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Shambhavi Singh
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Shambhavi Singh’s works, although dream-like, depict emotions quite contrary to their appearance. Raising questions about hope and re-birth, and at the same time, recognising the fears of the unknown, Singh’s oeuvre provides an introspective journey for the viewer.
Singh's recent series of epic canvases, titled Ghatak, links the microcosmic and macrocosmic – in an effort to open viewers to the propositions that might flow from...
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Shambhavi Singh’s works, although dream-like, depict emotions quite contrary to their appearance. Raising questions about hope and re-birth, and at the same time, recognising the fears of the unknown, Singh’s oeuvre provides an introspective journey for the viewer.
Singh's recent series of epic canvases, titled Ghatak, links the microcosmic and macrocosmic – in an effort to open viewers to the propositions that might flow from such connections. The artist cites both the 15th century mystic Kabir and a scene from Satyajit Ray’s film, 'Pather Panchali', as her inspirations for the series. In a poem that explores the fundamental components of a 'ghatak' or pot – clay and space – to explore the gamut of human experience. We, of course, are the original clay vessels.The scene from Pather Panchali takes us to a related area: an eye appears, blinking in the darkness, leaving the film-goer momentarily confounded as to context, before another frame reveals that the peeper belongs to a girl who is looking into a ghatak. The corollary: for an instant, we, the audience, were part of the dark interior void into which the child peered – perhaps, even, we were the void (adapted from Sara Bancroft, Lullaby, Talwar Gallery, New Delhi, 2008).
Through her large-format paintings depicting nebulous skies, and her immaculate sculptures bearing cyclical shadows, the artist entices her viewer into a journey of self-exploration, bringing back countless memories of survival and livelihood.
Shambhavi Singh was born in 1966 in Patna, Bihar. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts from the College of Fine Arts and Crafts, Patna, in 1986, and her Master’s degree in the same after moving to New Delhi from the College of Arts there in 1992. In 2001, Singh was artist in residence at Greatmore Studios in Cape Town, South Africa. Her works have been exhibited worldwide in a number of solo shows including, ‘Lullaby’ at Talwar Gallery, New Delhi, in 2008; ‘A Bird and 2000 Echoes’ at Talwar Gallery, New York, in 2007; Vadehra Art Gallery, New Delhi, in 2002; and ‘Passage from India’ at the Association for Visual Arts (AVA), Cape Town, in 1998. Amongst her group shows are ‘Abstraction is Alive and Kicking’ at Gallery Beyond, Mumbai, in 2005; ‘We Are Like This Only’ at Vadehra Art Gallery, New Delhi, in 2005; ‘Amrita Shergil Revisited: Celebrations of Women by Women Artists’ at the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), New Delhi, in 2004; and ‘Unshackled Spirit’ at the Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, in 2003.
Singh lives and works in New Delhi.
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Born
1966
Patna, Bihar
Education
1990-92 Master of Fine Arts (Painting) College of Arts, New Delhi
1988-89 Research Grant Scholarship, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
1986 Bachelor of Fine Arts (Painting), College of Fine Arts and Crafts, Patna
Exhibitions
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2014-15 'Reaper’s Melody', Talwar...
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2014-15 'Reaper’s Melody', Talwar Gallery, New Delhi
2011 'Lonely Furrow', Singapore Tyler Print Institute (STPI), Singapore; Talwar Gallery, New York
2008 ‘Lullaby’, Talwar Gallery, New Delhi
2007 ‘A Bird and 2000 Echoes’, Talwar Gallery, New York
2002 Vadehra Art Gallery, New Delhi
1998 ‘Passage from India’, Association for Visual Arts (AVA), Cape Town, South Africa
1998 Natal Society of Art Gallery (NSA), Durban, South Africa
1997 ‘Earth And Sky’, Foundation for Indian Artists (FIA), Amsterdam
1995 ‘Birds Eyes’, Foundation for Indian Artist (FIA), Amsterdam
1994 ‘Vigorus’, Gallery Chemould, Mumbai and Studio Show, New Delhi
1992-93 ‘Passion For Home’, Foundation for Indian Artists (FIA), Amsterdam
1992-93 The Gallery, Chennai
1990 ‘Dawn’, Shridharani Gallery, New Delhi
1989 Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
Selected Group Exhibitions
2010 'A Summer View', Talwar Gallery, New Delhi
2010 'Body as Vessel', Art Alive Gallery, New Delhi
2009 'The Body as Vessel', Art Alive, New Delhi
2005 ‘Abstraction is Alive and Kicking’, Gallery Beyond, Mumbai
2005 ‘We Are Like This Only’, Vadehra Art Gallery, New Delhi
2004 ‘Amrita Shergil Revisited: Celebrations of Women by Women Artist’, Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), New Delhi
2003 ‘Unshakled Spirit’, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
1999 ‘Edge of the Century’, Art Ink, New Delhi
1998 ‘New Perceptions: Image and Media’, Organized by Centre for International Modern Art (CIMA), Kolkata and Centre for Art & Literature, New Delhi
1997 ‘Colors of Independence’, Centre for International Modern Art (CIMA), Kolkata and National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), New Delhi
1997 ‘Gift for India’, Sahmat, New Delhi
1995 ‘Kaleidoscope Art from a Transcultural Perspective’, ISIS Gallery, Utrecht, Netherlands
1995 ‘Post Card for Gandhi’, organized by Sahmat, New Delhi
1995 ‘Young Generation from Bihar’, Faculty of Fine Arts, Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda
1994 ‘Drawing 1994’, Gallery Escape , New Delhi
1993 ‘Indian Contemporary Art in Chandigarh’, 6 Cor Busier, Hassalines are et senans, France and traveled to Kunsthal, Rotterdam, Netherlands
1992 ‘Six Young Artists’, Gallery Escape, New Delhi
1991 ‘Nine Contemporary Indian Artists’, Gemeente Museum, Arnheim, Netherlands
1991 ‘Nine Contemporary Indian Artists’, Gallery Foundation for Indian Artist, Amsterdam, Netherlands
1989 ‘Contemporary Artist of Bihar’, Rabindra Bhawan , New Delhi
1987 ‘Young Painters of Bihar’, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
1983 Group AB, Patna
Participations
1998 ‘Bilkool: The Next Wave Festival’, Melbourne, Australia
1989 National Art Exhibition, Rabindra Bhawan, New Delhi
1988 National Art Exhibition. Chennai
1986 Inter University National Youth Festival, Chennai
1986 Prem Chand Yuva Mahotsava, Bihar
1983 All India Drawing Exhibition
Honours and Awards
2001-04 Residency: Greatmore Studios, Cape Town with participation in Exhibition Holland South Africa Line (HSAL) at The Castle, Willam Fehr Collection
2000 Residency: Project on Midnight Song on Twelve Pages
1988-89 Research Grant Scholarship, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
2001-04 Residency: Greatmore Studios, Cape Town with participation in Exhibition Holland South Africa Line (HSAL) at The Castle, Willam Fehr Collection
2000 Residency: Project on Midnight Song on Twelve Pages
1988-89 Research Grant Scholarship, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
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PAST AUCTIONS
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Lot 16
Details
Charity Auction 2008
11-12 November 2008
Ghatak
Acrylic and charcoal on canvas
105.5 x 59.5 in
Winning bid
$10,810
Rs 5,29,690
(Inclusive of buyer's premium)
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PAST StoryLTD AUCTIONS
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Lot 23
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No Reserve Art Auction
21-22 May 2019
Rahiyan - Where...
Oil on canvas
59.75 x 72 in
Winning bid
$978
Rs 67,452
(Inclusive of buyer's premium)
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