Gondi art: music on canvas

Abstract

The project attempts to create a digital experience for explaining the transitions faced by Gondi-art regarding their art forms. The purpose behind this project is to make artist and art enthusiasts, aware about the art form and its transformations. The information is to be delivered in the form of a website, which is narrowed down to the subject of art form of Gonds. This website also provides the information about the origin of Gonds and their cultural aspects. User can also view the profile of Gondi Artist who would be featured for a week, his work and his life from village to city would be explained in artisans‟ category. E-brochure and Tourist Guide are two additional elements with this website, where E-brochure would help user to browse various artist, know about them in a more clear way and contact them by their own. Tourist Guide is in its initial state, it will help users to browse the tribal place where this art is done and tourist places nearby. The presentation will combine various digital mediums like video, sound, illustration and text in a format that allows the user to explore at will. The various aspects of Gondi Painting in India and around the world, while providing the users with quick and simple access to the information they might need to know about the paintings, their stories or the music and for the tourists if they want to visit places where this art is done.