TRIFED’S TRIBUTE TO A RENOWNED TRIBAL
ARTIST
An exhibition of
rare and original paintings of renowned tribal artist late Jangarh
Singh Shyam is currently on exhibition and sale at the TRIBES
Shop, Mahadev Road, New Delhi.
Late Jangarh Singh
Shyam who belonged to the Gond tribe of Madhya Pradesh, made his
endeavour in the field of tribal art by making pigment paintings
on mud walls in his native village, Patangarh. Jangarh was discovered
by eminent painter, J. Swaminathan in 1982 when Jangarh was just
16. After moving to Bhopal, Jangarh perfected his art and evolved
into a specialist in Brush and Pen Paintings. In 1985, he won
the Shikhar Samman, the highest honour in Madhya Pradesh for an
artist. In 1990, he painted the main dome of Bharat Bhawan in
Bhopal that depicted the Gond Deity, Baradeo. Jangarh was invited
to Paris for a show at the famous Pompidou Centre. He also travelled
to the US, UK and many other countries to exhibit his works. He
painted the interiros of the Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha and distributed
the fee of Rs.7 lakhs that he received to his fellow artists and
the people of his village, despite the fact that he lived in a
modest accommodation in Bhopal.
Jangarh Singh’s 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 works from his repertory include
the evocative images of birds, tigers and trees besides the totemic
deities of Mandla. Jangarh’s works have been described as free,
dynamic and individualistic with an accent on originality. His
works reflect the innocent vision of the tribal mind executed
with the confidence of a creative genius. Some of his famous paintings
include those of the leaping tiger, images of deities from the
tribal pantheon, images of birds and peacocks, to name a few.
The TRIBES Shop is
also offering a discount of 10% on all tribal handicrafts till
30th June, 2003.
