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Gosai Jitendra G Vartan

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4th July 1966 Delwada village (Gujarat) Jitendra was born. He used to paint on the walls of his village home, his mother, encouraged him. His father worked hard to make a living and young Jitendra helped him in his work. At the age of six, Jitendra joined the village school which encouraged all forms of arts. His uncle who was an artist helped him in developing his interest and skills in art. Jitendra used to participate in various Drawing...
Read More 4th July 1966 Delwada village (Gujarat) Jitendra was born. He used to paint on the walls of his village home, his mother, encouraged him. His father worked hard to make a living and young Jitendra helped him in his work. At the age of six, Jitendra joined the village school which encouraged all forms of arts. His uncle who was an artist helped him in developing his interest and skills in art. Jitendra used to participate in various Drawing Competitions and always come within the first three. His elder brother, who saw potential in Jitendra’s work, had now moved to the city. He made arrangements and got him admitted to Vallabh Vidyanagar (Gujarat) , after two year he transferred to C.N. Collage in Ahemdabad (Guj.) here he excelled in Lithography.

In 1988 he started graphics workshop in C.N. College Ahmedabad (Guj).In 1985-1986 he got a free interest loan scholarship from Gujarat government. After 1988- 1989 he participated in artist camp at Mount Abu (Raj), 1989. “Utsav” traditional art camp, Sanskar Kendra –Ahemdabad (Guj), 1990: “all India “artist camp at Udaipur (Raj)

1990 he joined M.S. University Baroda from where he did his post graduation of Art in Creative Painting. He constantly experimented different techniques & art forms. In 1992 he got merit scholarships from M.S. University (Baroda). In 1994 to 1995 he got national scholarship from ministry of human resources government of India. In 1992 and in 1993 he had his first exhibition at faculty of fine art in Baroda, and got a good response. He started painting on large canvases. He used to burn plywood and try out different ways of creating art. Around this time, he fell in love with his classmate. They got to know about Osho. Later they took Sanyas at Rajkot (Gujarat) 1992. His Sanyas name was swami Antarvartan. His friends called him Vartan. They then moved to Osho’s Pune Commune. For over a year Vartan’s worked at the Artist workshop doing paintings for the Ashram. A number of Vartan’s Art exhibitions took place around this time at the Pune Commune. With the passage of time they were drifting away from each other. Vartan now was going through mental turmoil. He chose to do some soul searching and moved to the nearby mountains a place called Mystic Village, which is close to Pune. It was during his stay here he experienced Satori. Three year latter he returned to a normal life. He came out spiritually strong and vibrant. He was a transformed person. He chose to live in the moment.

Exhibiting in major cities, and having experienced a whiff of many cities. He has participated in many important group exhibitions. His works are collected by Mumbai, pune, suzlon energyl Group, italy, germany new york, USA apart from various private collections in India & abroad.

Sunith Bhasker
Vartan’s paintings are abstract. It reflects raw feelings presented in the simplest forms and colors. The first stroke of a brush on an empty canvas destroys not only its virginity but also the beauty of its blankness.
“Abstract art is the essence of what is named reality. It is the true flower hidden within the color and petals, hidden with the form. It is this form that is finally projected on the canvas.”
He dives into his painting, flow’s with it, lives with it, this has been his approach to painting. Vartan’s painting creates on canvas something of him self after he has given it the power of expressions. It is through his art he speaks directly to his viewer. The harmony and balance of elements reflected in his painting evokes great mystery. Vartan’s painting represent the five elements of Nature or the five Tattva’s.
The basic colors that dominate his paintings are white, Red & Blue. White represents water, which is cool. Red represents fire, which is hot, and Blue represents Air, which is Erratic. This also sums up his basic nature, which is sometimes cool, sometimes hot and sometimes erratic. Blue has the quality of touch, Red has the quality of creating forms, and White has the quality of taste. Vartan with his touch creates forms, which has taste. You will find the flow of water, the heat of fire and movement & vibrations of air in his paintings.

Vartan`s view
I immensely enjoy watching the works of the Masters like Jackson Pollock, Howard Hodgkin, Franze Kline and Mark Rothko. I also like the works of Laxman Shrestha and S.H. Raza.
I use thick canvas for my paintings. Many of my painting involve rubbing, scratching and removing paint to create texture and layering. I also use water and oil for a transparent effect.

My Paintings are not _expression’s which come from concepts and idea’s that come from the intellect, the mind. But it comes from beyond the mind in the form of visions

Honours and Awards

1994-95 National Scholarship From Ministry Of Human Resources, Government Of India

1992 Merit Scholarship, Faculty Of Fine Arts, Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

1983-87 Free Interest Loan Scholarship, Gujarat Governement, India

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