Anand Singh Shyam and Dhanaiya Bai are artists of which of the following art?
- (a)Dhokra Art
- (b)Gond Painting
- (c)Pithora Painting
- (d)Bagh Printing
Correct — B, Gond Painting. Anand Singh Shyam and Dhanaiya Bai are practising artists of Gond painting, the tribal art of the Pardhan Gond community of central India (centred on Patangarh village, Dindori district, Madhya Pradesh), known for dense dot-and-line patterns depicting nature, animals and folklore.
- (a)Dhokra Art — A lost-wax metal-casting craft producing brass/bell-metal figurines — a metalwork tradition, not a painting style, and unrelated to these two artists.
- (c)Pithora Painting — A ritual wall-painting tradition of the Bhil/Rathwa community (mainly the Gujarat–MP border belt) — a different tribal community and art form.
- (d)Bagh Printing — A hand-block textile printing craft from Bagh town, Dhar district, MP — a fabric craft, not the painting form these artists practise.
Gond painting is a tribal art form of the Pardhan Gond community of central India, especially associated with Patangarh village in Dindori district, Madhya Pradesh. It uses intricate dots and lines to depict nature, animals, deities and folklore, traditionally as wall art before being adapted onto canvas and paper.
The exam tests naming specific practising artists and asking which art form they belong to — the visual style is often confused with other tribal painting traditions (Warli, Bhil, Pithora), so anchoring named artists to their exact community and art form is the key skill.
- Gond painting is practised by the Pardhan Gond community, centred on Patangarh village, Dindori district, Madhya Pradesh.
- The contemporary canvas style was pioneered by artist Jangarh Singh Shyam from the 1980s, a style sometimes called 'Jangarh Kalam'.
- Anand Singh Shyam and Dhanaiya Bai are recognised contemporary Gond painters from this tradition.
- The paintings characteristically use dense dot-and-line fill patterns to depict animals, trees and tribal deities/folklore.
- Confusing Gond painting (Madhya Pradesh, Pardhan Gond) with Warli (Maharashtra) or Madhubani (Bihar) due to broadly similar dot/line motifs
- Assuming every Gond artist surnamed 'Shyam' is the same person as Jangarh Singh Shyam
MPPSC names specific tribal artists and asks which art form they practise — anchor the artist's name to the art form and its native community/district.
No directly related past PYQ was found.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Gond painting, characterised by intricate dot-and-line patterns, originated among which tribal community of central India?
- (a)Pardhan Gond
- (b)Bhil
- (c)Baiga
- (d)Korku
Answer(a) Pardhan Gond — the community from which Gond painting originates.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Which artist is credited with pioneering the contemporary canvas style of Gond painting from the 1980s?
- (a)Jangarh Singh Shyam
- (b)Jivya Soma Mashe
- (c)Bhuri Bai
- (d)J. Swaminathan
Answer(a) Jangarh Singh Shyam — the artist whose canvas style gave rise to what is often called 'Jangarh Kalam'.