Gondan (Tattoo) Art Practices in Maharashtra (India): A Case Study

Autor: Nilesh sopan Bhalerao, Ranjan kumar Mallik, Arjun Kumar Singh
Rok vydání: 2022
Zdroj: ECS Transactions. 107:8505-8512
ISSN: 1938-6737
1938-5862
DOI: 10.1149/10701.8505ecst
Popis: The art of tattooing is seen as an art of community belief and ritualistic practices. This art form has been used in human life as a form of art for body decoration but in Indian culture, ‘Gondan’ (tattoo) has in the past drawn some meaningful figures in one form. In today's life, the practices of tattoing have changed to Gondan old forms. This study investigates detailed observations at the changes in the ‘Gondan’ the old method, and it explores an improvement /change in the painting, and this is an in-depth study to gather more information about the ‘Gondan’ (tattoo).
Databáze: OpenAIRE