Ranjit Singh was born in Birmingham in 1967 - Studied BA in Fine Art at Birmingham City University (Bournville School of art) from 1994 to 1998.
Singh incorporates pseudonyms to ensure economic, racial and formal/artistic autonomy, his subject matter explores socio-economic/political influences on the human condition, with an interest in dysfunctional systems and conflict. Singh's work investigates and challenges normality, unravelling the conditioned perception we have of our structured environment.
Stating: “My art is about the human condition and everything it encapsulates and at the same time maintaining normality and what the public perceives as traditional in fine art".
The artists experiences have in part influenced the direction of his practice - social patterns that maintain inequalities, recognising at an early age that education is a forme of contained de education Singh spent time in various state instructions, in what he explains as a “Controlled set experiences recorded at the time in the form of text and other material” he goes on to explain “Being an Asian Indian, Mohican - punk in the late 70s created a social-cultural conflict, These experiences in part function to inform the artist within his practice.
Soon after graduating in 1998 Singh started exploring alternative venues for public engagement, with social consciousness at the core of his objectives, Singh identified a space within a council tower block for a series of exhibitions. (Ingoldsby Estate Northfield Birmingham). Singh believes art has to be socially inclusive and must challenge to progress.
Ranjit's work has progressed to incorporate the use of technology developing an easily distributable format stating: “My aim is to develop an art format that can engage a wide audience”. The works have developed to have a dual function one of engagement via the Internet and derivative prints that can function in an alternative environment.
Testing theories and stereotypes Barcelona
Exploration of racial stereotypes
Testing theories and stereotypes New York
Exploration of socioeconomic stereotypes
Testing theories and stereotypes Paris
Exploration of socioeconomic/racial stereotypes
Invited artists
Stealing by Finding by Frank MacAleese 1/3/99 - 8/3/99
Article 69 (1) by Frank MacAleese 8/3/99 - 15/3/99
Article 69 (2) by Frank MacAleese 24/1/00-29/1/00
Article 69 (3) by Frank MacAleese 31/1/00-11/2/00
Untitled Painting by Barbara Walker 11/7/00-15/7/00
Ingoldsby Estate Community arts Project Birmingham ( Solo exhibitions )
Cleansing to a Brilliant White
Desmond Tate
Surplus Workers. (From Conflict and Consciousness)
Working Class Crime / Corporate Crime.
Untitled (beans) (From Conflict and Consciousness)
Desmond Tate (Painting)
Maintaining Underdevelopment
Designed in Germany Made in China
Working Class Crime/Corporate Crime. Northfield Library Birmingham
641 Youth House Birmingham ( Solo exhibitions )
Working Class Crime / Corporate Crime.
Designed in Germany Made in China
Untitled (beans) (From Conflict and Consciousness)
Charles Archie (video)
(Big Peg) Birmingham Solo
Untitled (Big Peg) Birmingham 1996
Central Collective
(Group exhibition and lecture program) Roundhouse Gallery
Birmingham
Ranjid Sohota Desmond Tate Charles Archie
641 Youth House Birmingham ( Solo exhibitions )
Cleansing to a Brilliant white
Maintaining Underdevelopment
Masefield Square Community Centre Birmingham
Designed in Germany Made in China
Working Class Crime / Corporate Crime.
Pulverised by Propaganda Series No 004
Let Me Liberate You Series No 001
Hanz Koontz / R Sahota – Drawing / Architectonics
Architectonics Interactive
Re-distribution of knowledge concept
Missing in Action (Birmingham)
Online accessible art [ongoing]
American Intelligence fail 01
Out Of Sync. ( Through the eyes of R. Sohota ) Performance
Public house (The Old Angel) Nottingham
Night club (Last Weekend) Nottingham
Surplus Workers. Northfield Job Centre Birmingham UK
Designed in Germany Made in China
(S) Bahn (U) Bahn Berlin
Out Of Sync. sculpture/performance Public house Pustublume
Martin Luther Str/Meininger Str) Berlin
Beyond the Point of Restriction (Tegel airport) Berlin 24/3/99
BitTorrent art distribution
Birmingham Queer Open, title: Pulverized by Propaganda
Hanz Koontz: Birmingham
Big Peg: Vyse Street, Jewellery Quarter
Curzon Street Station: Eastside, Digberth
Wynner House: Bromsgrove Street
Contemporary Art Gallery Vancouver
The New Art Gallery Walsall
Social Manipulation 2016 - 17
