This tiger was created as part of project ARTIGER.
Gifted to the City of Delhi
sheila dikshit
wrote:
"The arts and hearts came together in the ARTIGER project. I am happy that the tigers have made Delhi their home. While they remain in our public space, their real place is in our hearts"
Anjolie Ela Menon wrote:
"Tiger burning bright we are with you fight hearts in this fight.
Art in public spaces is an idea whose time has come."
About the artist:
Anjolie Ela Menon was born in West Bengal. She studied at the J. J. School of Art. She won the French Government scholarship to Ecole National des Beaux Arts, Paris. Menon has had over thirty solo shows and has participated in several international group shows.
She is also a well-known muralist and has represented India at the Sao Paulo Biennale Brazil. Her works can be found in many private and museum collections. She was awarded the Padmashri in 2000.
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"India has to decide whether it wants to keep the tiger or not. It has to decide if it is worthwhile to keep its National Symbol, its icon, representing wildlife. It has to decide if it wants to keep its natural heritage for future generations, a heritage more important than the cultural one, whether we speak of its temples, the Taj Mahal, or others, because once destroyed it cannot be replaced."
Taking cue from the Elephant Parade held in London, some of India's finest artists have created ‘The Tiger Trail’ here in India through an initiative called ARTIGER to generate awareness and funds in order to save the endangered Royal Bengal Tiger that is also our National Animal.
Prominent artists have painted 58 life size fibre glass Royal Bengal Tigers, each with the artists' signature style. These tigers will be adopted by leading corporate houses in the country. For a period of three months, the tigers will be displayed in public spaces all over New Delhi, beginning December 2010, after which they will belong to the corporate house s that have adopted them.
All the money raised through the sale of these tigers will be donated to ‘The Ranthambore Foundation’ which is doing fine work in this domain.
To know more about ARTIGER visit http://artiger.org/home.html or join the ARTIGER group on Facebook.
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