Indian mythology. He came on to the earth to destroy Kansa a demon king of Mathura. As a child he performed great feats of strength much to the astonishment of his simple mother and others. Krishna during his childhood revealed his dual character. He seemed just a next door mischievous but loveable boy but at times he showed his divine powers. As a youth, like anyone at that age, he dallied with Radha and other village belles. When he grew up as a man he achieved that for which he was born, ie vanquishing Kana.

Vishnu is said to have ten avatars or incarnations. Nine have already appeared on earth. The tenth is still to come. Each incarnation is believed to save the world from evil and destruction. The ten incarnate forms are Fish, tortoise, Boar, Narsimha, Vamana, Parasurama, Rama, Krishna, Buddha and Kalki (yet to come).