Jyoti Sunil Tamhane Profile   |    Summary Jyoti, a Commercial Artist and freelancer from Gujarat now settled in Mumbai, took a courageous decision to restart her pursuit of `Art` after a yawning gap almost 25 years after graduation. She held her first exhibition of `Oil & Water Colour Paintings` in Mumbai last year depicting her impressions of Rajasthan and its rural folk. She has also participated in exhibition conducted by a well-known Gallery "Artist Centre, Mumbai". In her earlier... Read More Jyoti, a Commercial Artist and freelancer from Gujarat now settled in Mumbai, took a courageous decision to restart her pursuit of `Art` after a yawning gap almost 25 years after graduation. She held her first exhibition of `Oil & Water Colour Paintings` in Mumbai last year depicting her impressions of Rajasthan and its rural folk. She has also participated in exhibition conducted by a well-known Gallery "Artist Centre, Mumbai". In her earlier career, she was a regular participant in"Gujarat State Art Exhibition". For last twenty years or so, she somehow kept in touch with her `Art` by conducting regular `Art & Craft classes` for women and children. Notably she volunteered to conduct `Art Exhibition` for spastic children which infact proved to be the turning point in her career. She was so deeply impressed with the "will to win of the spastic children" and it inspired her to unshackle "Artist" in her from the household duties that a housewife ordinarily gets entangled in. Her early paintings mostly focused on panoramic portrayal of rural life in figurative form in India based on her sketches during extensive travel undertaken by her to closely observe the actual life style of rural folk. The picture `Vanity` portrays a self confident and defiant rural lady while the picture `DEVOTEE` shows Indian Women at devotional best. Her recent series of paintings however now deal with more matured and serious subjects such as Indian Philosophy, the mystique of which have always fascinated Artists and Thinkers all along. Through the study of literature on the subject, she is attempting to familiarize with the subject and has reflected her impressions and expressions through this medium. The painting `Untitled` basically depicts convergence of five `Elements` to form life. The eternal cycle of creation of life and its fast pacing towards the `Ultimate` with mankind haplessly entangled like a puppet is beautifully portrayed through symbolism. Her next painting `Yupa` deals with even more complex subject of Vedic symbolism `Yupa`, a pole to the ordinary eye, is seen in Veda`s as symbol for the `Purusha`, man, in his cosmic and human manifestation, like `Yupa` the human being rising from deep down earth and ultimately reaching heavenly abode or `enlightenment` in highest position `head` after going through various worldly stages of life symbolized with help of `five elements` shows the maturity of the Artist. The next subject chosen by her is equally fascinating. The series of paintings is about not only the `Restoration of painting and carvings but also of Indian Culture`. The subject was chosen after observing the actual restoration process going on at Meherangarh, Rajasthan and at Victoria Memorial Hall, Calcutta. The painting `Restoration I` is noteworthy not only for the painting skills exhibited but for successfully and vividly conveying the process of restoration of culture that takes place over long passage of time from generation to generation. This is done through subtle use of symbolic figures of clock depicting time journey. The Restoration IV-A & IV-B have to be seen together for its completeness and beauty. The minutest details that she has brought in her work needs appreciation. Here is an `Artist` who is combining her painting skills with brain to give viewers `thoughtful` and `pleasing` presentation Read Less Born September 9, 1954    Education 1975 One year Certificate Course in Furniture Designing from National Institute of Designing (NID), Ahmedabad 1975 Training in Advanced Painting and Sculpture under the guidance of late Rasikbhai Parekh, a renowned artist and Principal of CN College of Fine Arts, Ahmedabad 1974 G.D. Art (Commercial) from Gujarat Exhibitions Selected Solo Exhibitions 2005 ‘Ayubowan’, Glimpses of Sri... Selected Solo Exhibitions 2005 ‘Ayubowan’, Glimpses of Sri Lanka, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai 2004 Nehru Centre, Mumbai 2004 ‘Restoration’, Artists Centre, Mumbai Selected Group Exhibitions 2007 Artists Centre, Mumbai 2004 Art Society of India, Mumbai 2003 Art Society of India, Mumbai 2002 Artists Centre, Mumbai 2001 Artists Centre, Mumbai 2001 Art Society of India, Mumbai Joint Exhibitions 2004 J57, Mumbai 2000 Artist Centre, Mumbai Participations 2001 ‘Chatak-2001’, Nehru Centre Mumbai 1974 Gujarat State Art Exhibition 1973 Gujarat State Art Exhibition Read More Read Less Read Less
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