Below is an image of a woman painted on the walls of Bhunga Villages of Kutch.
When we take a look at the painting above, we can see that it suggests a woman of the community carrying mud pot with ‘Kalasha’ and ‘Asoka’ leaves, and the color of the pot is red with ‘Swastika’ painted on it. All these symbols represent the culture and beliefs that the community follows and the importance that colors hold. The colors and pattern of the Odhni are also native to their tribe and they definitely hold pride in exhibiting it and hold significance for them. It exhibits the cloth and the kind of embroidery that the artisans of the region are famous for.
When we take a look at the painting above, we can see that it suggests a woman of the community carrying mud pot with ‘Kalasha’ and ‘Asoka’ leaves, and the color of the pot is red with ‘Swastika’ painted on it. All these symbols represent the culture and beliefs that the community follows and the importance that colors hold. The colors and pattern of the Odhni are also native to their tribe and they definitely hold pride in exhibiting it and hold significance for them. It exhibits the cloth and the kind of embroidery that the artisans of the region are famous for. The jewelry that the woman is shown wearing also depicts the materials that they culturally wear. Through the colors and designs, we can anticipate that the neckpiece is heavier and is made of silver. The bangles on the arm signify the use of ivory. A traditional craft of jewelry making from ivory and silver is quite prevalent in the region, and thus its elaboration on the painting. The dress depicted in the painting, blouse and the elaborate skirt with bright yellow and red colors is again indicative of their ethnicity. Every art in whichever form always indicates something about the artist and the context that they belong to. Likewise in the painting above, manifested with the architecture of that region tells us an entire story of the place and its culture. The simple pose of the woman carrying a pot shows us the value system of the region, the importance of dried coconut and inherent water in the mud pot cannot be ignored as well.
No Art is ever in isolation, be it paintings or sculptures or other forms. Every form tells us about the artist as well and many times we do fail to recognize that. Art as we know now is a very recent development and has become something that only fewer sections of the society have access to which is never the purpose of art.
