Jangarh Singh Shyam | |
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 Jangarh Singh Shyam at work at Bharat Bhavan | |
| Born | 1962 Patangarh, Madhya Pradesh, India |
| Died | 2001 (aged 38–39) Tokamachi, Japan |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Known for | Painting, drawing, sculpture, mural |
| Movement | Jangarh Kalam |
| Spouse | Nankusia Bai |
| Awards | Shikhar Samman |
Jangarh Singh Shyam (1962–2001) was a pioneering contemporary Indian artist credited with being the creator of a new school of Indian art called Jangarh Kalam. His work has been exhibited widely the world over including Bhopal, Delhi, Tokyo and New York. His most notable exhibitions include the Magiciens de la terre in Paris (1989) and Other Masters curated by Jyotindra Jain at the Crafts Museum, New Delhi (1998). His 1988 piece Landscape with Spider sold for $31,250 at Sotheby's, New York, in 2010—a first for an adivasi artist.[1] Jangarh had also painted the interiors of the Legislative Assembly of Madhya Pradesh, the Vidhan Bhavan, and the dome of Bhopal's Bharat Bhavan—one of the most prestigious museums of tribal and contemporary Indian art. He was among the first Gond artists to use paper and canvas for his paintings, thereby inaugurating what is now known as Jangarh Kalam.[2]
- ^ E-Catalogue Lot Archived 21 February 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Sotheby's.
- ^ "Tribute to tribal Gond artist Jangarh Singh Shyam". Business Standard. Press Trust of India. 8 January 2015.