Zimbiri (born 1991) is a painter and contemporary artist from Bhutan. She was the first woman to have a solo art exhibition in Bhutan. Inspired by writers such as Shel Silverstein and William Blake, as well as minimalism and Bhutanese culture, she is a leading figure in Bhutan's contemporary art scene.
Zimbiri | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1991 |
| Nationality | Bhutanese |
| Occupation(s) | painter, artist |
Biography edit
Born in 1991 in Thimpu, Zimbiri grew up in Bhutan.[1] She has a degree in Fine Art and Economics from Wheaton College, USA.[2] Her first show, Faces, was the first solo contemporary art exhibition by a woman to be held in Bhutan.[1][3] Held in 2015, the series was inspired by Shel Silverstein's poem Everything on It.[4] She has exhibited her work in Taipei,[5] at the Royal Textile Academy of Bhutan,[6] and in 2020 Grosvenor Gallery in London was the first institution to show her work in Britain.[7] There she exhibited work as part of Asian Art in London, showing part of her body of work inspired by the tiger.[8]
Zimbiri uses traditional Bhutanese materials, such as hand-woven canvases (rhay-shing) and natural paints (saa-tshen).[7][9] She is inspired by minimalism and colour field painting,[7] as well as Bhutanese culture, from masks to flowers.[10] She has also experimented with producing work as an NFT.[11] In 2022, her series Imaginary Lines, inspired by the work William Blake, was exhibited at Nature Morte in Vasant Vihar, New Delhi.[12][13]
Reception edit
According to Kinley Wangmo, her work is a significant contribution to Bhutanese contemporary art.[10] For Jason Hopper, her work demonstrates "the increased participation of women in contemporary art" in Bhutan.[14] For Ma Padioleau, she is "the leading female artist in Bhutan".[15]
References edit
- ^ a b "Zimbiri – VAST Bhutan". 2023-12-03. Archived from the original on 2023-12-03. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
- ^ "Zimbiri | Pre-mythical 成為神話之前 | WWF Tiger Trail 2022 | 2022". Sotheby's. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
- ^ "Art: People and their masks". The Hindu. 2015-12-18. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
- ^ Snodgrass, Mary Ellen (2022-10-27). Asian Women Artists: A Biographical Dictionary, 2700 BCE to Today. McFarland. p. 209. ISBN 978-1-4766-4698-5.
- ^ "Bhutan's contemporary art scene makes its mark on international stage". Hindustan Times. 2023-05-07. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
- ^ ""Found Icons" art exhibition by Zimbiri opened at RTA – The Royal Textile Academy". Retrieved 2024-02-18.
- ^ a b c "Zimbiri: Solo Exhibition | 30 October - 9 December 2020". Grosvenor Gallery. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
- ^ Heather (2020-09-25). "ASIAN ART IN LONDON". Asian Art Newspaper. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
- ^ "Bonhams : Zimbiri (B.1991) Entangled Tail". www.bonhams.com. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
- ^ a b Wangmo, Kinley. "Bhutanese Contemporary Art | The Druk Journal". Druk Journal. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
- ^ Newspaper, Bhutan's Daily. "Prism: The playful design by Terton Art Gallery". Kuensel Online. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
- ^ Roy, Dyuti (2022-03-14). "An exploration of society and self-love; Zimbiri's solo art exhibition in Delhi". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
- ^ "Bhutanese artist invited to decorate life-sized tiger sculpture for display in Singapore". www.dailybhutan.com. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
- ^ Hopper, J. (2018). The Early History of Contemporary Art in Bhutan. Rig Tshoel-Research Journal of the Royal Thimphu College, 1(1).
- ^ Padioleau, Ma (2018). "The players of contemporary art in Bhutan" (PDF). Creation Contemporaine-Asie.