(Born -2 December, 1941)
Jatin Das was born in Mayurbhanj, Odisha, 1941 and Das is an eminent Indian painter, poet, sculptor, muralist, print-maker, teacher, cultural expert and founder Chairman of the JD Centre of Art, Odisha. He studied from Sir J.J. School of Art, Bombay, under the guidance of Prof. Shankar Balwant Palsikar. In addition, he taught art at Jamia Millia Islamia, College of Art and the School of Planning and Architecture in New Delhi.
Das works is primarily in oils, acrylics, watercolours, inks and conte. He has done several sculptures, graphics, murals, and installations and as a printmaker, many etchings, dry point, lithographs, and serigraphs in his artistic journey. He created around 200 inks painting about the mass migration of labourers during the lockdown. He has participated in many exhibitions, biennales, and artist camps both nationally and internationally, including the Venice and Tokyo Biennale. Also, achieved Padma Bhushan in 2012.
Das, a versatile artist, has been active in the Indian art scene for over forty years, creating paintings, murals, and sculptures. He is endlessly fascinated by the human body and is always seeking to capture dynamic figures with quick, linear brushwork. He is especially inspired by the complex emotions in man-woman relationships, including their pain and joy and mostly, he paints nude figures with powerful and rhythmic lines. He also paints scenes from daily life and depictions of gods and goddesses. He believes that painting is a very personal experience, and its results cannot always be shared with others and every element of life has inherent energy. This energy is evident in his paintings of men and women. Rhythmic discontinuities of color planes and rushing lines characterize his work, as if he draws subtleties of thoughts and feelings through the use of color.
Jatin Das lives and works in Delhi.
