Nek Chand Saini | |
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 Nek Chand with his Padma Shri in 1988 | |
| Born | 15 December 1924 Barian Kalan, Shakargarh (pre-partition Gurdaspur district), British Indian Empire (now in Pakistan) |
| Died | 12 June 2015 (aged 90) Chandigarh, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Known for | Architecture, sculpture |
| Notable work | The Rock Garden of Chandigarh |
| Movement | Outsider art |
| Awards | Padma Shri (1984) |
Nek Chand Saini[1] (15 December 1924 – 12 June 2015) was a self-taught Indian artist, known for building the Rock Garden of Chandigarh, an eighteen-acre sculpture garden in the city of Chandigarh.[2]
- ^ "Nek Chand Saini was born on 15 December 1924 in a small Punjabi village of Barian Kalan." Page number 159, 'Univers caches: I’art outsider au Musee Dr Guislain’ Published by ‘Lannoo Uitgeverij’ 2008, ISBN 9020970232, 9789020970234
- ^ Nek Chand Rock Garden Sublime spaces & visionary worlds: built environments of vernacular artists, by Leslie Umberger, Erika Lee Doss, Ruth DeYoung (CON) Kohler, Lisa (CON) Stone, Jane (CON) Bianco. Published by Princeton Architectural Press, 2007. ISBN 1568987285. Page 319-Page 322.