JATIN  DAS

Jatin Das is at his artistic best depicting man woman relationships. His human forms have a vibrant energy and an abundance of emotions. " Human predicament is my basic concern. I draw, paint and etch the human bocy, without any narrative, devoid of placement of time. The figures in my works do their own things ". says Das.

An assiduously inventive artist of human in motion, he is also a poet. FOr him painting is an intensely personal experience.

He was one of the most amazing students of the batch of 1957 at Mumbai's Sir J.J School of Arts when he went to study from Mayurbhanj in Orissa. This Painter Muralist Scupltor & Poet says I am a student, still learning the fienr nuances of art. I still get excited whenever I see great art like that in Konar, Khaajuraho and Mahabalipuram. "

Citing the Chitrasutra ( a treattise on art ) he says drawing is the essence of an artist's work. He himself draws with pen using Indian and Chinese inks to create stark chiseled figurations of black & White . Being an ardent admirer of this neglected art form in India, he feels sorry that it does not command the same respect here as ot does in other parts of the world.

A celebrity in his own right this Famous Indian Painter has till now held over 50 solo exhibitions in India & Abroad & been part of numerous national & International auctions like Sotheby's and Christies. "

He has been a teacher at the Delhi College of Art and the National School of Drama, a consultant for the Handicrafts Board and ofr Orissa's Folk Art Museum. His 30 ft. high installations adorn the Bhilai steel plant and he has done a large mural for the Parliament titled  The Journey of India from Mohen jo daro to Mahatma Gandhi. His works are in numerous private & Government Collections all over the world.

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