The London Jungle Book
2004
First Published
4.63
Average Rating
50
Number of Pages
“A beautiful book. I would like to give it to everyone I love when they are traveling by choice or necessity.”—John Berger “Could be this year’s quirky Christmas bestseller.”— The Bookseller “A startlingly generous and colorful collection of images, capable of making the most jaded metropolitan refocus and smile.”— The Independent “Bhajju Shyam is causing quite a stir among museum-goers in London... This is London as you’ve never seen it before. An incredible vision.”—BBC World Service This stunning visual travelogue by an Indian tribal artist turns a modern metropolis into an exotic bestiary. Bhajju Shyam, from the Gond tribe in central India, was invited to London two years ago to paint the interiors of a chic Indian restaurant. With radical innocence and great sophistication, Bhajju records his experiences and observations showing a modern city as you’ve never seen it before—the London Underground becomes a giant earthworm, Big Ben merges with a massive rooster, and English people are shown as bats that come out to play at night. It is rare to encounter a truly original vision that is capable of startling us into reexamining familiar sights. By breathing the ancient spirit of wonder back into the act of travel, The London Jungle Book does just that. Bhajju Shyam is one of the finest living artists of the Gond tribe in central India. Intricate and colorful, Bhajju’s work is well known throughout India and has been exhibited in the United Kingdom, Germany, Holland, and Russia. From the walls of his tribal village home to international acclaim, Bhajju’s has been an incredible creative journey.
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Bhajju Shyam
Author · 2 books
Bhajju Shyam is one of the finest artists of the Gond tribe in central India. Like most children from his tribe, Bhajju grew up helping his mother paint the walls of their village home, and at the age of sixteen, he moved to the city of Bhopal in search of work and soon became an apprentice to his uncle, the famous artist Jangarh Singh Shyam. Bhajju’s prowess as an independent artist grew quickly, and in 2001 he received a state award for Best Indigenous Artist.
