Painting Gond: Story of Elephant and Fox Paintings Set of Four

The set of four Gond paintings with folklore about friendship of elephant and fox, and how lord Shiva and Parvati punishes the fox for breaching the trust in friendship. This set of four paintings is available in frame with pastel green mount in non reflective museum quality glass, signed by the artist Sukhnandi with authenticity certificate.

Artwork:
Gond folklore art is full of traditional stories like this set of four paintings. The scene one is about two best friend elephant and fox. At the time of drought, fox was thirsty and looks for water at distance, while standing on the back of elephant, but in vain. The second painting depicts the scene when elephant offered the fox to fetch water (shown as fish) from its stomach. Elephant cautioned fox not to look up into its stomach and touch its vital organs, but fox beside drinking the water also disturbs the vital organ of the elephant which causes elephant’s death and fox gets trapped inside. The lord Shiva and Parvati painted on let side helps the fox get out from the body of the dead elephant. The third painting shows the Lord Shiva (hidden on the tree) and Parvati as elderly women giving a task to fox for breaching the trust of its friend elephant. In the fourth painting the fox is shown wandering from place to place in the village given a task and punishment and in turn goes through a lot of suffering. This set of four original paintings is available in frame with mounting border and non-reflective museum quality glass along with authenticity certificate.

Artist:
Mr. Sukhnandi Vyam (b 1983), Gond tribal artist’s often paints scenes in the tribal folklore and mythology and humorous illustrations. Soft, light yet electrifying colour and unique pattern design is the hallmark of his work. In 2002, he won the Madhya Pradesh State Government award for an unusually elaborate wood-carved sculpture.

Artform:
Gond art originated as wall paintings by Pardhan Gonds, the indigenous people living in Central India. Their occupation was to sing invocations to the divine beings in nature, and as storytellers educate the younger generation about their mythology and culture. Gond artists allow themselves the freedom to depict anything their fertile imagination creates. Pop and modern while being a tribal art, Gond art has been introduced in many museums around the world in the recent years.

Product Dimension
19″ x 15″ (H)

Material
Art paper, acrylic and ink colours, mounting on hard board with non reflective museum quality glass

Care Instruction
Clean with soft dry cloth