Shantaram Chintya Tumbada

Imbued with geometry and symbols in white paint that are characteristic of Warli art (which was originally painted on the walls of homes), Tumbada stands out with his own distinct style, characterised by graphical precision and dynamic compositions which tackle the depiction of modern topics. Using a common iconography and a palette of only two colours, Shantaram Tumbada, along with other artists of his community (including Jivya Soma Mashe whose work forms part of the Fondation Cartier’s collection), thus renews the interpretation of this traditional art and keeps it alive. In 1993, he was invited to create a large mural fresco in Lyon for Tony Garnier’s urban museum. In 1995, Shantaram Tumbada produced several drawings in ink, adapting myths of creation to modern times: via a series of drawings he revisited the invention of the wheel, locomotion and navigation.

His series of drawings flying inventions was presented in the Histoires de voir exhibition at the Fondation Cartier, in 2012.