Gian Singh Naqqash

Gian Singh (1883 – 1953), known as Gian Singh Naqqash, was an Indian artist who specialized in naqqashi (engraving) and mohrakashi (fresco) methods. He was a fresco painter and worked at the Golden Temple for more than 33 years. He was notable for localizing Sikh art by developing a local Punjabi style that was disassociated from the Pahari style, specifically the Kangra variety, and Persian art styles, which had influenced Punjabi and Sikh art prior. ) within a mohrakashi (fresco). The floral work of Gian Singh is a representation of nām rasa. G.S. Sohan Singh began his work as an artist with works of oil on canvas, in-spite of the fact he had been trained in the traditional Sikh art methods. R. P. Srivastava compared the influence of Bhai Gian Singh on Sikh and Punjabi art to that of Bhai Vir Singh and Dhani Ram Chatrik in Sikh and Punjabi poetry. He was the only Sikh naqqash artist to leave behind groundbreaking books covering painting, including the naqqashi method.

Gallery

Mural (Naqqashi)

Miniatures