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Primordial Art that Express Life - Warli FolkArt

Warli art is believed to be one of the oldest varieties of art forms in history.
The warli is a folk art mainly created by tribal people from the northern region of the sahyadri Range, which includes cities like Jawhar, Palghar, Dahanu, Talasari, Mokhada, and Vikramgarh of Palghar district in India. It is still practiced but it has not gained much glory.

History
 The history of the warli is impressive. The warli art is located just outside the dream city, Mumbai, and a few parts of Gujarat. They are one of the Largest tribes in India.  They’ve been near the mega-city but they refuse contemporary cultures and lifestyles.
The tribe practiced around 3000 BC which was not recognized until 1970 and traces of art can be found as early as the 10th century AD. Warli art revolves around Mother Nature.
 the focal point of warli is nature, while farming is their main source of food. They have great respect for wildlife and nature. Just as ancient people use the cave as their canvas the warli artist uses huts walls as their masterpieces.  

making process
 Mud walls are the place where this traditional warli painting is done with a white paste made from rice, water, and gum. Paint brushes are made from chewed bamboo sticks.
Warli painting has a limited set of design vocabulary consisting of geometric shapes. One of the prominent aspects of warli art is Tarpa. 

Evolution
 Over the years warli painting has involved drastically from the traditional method to the convectional of paintbrushes. Other than that the warli painting can be found on apparel, home décor, and even on accessories.
They are becoming extremely popular and highly liked. The home decor and textile industries are fond of this beautiful art.
 Recognization
 Traditional knowledge and cultural intellectual property are preserved for generations.
The tribal nongovernment organization Adivasi Yuva Seva Sangh recognizes the need for intellectual property preservation. They helped to register warli painting with a geographical indication -GI tag under the intellectual property rights act.
Several types of efforts are going on for the strengthening sustainable economy of the warli art with social entrepreneurship. 

Revival
The Women Artisan Skill Enhancement Project (WASEP) is a partnership between United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Larsen & Toubro Infotech (LTI).
The program implicates women working in underprivileged communities in the Mumbai and Thane districts of Maharashtra to generate livelihoods for women in the area by reviving Warli art.
Conceived by LTI as a part of its corporate social responsibility, it was started to empower women economically as well as add to the impact of the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The purpose was to give motivation to the revival of ancient Tribal art, Warli painting, along with skilling the impoverished women in the art form local to their area.
It enables women to work from the convenience of their homes while pursuing the high.

Recent years
Though the warli is gaining praise, the warli tribe faces many barriers and lacks basic supplies.
In 2016 Japanese artists adopted the village near the thane district called Ganjag. They provide the whole village with basic supplies. we can support art and one among them is social media which has created huge power indirectly and can raise awareness for warli art.

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