KamZour Journal · Topic
Folk & Tribal Art
Art from village walls, courtyards and community traditions: Madhubani, Gond, Warli and more.
Myth & Sacred Art
Kalpavriksha: The Wish-Fulfilling Tree in Indian Art and Myth
It rose from the churning ocean, was planted in Indra’s paradise, and spread into Jain cosmology, Buddhist ritual, early stone sculpture, painted cotton and village walls. Here is the story of India’s wish-fulfilling tree, and why it now stands at the centre of KamZour.
Folk & Tribal Art
Madhubani: The Painted Walls of Mithila
For generations, women in the Mithila region painted their homes for weddings, births and festivals. An earthquake, a famine and a handful of determined artists carried that art from mud walls to museums around the world.