{"product_id":"gond-village-life-pipariya-pench-india-12-x-12-inches-acrylic-on-canvas-painting-by-john-dyer","title":"'Gond Village Life, Pipariya, Pench, India'. 12 x 12 inches acrylic on canvas. Painting by John Dyer","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eGond Village Life, Pipariya, Pench, India\u003c\/i\u003e is an intimate study of rural life in central India, painted by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/johndyergallery.com\/collections\/john-dyer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn Dyer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e during his \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.lastchancetopaint.com\/4-india-land-of-tiger\"\u003eLast Chance to Paint\u003c\/a\u003e – Land of the Tiger expedition\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eJohn painted this work in the intense heat of the day, surrounded by villagers and fascinated \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eGond tribal children\u003c\/span\u003e who gathered to watch him work. The house at the centre of the painting belongs to the village postman, grounding the scene in the everyday life of Pipariya.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eWashing hangs between the buildings, chickens wander across the dusty ground, children move through the village and a bicycle is ridden past as he painted. John’s vivid palette turns these ordinary details into a richly observed celebration of community and place.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe brilliant red flowers climbing across the buildings inspired the deep blue, star-filled sky above. This creates a subtle shift from day into night and introduces another layer to the painting’s story. After dark, \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003etigers can move through the dirt streets and surrounding crop fields of Pipariya\u003c\/span\u003e, reminding us that village life here exists in close proximity to one of India’s most extraordinary wild landscapes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe painting therefore becomes more than a village scene. It is about the relationship between people and the wider tiger forest, and about daily life continuing within a landscape where the boundary between human settlement and wildlife can be remarkably thin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eJohn was also \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003efilmed painting in Pipariya by NDTV\u003c\/span\u003e, one of India’s major national broadcasters, making this small canvas an especially fascinating record of the expedition and of rural Gond life as John experienced it firsthand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eWith its glowing buildings, vivid flowers, chickens, bicycle, children and deep blue sky, \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eGond Village Life, Pipariya, Pench, India\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e captures both the warmth of the community and the extraordinary environment in which it exists.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"page-product-heading\"\u003eItem Information\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"table-data-sheet\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr class=\"odd\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDescription\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFramed Original Painting\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr class=\"even\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eArtist\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCornish Artist John Dyer (born 1968)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr class=\"odd\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSigned by the Artist\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSigned by John Dyer\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr class=\"even\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePainting size\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12 x 12 inches\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr class=\"odd\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMedium\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAcrylic on canvas\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr class=\"even\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFramed size\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e17.5 x 17.5 inches\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr class=\"odd\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFrame type\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThe St Ives style picture frame is a Renaissance-inspired cassetta frame, Italian for 'little box', featuring a white stain finish that highlights the wood grain. With a 73mm wide profile and 39mm depth, it creates a recessed central panel, perfect for a timeless, contemporary and elegant display of the painting.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr class=\"even\"\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eReady to hang\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eStrung with picture cord and ready to hang\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExplore the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/johndyergallery.com\/collections\/indian-summer-new-paintings-of-india\"\u003eIndian Summer collection\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-expedition-vimeo=\"1166697313\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eRelated expedition film\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/1166697313\"\u003eIndia Land of the Tiger Day 7 - Pottery Village\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1166697313?dnt=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" style=\"display: block; width: 100%; height: auto; aspect-ratio: 16\/9; border: 0;\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"India Land of the Tiger Day 7 - Pottery Village\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"John Dyer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67757038502130,"sku":null,"price":750.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0476\/8448\/5279\/files\/VillageLife_Pipariya_Pench_India-12x12inchesacryliconcanvasbyJohnDyer.jpg?v=1792171280","url":"https:\/\/johndyergallery.com\/products\/gond-village-life-pipariya-pench-india-12-x-12-inches-acrylic-on-canvas-painting-by-john-dyer","provider":"John Dyer Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}