“Satrangi: A Gond Expression” an exhibition of 40 artworks by fine Gond artists Shyam, Venkat Shyam, Roshni Vyam at Ojas Art at 1AQ, Qutab Minar Roundabout, Mehrauli Road > 11am-7pm on 13th August to 6th September 2015
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“Satrangi: A Gond Expression” an exhibition of 40 artworks by fine Gond artists Shyam, Venkat Shyam, Roshni Vyam
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Ojas Art at 1AQ, Qutab Minar Roundabout, Mehrauli Road, New Delhi 110 030
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Place : Ojas Art at 1AQ, Qutab Minar Roundabout, Mehrauli Road, New Delhi 110 030
Tel: +91 11 2664 4145
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Event Description : OJAS Art presents “Satrangi: A Gond Expression” an exhibition of 40 artworks by fine Gond artists Shyam,Venkat Shyam, Roshni Vyam who won the first OJAS Art Award’15 at the Zee Jaipur Literature Festival this year.
“The beautifully crafted artworks of Gond artists are a collage of seven colors which is so profusely visible in these Polychrome masterpieces. The assimilation of the same spreads out a Rainbow look of seven shades, hence the theme of these works takes the most appropriate nomenclature Satrangi,” says art historian and cultural heritage consultant Dr Neeru Misra.
In January 2015, OJAS Art in collaboration with Teamwork Arts announced the commencement of a distinctive award titled “Ojas Art Award” initiated to explore tribal and traditional art forms. The award was announced at Zee Jaipur Literature Festival’15 by Anubhav Nath, Curatorial Director of OJAS Art and Sanjoy K Roy, Managing Director of Teamwork Arts and Producer of the ZEE Jaipur Literature Festival. This year, Gond tribal art from Madhya Pradesh was the chosen art form.
The award, which is going to be an annual feature at the literary festival with a footfall of over 2.5 lakh, will allow up-and-coming artists to showcase their talent amid a diverse and receptive audience. OJAS Art, through this award, will also showcase these artists in exhibitions as well as offer a cash prize of Rs 51,000 for winner and 31,000 for runner up to help support their future.
The 2016 Ojas Art Award will be open for entries from September 1st (aadd expected date) and the winners will be announced at the coming ZEE Jaipur Literature Festival in January 2016 which is scheduled to be held from January 21-25, 2016 at the Diggi Palace Hotel in Jaipur, Rajasthan. Confirmed speakers include Margaret Atwood, Thomas Piketty, Stephen Fry, Amish Tripathi, Alexander Hemon, Anita Nair, David Grossman, Sidin Vadukut, Niall Ferguson, Sudhir Kakar, Alka Saraogi, Cornelia Funke, Anita Agnihotri, Anuja Chauhan, Ravi Subramanan, James Shapiro, Steve McCurry, Ayesha Jalal, Victoria Glendinning, Ben Macintyre and many more.
Anubhav Nath says, “The art community has been very supportive of the OJAS Art Award. Over the coming years, we aim to evolve as the premier award in the tribal and traditional art space. Next year, we shall focus on Mithila and Madhubani Art.”
Sanjoy K. Roy says, “The Gond artworks were received very well. We are looking at the possibility of showcasing their works at other venues in India and overseas. We have a proud tradition of celebrating excellence in creative expression which is exemplified by the OJAS Art Award.”
This year’s selection, Gond art is spread across central India; mainly Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and Orissa and Gond paintings are inspired by the age of early-civilization when man was inhabited in a cave. Hence, one can see impressions of human interaction with animals, birds, sun moon, trees, hills etc as subject matter of these paintings.
“The Gond paintings have for long been oblivious to the world of art. It was in 1940s when the missionary zeal of Verrier Elwin brought forth the richness of the Gond culture to the light in his many writings and experiences. Due to its folk nature and a part of everyday life of Gond tribal belts, like Madhubani or Warli paintings, Gond paintings remained unnoticed as compared to the other much publicized and talked movements of the world of Indian painting of the 19th and 20th century. However, after Independence, with the explorations of the treasures of indigenous art forms, it became more and more spotted, both with admiration and with awe,” says art historian Dr Neeru Misra.
