At the Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi 17 - 22 November 2017
Preview 16 November 5.30pm
Eminent artist Jatin Das will
exhibit a staggering 500 portraits, at the esteemed Lalit Kala Akademi this November,
many of which have never been on display before. The
exhibition, Jatin Das:
Artists & Friends. Over Fifty Years will be presented from 17 - 22 November 2017. The preview
will be held on 16 November at 5.30pm.
Portraits have always been an
important part of Das's artistic practice from sketching prolifically as a student at the Sir JJ School
of Art to those of friends and passersby throughout his career - from artists Bhupen Khakhar, Souza
and Krishen Khanna to photographer Raghu Rai and poets Dom Moraes and Gulzar, the
diversity in sitters and variety of medium lends a fascinating insight into his Work.
In his own
words:
“I
grew up in Bombay. All artists, young or old, always did portrait sketches of
friends in between work,over a drink; sketches on starched napkins at Sea
Lounge. This was a regular practice of artists of theyesteryears... today many
artists don’t sketch and some think doing a portrait is academic.
In the
last 60 years and before, I recall doing portraits of my close friends, even in
my early days at Mayurbhanj.
My studio was in Shahpur Jat, next to my residence and 3 years back it shifted
to Mehrauli,behind the 11th Century Qutub Minar. My assistant, Aalap Shah, an
artist in his own right from Ahmedabad, found hundreds of portraits during this
move. They were in oil, watercolour, ink and conté.
Many
were surprises for me, like that of Ram Kinker Baij and Kumar Gandharva. Aalap
planted the idea of a portrait exhibition and I got excited! I now have 700
sketches, done over 50 years, that are mounted and ready. And my dear friend,
Pradip Das Gupta has photographed them. For the first time in my life I am
cataloguing, archiving, and looking at my work done over all these years.”
The portraits in oil,
watercolour, conté and ink will also be presented in a catalogue of the show.
Venue: Lalit Kala
Akademi , Rabindra Bhavan, 35 Ferozeshah Road, New Delhi 11am - 7pm
About Jatin
Das
Jatin Das has been painting for
almost 60 years. Born in December 1941 in Mayurbhanj, Odisha, India, he studied
at the Sir JJ School of Art, Bombay, under Professor S.B. Palsikar. He has held
68 one-man shows, in India and abroad and has participated in numerous national
and international exhibitions and artist camps. He works in oil, watercolour,
ink, graphics and Conté. From his mural
The
Journey of India:
Mohenjo-Daro
to Mahatma Gandhi in the Parliament of India, to his welded steel installation at
the Bhilai Steel Plant in Madhya Pradesh and most recently his mural at
Bangalore airport, Das has worked with a wide range of materials and created
several landmark murals and sculpture installations. His works feature in
several public and private collections in India and abroad.
He has lectured extensively at
art and architectural colleges, museums and public forums, sharing his art and
his understanding of contemporary and traditional art forms with wide audiences.
His commitment to art and artists and towards creating a sensitivity for art
and aesthetics led him to a dream almost 30 years ago. Jatin is the Founder and
Chairman of the JD Centre of Art in Bhubaneswar, Odisha that will house
classical, contemporary, traditional and folk art under one roof. During the
last 35 years, he has built a personal collection of contemporary and
traditional art, antiquity and crafts that includes the enormous ‘Pankha’
collection – which consists of more than 6000 hand-fans.
In 2012,
Jatin Das was the recipient of the prestigious Padma Bhushan award.
Murals and
sculpture installations , include:
● The Journey of India: Mohenjo-Daro to Mahatma Gandhi, oil on canvas, 7ftx68ft,
Parliament of India, Delhi. Inaugurated in 2001
by the then Prime Minister.
● Fresco, Birla Kreeda Kendra, egg tempera, Bombay, 1964
● Welded steel installation, Bhilai Steel Plant, Madhya Pradesh
1996.
● 3 murals, metal sculpture, metal mobile; NCPGR, Delhi 2005
● Façade mural, Chelsea Arts Club, London, UK 2009
● Painted mural, international airport Bangalore, 2014
● Das has held over 68 one-man shows in India and abroad and has
participated in major national
and international shows,
including:
● Konstforum – Norrköping, Sweden 2012 with Eva Zettervall
● 2 nd Biennale, Cuba, Havana 1985, 3 rd Asian Biennale, Bangladesh 1985
● Tokyo Biennale, the 15 th International Art Show, Japan 1984
● VII British International Print Biennale, Bradford, UK 1982
● 2 nd , 3 rd and 4 th Triennial India, Delhi 1971, 1976 and 1978
● Venice Biennale, Italy 1978
● Septième Biennale de Paris, France 1971
● Das is Professor of Art at Jamia Milia University and has lectured
at many art and architectural colleges and museums in India
and abroad including: National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad;
Victoria & Albert Museum,
London; Pitt Rivers Museum, Cambridge; Harvard University, USA; Van
Gogh Museum, Amsterdam;
Rietberg Museum, Zurich; Stanford University, USA.
● Conferred D.Litt. from Indira Kala Sangeet Vishwavidyalaya, Khairagarh,
2015, Ravenshaw University, Orissa, 2010 and Utkal University of Culture,
Orissa, 2007.
● As well as the many graphic additions - etching, lithography and
serigraph, Das has also designed postal stamps.
● He writes poetry, member of the poetry group ‘Samovar’, 1963,
Poetry Society of India, New Delhi.
● As well as acting on Advisory Committees for many government,
private art and cultural bodies, Das has donated work to many charities across
India and played a key role in the reconstruction and rehabilitation work in an
Orissa village after the super cyclone in 1999.
● JD Centre of Art ( www.jdcentreofart.org ) was established in Orissa in
1997 to house Das’s collection of traditional and contemporary arts and
antiquities, designed by eminent architect, B V Doshi.
● ‘Pankha’ : Hand fans ( www.indianhandfans.org ) Das has one of the largest private collections of Pankha
in the world.
Exhibitions have been held in National Craft Museum, New Delhi; Victoria Memorial, Kolkata; Fan Museum,
London; National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur; Reitberg Museum,
Zurich; National Museum,
Manila; and the National Museum, Philippines. The collection will be donated to a proposed National
Pankha Museum, New Delhi.
● In 2012, Das was conferred the Padma Bhushan, India’s highest
civilian award by the President of
India.
About Lalit
Kala Akademi
Lalit Kala Akademi, the
National Academy of Art, was set up by the Government of India on 5 August
1954, and registered under
the Societies Registration Act 1860, on 11 March 1957. In pursuance of the objectives
set out in the constitution, the organisation functions through its General Council,
Executive Board and other Committees. Lalit Kala Akademi is the Government’s
apex cultural body in the field of visual arts in India. It is an autonomous
body, which is fully funded by the Ministry of Culture though the Akademi is an
independent organisation and has substantial independence in making decisions
related to national and international exhibitions, events and providing
financial assistance to artists and art organisations through scholarships and
grants. Throughout the year LKA presents exhibitions and educational
programmes, sustains a library, art collection, archives, conservation
laboratory, and supports scholars and publications of pre-eminent intellectual
merit all over the country. Central to the Akademi’s mission is the
encouragement of a deeper understanding and enjoyment of modern and contemporary
art by a diverse local, national and international audience that it serves.
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