TerraKlay Modern Artwork

The artist Anil Chaitya Vangad hails from a small Warli tribal village in Maharashtra north of the cosmopolitian city of Mumbai. He has been paintings for the last 18 years in the traditional art style of the Warlis, experimenting with themes of gods and goddesses as well as the more contemporary issues of our times. It was the artist's mother who influenced and taught him how to paint.
He still prefer to use the traditional mediums of gerue, cow dung, charcoal and rice paste without the use of use synthetic dyes and paints in his paintings and encourages his family members to do the same.
He is not just passionate about painting but also about farming which is the traditional occupation of the Warlis. He has the vision and zeal to take the Warli life forward incorporating the good of the modern world while retaining their traditions which reflects in his artworks.
Vangad's works have been exhibited in the USA as well as Britain and France.
Recently in July of 2014, Anil Vangad's work was introduced to the Santa Fe Folk Art market for the first time and in September 2014 he was awarded the WCC Award of Excellence from UNESCO for his painting bringing Warli art on everyone's attention.

The artist Anil Chaitya Vangad hails from a small Warli tribal village in Maharashtra north of the cosmopolitian city of Mumbai. He has been paintings for the last 18 years in the traditional art style of the Warlis, experimenting with themes of gods and goddesses as well as the more contemporary issues of our times. It was the artist's mother who influenced and taught him how to paint. The tribal rudimentary art of the warlis, uses a circle, a triangle and a square. The circle and triangle come from their observation of nature, the circle representing the sun and the moon, the triangle derived from mountains and pointed trees. Only the square seems to obey a different logic and seems to be a human invention, indicating a sacred enclosure or a piece of land. Human and animal bodies are represented by two triangles joined at the tip; the upper triangle depicts the trunk and the lower triangle the pelvis. Their precarious equilibrium symbolizes the balance of the universe. This distinct style depicts the everyday life of the people keeping in mind the humans and nature share the same space and the peaceful coexistence. The artist Anil Vangad likes to experimenting with themes of the village spiritual divinity as well as day to day trappings of contemporary life including their folktales and legends. This artwork showcases and gives tribute to the Father of the Nation emphasizing independence movement in British-ruled India, and his teachings.
He still prefer to use the traditional mediums of gerue, cow dung, charcoal and rice paste without the use of use synthetic dyes and paints in his paintings and encourages his family members to do the same.
He is not just passionate about painting but also about farming which is the traditional occupation of the Warlis. He has the vision and zeal to take the Warli life forward incorporating the good of the modern world while retaining their traditions which reflects in his artworks.
Vangad's works have been e