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Madhur Tankha
NEW DELHI: It's an art exhibition that weaves together the visual and cultural fabric of foreign lands. Titled "Another Day Another Time, Journeys Across Foreign Lands", a weeklong exhibition by eminent artist Jatin Das opens at Rabindra Bhavan here on Tuesday. Organised by Art Indus, the exhibition comprises works in oil, watercolour, drawings, graphics and sculptures done by the artist during his travels to various countries including Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Mauritius, Russia, Sweden, Hungary, Greece and the United Kingdom. It was in 1962 that Jatin Das travelled out of the country for the first time. He travelled to Helsinki in Finland via Moscow to attend the International Youth Festival. Since then he has been to many countries. Over the years a large body of work has accumulated in the artist's own collection. At some places he has had the luxury of having a studio space in the artist residency where he could work, while other trips were shorter and he brought back sketches and images to work in his studio in Delhi. The artist's experience and exposure brought about a significant change in figuration and imagery. Visiting ancient civilisations like China, Egypt, Israel and Africa energised his paintings. He used medium and material relevant to each country. For instance, Cairo has an overall tone of ash grey like raw amber. He has used paper of a similar colour for his tempera paintings. After his trip to Bali where he had a chance to stay in a villa that opened up to the beauty of nature, Jatin Das started working in watercolours. Black ink entered his palette after his visit to Israel where people wear a lot of black. Even more interesting are his sculptural works in wood that have been created in Russia using the charred remains of a burnt-down church. Travelling throughout the length and breadth of the Silk Route in China, Jatin Das brought in many sketchbooks filled with Buddhist narrations and portraits of ethnic communities. Even those who are familiar with his stylistic renderings will be surprised to see the range of handling.
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