Jai Zharotia (1945 - 27 March 2021) was an Indian painter and artist.[1][2][3] He was awarded the Sahitya Kala Parishad Award and he was a recipient of the National Award of the Lalit Kala Akademi.[1] He was also a printmaker and sculptor and had also a special interest in poetry and wrote in Hindi.[4][5]
Jai Zharotia | |
|---|---|
 Jai Zharotia in 2017 | |
| Born | 1945 |
| Died | 27 March 2021 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Known for | Paintings, drawings, ceramics and poetry |
| Spouse | Kanta Zharotia |
Biography
editZharotia was born in 1945 in New Delhi.[3] He graduated in fine arts from the Delhi College of Art.[4] He served as an art teacher at the Bal Bhavan before becoming a lecturer at Alma Mater in 1974.[6] After a couple of years he became a professor and head of the painting department at the same university in 2005.[7]
Zharotia died on 27 March 2021, due to cardiac arrest.[1]
Work
editZharotia's work has been represented in the collection of the National Gallery of Modern Art, Delhi, Lalit Kala Akademi, and Sahitya Kala Parishad.[1] Zharotia was also known for illustrating short stories by Nirmal Verma and Bertold Brecht.[1] He took keen interest in poetry and wrote in Hindi. Zharotia was frequently involved in children's educational projects as an educationist.[1] In his works, a series of icons that are drawn from the physical world, which, when interpreted by him, change almost magically representing a world that exists only in the furthest reaches of his imagination.[1] His works feature clowns, jugglers and puppeteers that reveal his empathy for the tragicomic figures.[1]
Luqman series
editLuqman Ali is another fascinated character, fictitious and yet so real. Luqman was invented by the poet Soumitra Mohan as a character perpetually in search of himself. By way of fantasy, Luqman attempts to overcome childhood fears, his inadequacies, and contradictions. Luqman is hero and villain, active and passive, with positive and negative shades, challenged by mysterious forces and unknown enemies. Often hounded by his own shadow and apparition, he tries but fails to cut his desire with a sword or protect his moral life through sheer physical power. A trickster of sorts, a dreamer at times, Luqman for Jai represents the duality of life, the friction between good and evil, escapes and surrender.[8][9]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h "Master of wit and satire Jai Zharotia passes away". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ "Cut and Thrust of Expression". The Indian Express. 8 April 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ a b Mendiratta, Navneet (30 December 2006). "Web of dreams and desires". Business Standard India. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Jai Zharotia | JNAF". jnaf.org. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ "Art exhibitions in Bombay, New Delhi and Calcutta". India Today. 15 October 1995. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ "25 contemporary pieces by Indian artists that cost a lakh or less". Vogue India. 27 December 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ Relia, Anil (3 March 2020). The Indian Portrait - 11. Archer Art Gallery. ISBN 978-81-942993-0-1.
- ^ NH Web Desk (11 October 2021). "First edition of Jai Imprint launched to celebrate life and work of versatile painter and poet Jai Zharotia". National Herald. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
- ^ "Jai Zharotia | Luqman (2018) | Available for Sale | Artsy". www.artsy.net. Retrieved 24 November 2021.