About the artists :
Bhajju Shyam (1st Prize)
Bhajju is a well known Gond artist, having exhibited his work at the Museum of London and on tour in the UK, Germany, Holland, Italy and Russia. Born in 1971 in the Gond tribal village of Patangarh, sixteen year-old Bhajju travelled to Bhopal where he became apprentice to Jangarh Singh Shyam.
His best-known work, The London Jungle Book, is a visual travelogue of his 2002 visit to London, where he went to paint the interior of an up-market Indian restaurant. The book, published by Tara Books and the Museum of London, was released in November 2004, along with a three-month exhibition at the Museum. In 2001, he received a state award for Best Indigenous Artist.
Venkat Raman Singh Shyam (2nd Prize)
Venkat Raman Singh Shyam was born in 1970 to a humble family of Pardhan Gond tribals living in the village Sijhora, in eastern Madhya Pradesh. He began painting at the age of ten, and in 1988 moved to the city of Bhopal — where he worked for five years as an apprentice to his uncle, the master artist Jangarh Sing Shyam (1960-2001), who initiated the contemporary Gond art movement.
He has received numerous awards nationally and internationally. His works are a part of many collections worldwide, some of the institutional collectors are : LACMA, Los Angeles, USA; Chatrapati Shivaji Museum, Mumbai; Chitra Kala Parishad, Bangalore; Reserve Bank of India, Mumbai and Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal.
Roshni Vyam (Special Prize)
Roshni Vyam was born in 1994 to Gond artists. She grew up observing her parents and at a very young age knew that art was her calling. Growing up she took part in workshops and also illustrated books. For her undergraduate studies she secured admission in the art department of the coveted M.S. University, Baroda. Here she found the curriculum to be very regimented and westernized and thought she will get disconnected from her Gond roots, and decided to not join the art school. Roshni continued her practice and decided to pursue textile designing at NIFT, Bengaluru where she is encouraged to imbibe her traditional art in current fashion and is expected to graduate in 2016.
Related Links : Exhibitions
Entry : Free
Place : Ojas Art at 1AQ, Qutab Minar Roundabout, Mehrauli Road, New Delhi 110 030
Tel: +91 11 2664 4145
Venue Info : 1aq.in | Events | Nearest Metro Station - 'Saket(Yellow Line)'
Event Description : OJAS Art presents “Satrangi: A Gond Expression” an exhibition of 40 artworks by fine Gond artists Shyam,Venkat Shyam, Roshni Vyam who won the first OJAS Art Award’15 at the Zee Jaipur Literature Festival this year.
“The beautifully crafted artworks of Gond artists are a collage of seven colors which is so profusely visible in these Polychrome masterpieces. The assimilation of the same spreads out a Rainbow look of seven shades, hence the theme of these works takes the most appropriate nomenclature Satrangi,” says art historian and cultural heritage consultant Dr Neeru Misra.
In January 2015, OJAS Art in collaboration with Teamwork Arts announced the commencement of a distinctive award titled “Ojas Art Award” initiated to explore tribal and traditional art forms. The award was announced at Zee Jaipur Literature Festival’15 by Anubhav Nath, Curatorial Director of OJAS Art and Sanjoy K Roy, Managing Director of Teamwork Arts and Producer of the ZEE Jaipur Literature Festival. This year, Gond tribal art from Madhya Pradesh was the chosen art form.
The award, which is going to be an annual feature at the literary festival with a footfall of over 2.5 lakh, will allow up-and-coming artists to showcase their talent amid a diverse and receptive audience. OJAS Art, through this award, will also showcase these artists in exhibitions as well as offer a cash prize of Rs 51,000 for winner and 31,000 for runner up to help support their future.
