Shyam Vishwakarma's Terracotta Paintings will enhance the Glory of Jharkhand High Court

• 26 Apr 2023

Why in News?

According to the information received from the media on 25 April 2023, the famous artist Shyam Vishwakarma's terracotta paintings will soon increase the glory of the Jharkhand High Court. In light of the instructions received from the government, Shyam Vishwakarma is busy with full preparation for this.

Key Points

• It is known that more than a dozen large terracotta paintings of Shyam Vishwakarma are being installed in the under-construction High Court building in front of the new assembly in Ranchi. Along with these paintings, the statue of the goddess of law made by Shyam Vishwakarma will also beautify the High Court.
• Apart from this, the Ranchi branch of the Reserve Bank of India is also being beautified with the painting of Shyam Vishwakarma. Here also about one and a half dozen terracotta paintings of Shyam Vishwakarma will be installed.
• All the paintings to be installed in the High Court building will be related to tribal folk art Sohrai, Jadu Petiya, Jharkhand's tourist place etc.
• Recently several terracotta paintings depicting Shyam Vishwakarma's resolution to success have been installed at Coal India Asansol, West Bengal.
• In December 2022, about 150 paintings of Shyam Vishwakarma of Sahibganj were installed in various ministries of the Government of Jharkhand.
• An attempt has been made to depict the art and culture of Jharkhand through all the paintings giving the message of prosperity & greenery of Jharkhand. The message of a prosperous Jharkhand has been given through the endangered folk art of Jharkhand, Jadu Petiya and Terracotta Painting.
• Significantly, Shyam Vishwakarma of Sahibganj is a well-known name in the world of art and painting across the country. Paintings of Shyam Vishwakarma are decorated in many ministries of the Government of India. Shyam Vishwakarma has also given a different identity to the Jharkhand Bhavan located in the country's capital Delhi with his art.
• Now Shyam Vishwakarma's work is not limited to Sahibganj or Jharkhand only. Apart from the country, his works & fame have reached countries like America, Canada and Denmark. About one and a half dozen paintings of Shyam Vishwakarma are increasing the glory of a museum established in New York, America.
• It is worth mentioning that Shyam Vishwakarma made his mark in the country in the first year 2006 with the art exhibition organized at the Indian National Trade Fair held in Delhi. Here a dozen of his paintings on terracotta art were bought by the Government of India, and are still adorned in the Agriculture and other Ministries of the Government of India.
• Jharkhand's tallest statue implemented in the Ranchi Project building has been prepared by Shyam Vishwakarma. He has also been awarded by the Government of Jharkhand for the upliftment of terracotta painting. Shyam Vishwakarma also represented the country in the International Workshop held in the year 2018.