Saura painting

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Symbolic: Reflecting their cults and myths. Art Saura invocations BRINDA SURI Apart from depicting primitive everyday life, Saura paintings are meant to appease the presiding deity, Edital. Saura paintings almost always become a victim of mistaken identity. The reason being that the-less-promoted Saura with origins in Orissa and the-very-popular Warli from Maharashtra seem separated at birth. The common factor between the two begins and ends with them both being tribal pictographs and thus…

Saura painting is a style of wall mural paintings associated with the Saura tribals of the state of Odisha in India. These paintings, also called ikons are visually similar to Warli paintings and hold religious significance for the Sauras.

Saura art on dome dance form is a style of wall mural painting. These paintings also called Ikons and they depict tribal folklore and religious significance of the Sauras. The artwork uses extensive symbols (Ikons) that mirror people, horses, elephants, sun and moon, and tree of life into their artwork skillfully.

Indian Tradition Folk Art Painting of Odisha State- Saura Art

Warli painting process .....

Saura tribal Art of Orissa India is often mistaken for Warli ( from Maharashtra) which is better known. Saura painting starts from a geometric frame and works inward. Traditional colors were red ocher and white rice paste. Originally only religious leaders painted them on homes for special events. Times have changed as the art is also made with ink on paper and tusser silk even t-shirts and can include modern imagery.

This folk art painting is known as ‘Saura painting’. The ‘Saura’ tribe of Orissa makes these paintings. The theme of this folk painting has been drawn from their everyday life, showing several rows of human forms engaged in daily or ceremonial activities. In alternating set of rows, differing moods of dancing and warring people are portrayed. Seated on horses or elephants, men go on wars to protect the natural rhythm of life back home. At the base of the painting, we see men around a tree…