Jangarh Singh Shyam

Fetish, 1999,  acrylic on paper, 70 x 52 cm

Shaman,  1995,  oil on canvas, 160 x 110 xm

Expiation,  1998,  acrylic on paper, 65 x 50 cm

Animals Sheltering in the Shade, circa 1990,  ink on paper, dimensions not known

Tiger, 1995,  acrylic and silkscreen on canvas, 75 x 60 cm

Untitled, 1996, oil on canvas, 82 x 40 cm

Medicine Man, 1998,  acrylic on paper, 50 x 65 cm

Tigers,  1995,  oil and silkscreen on canvas, 65 x 118.5 cm

Jangarh Singh Shyam, highly acclaimed Indian  artist of the Gond tribe, was born in 1962 the  Narmada Valley, Madya Pradesh, India.  His work was exhibited in  and outside India including at the Centre Pompidou, Paris in 1989.  He took his own life in  Tokomachi, Japan in 2001.  Read More about his life and death here and here.

Janghar Singh Shyam’s Bio

Jangarh Singh Shyam Blog

Thanks to Scott Rothstein of Art Found Out for finding this artist. On Scott’s blog  you will also find these fine drawings by the Artist

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