Punjab is well known for producing world class artists who have mastered their respective fields with their unique skill and hardwork.Sardar Sobha Singh
Sardar Sobha Singh was an eminent artist of Punjab. Widely acclaimed as the saint-artist of the people, he created a new intensity by delving deep into the spirit of the subject. The conception and execution of his portraits and the landscape paintings remain singularly unique in the sense that they introduce the great spiritual masters and the heroes in a manner that simply evokes adoration. Art for him was not merely an amusing pastime. He held that it had the capacity to elevate the soul and refine the taste of the people. He painted great men, martyrs and pleasing aspects of nature and refused to accept the ominous events and erotic scenes as objects for his art. His portraits of the Gurus, avatars, saints and the immortal lovers shall endure the test of time.Artist Gurbux Singh Theathi was born in Punjab on the 10th of November 1923. He did his matriculation in 1939 and that very year joined S. Hari Singh, a well known and a highly talented artist, as an apprentice. In 1941 he enrolled in the Lahore College of Arts and completed a one year course in Commercial Art and drawing.
Bhai Gian Singh (1883-1953), a Naqqash or a Fresco-Painter was born in the city of Amritsar in 1883. His father Taba Singh was a comb-maker by profession, supplemented his meagre income by dispensing ayurvedic medicines in his spare time. At the age of five, Gian Singh was sent to school run by Giani Thakur Singh, who later rose into prominence as a Sikh missionary and scholar Giam Thakur Singh-s influence on him was everlasting.
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