The 2016 Ojas Art Award will be open for entries from September 1st (aadd expected date) and the winners will be announced at the coming ZEE Jaipur Literature Festival in January 2016 which is scheduled to be held from January 21-25, 2016 at the Diggi Palace Hotel in Jaipur, Rajasthan. Confirmed speakers include Margaret Atwood, Thomas Piketty, Stephen Fry, Amish Tripathi, Alexander Hemon, Anita Nair, David Grossman, Sidin Vadukut, Niall Ferguson, Sudhir Kakar, Alka Saraogi, Cornelia Funke, Anita Agnihotri, Anuja Chauhan, Ravi Subramanan, James Shapiro, Steve McCurry, Ayesha Jalal, Victoria Glendinning, Ben Macintyre and many more.
Anubhav Nath says, “The art community has been very supportive of the OJAS Art Award. Over the coming years, we aim to evolve as the premier award in the tribal and traditional art space. Next year, we shall focus on Mithila and Madhubani Art.”
Sanjoy K. Roy says, “The Gond artworks were received very well. We are looking at the possibility of showcasing their works at other venues in India and overseas. We have a proud tradition of celebrating excellence in creative expression which is exemplified by the OJAS Art Award.”
This year’s selection, Gond art is spread across central India; mainly Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and Orissa and Gond paintings are inspired by the age of early-civilization when man was inhabited in a cave. Hence, one can see impressions of human interaction with animals, birds, sun moon, trees, hills etc as subject matter of these paintings.
“The Gond paintings have for long been oblivious to the world of art. It was in 1940s when the missionary zeal of Verrier Elwin brought forth the richness of the Gond culture to the light in his many writings and experiences. Due to its folk nature and a part of everyday life of Gond tribal belts, like Madhubani or Warli paintings, Gond paintings remained unnoticed as compared to the other much publicized and talked movements of the world of Indian painting of the 19th and 20th century. However, after Independence, with the explorations of the treasures of indigenous art forms, it became more and more spotted, both with admiration and with awe,” says art historian Dr Neeru Misra.
About the artists :
Bhajju Shyam (1st Prize)
Bhajju is a well known Gond artist, having exhibited his work at the Museum of London and on tour in the UK, Germany, Holland, Italy and Russia. Born in 1971 in the Gond tribal village of Patangarh, sixteen year-old Bhajju travelled to Bhopal where he became apprentice to Jangarh Singh Shyam.
His best-known work, The London Jungle Book, is a visual travelogue of his 2002 visit to London, where he went to paint the interior of an up-market Indian restaurant. The book, published by Tara Books and the Museum of London, was released in November 2004, along with a three-month exhibition at the Museum. In 2001, he received a state award for Best Indigenous Artist.
Venkat Raman Singh Shyam (2nd Prize)
Venkat Raman Singh Shyam was born in 1970 to a humble family of Pardhan Gond tribals living in the village Sijhora, in eastern Madhya Pradesh. He began painting at the age of ten, and in 1988 moved to the city of Bhopal — where he worked for five years as an apprentice to his uncle, the master artist Jangarh Sing Shyam (1960-2001), who initiated the contemporary Gond art movement.
He has received numerous awards nationally and internationally. His works are a part of many collections worldwide, some of the institutional collectors are : LACMA, Los Angeles, USA; Chatrapati Shivaji Museum, Mumbai; Chitra Kala Parishad, Bangalore; Reserve Bank of India, Mumbai and Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal.
Roshni Vyam (Special Prize)
Roshni Vyam was born in 1994 to Gond artists. She grew up observing her parents and at a very young age knew that art was her calling. Growing up she took part in workshops and also illustrated books. For her undergraduate studies she secured admission in the art department of the coveted M.S. University, Baroda. Here she found the curriculum to be very regimented and westernized and thought she will get disconnected from her Gond roots, and decided to not join the art school. Roshni continued her practice and decided to pursue textile designing at NIFT, Bengaluru where she is encouraged to imbibe her traditional art in current fashion and is expected to graduate in 2016.
Related Links : Exhibitions
“Satrangi: A Gond Expression” an exhibition of 40 artworks by fine Gond artists Shyam, Venkat Shyam, Roshni Vyam at Ojas Art at 1AQ, Qutab Minar Roundabout, Mehrauli Road > 11am-7pm on 13th August to 6th September 2015
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