Danger Dogs from Nepal –Folk Art from the Himalayas

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Sagar

Sagar is a very talented artist whose sense of humor is often evident in his work. He

often puts his Danger Dogs and Cats in a dramatic circle. See the post-apocalyptic

background of the first dog above. He also tends to make even sweet dogs look like

thugs, which is kind of the point in a ‘Beware of Dog’ signboard.

Sagar teaches painting to foreigners in Patan, in Kathmandu Valley. He often works

with the Japanese who have taught him to write his name in Japanese. His name

translates to ‘Ocean’ in Nepalese and that’s how he signs his work, often signing on a

collar or otherwise integrating his signature artfully.

An example of his humor is best shown in the Pug below. A beautiful girl was holding

this dog and the instructions were to paint only the pug. Well, Sagar put his own spin on

this Danger Dog. Not a young man, he’s kept his adolescent humor.

His Obama was the darkest in skintone of the series.