Gond Paintings

Gond paintings, mainly reflect religious themes with very unique depiction and style of the figures of gods and goddesses that have been executed on paper. Some of the exquisite Gond paintings are those of renowned painter late Jangarh Singh Shyam. The paintings include the evocative images of birds, tigers and trees besides the totemic deities of Mandla.The art works reflect the innocent vision of the tribal mind executed with the confidence of a creative genius. Some of paintings include those of the animals , images of deities from the tribal pantheon, images of birds and peacocks, to name a few. Several Gond artists have carried on Jangarh Singha s tradition of ink on paper paintings