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J Swaminathan
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Jagdish Swaminathan was born in Simla in 1928. His education in art consisted of short spells at the Delhi Polytechnic and later, in Poland. It was only in the late 50's that he started devoting his time completely to art. He was a member of the Communist Party of India in the mid-50's and worked as a journalist and art critic for the Left magazines. Swaminathan founded the "Group 1890" in August 1962. This group put up their only show in 1963....
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Jagdish Swaminathan was born in Simla in 1928. His education in art consisted of short spells at the Delhi Polytechnic and later, in Poland. It was only in the late 50's that he started devoting his time completely to art. He was a member of the Communist Party of India in the mid-50's and worked as a journalist and art critic for the Left magazines. Swaminathan founded the "Group 1890" in August 1962. This group put up their only show in 1963. As a solo artist, he put up about 31 shows and participated in a number of national as well as international exhibitions.
The main feature of his paintings was simplicity that was rather captivating. The vivid imagery and bright colours were a celebration of the rise of the inner being over the common place. Later on, the well ordered colour geometry and brush painting, gave way to the use of symbols. The latter was a distinct influence of the tribal arts and he began to use his fingers to apply the pigment in order to achieve the desired effect.
"The Significance of the Traditional Numen in Contemporary Art", a project that he worked on, won him the Nehru Fellowship. He served as a member of the International Jury at the Sao Paolo Biennale and was also a trustee at the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts. In 1981, he set up the art museum "Roopanker" at the Bharat Bhavan in Bhopal. He served as the director of the institute till 1990.
Jagdish Swaminathan passed away in 1994.
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Born
1928
Sanjauli Himachal Pradesh
Died
1994
Education
1958 Academy of Fine Arts, Warsaw
1956 Delhi Polytechnic, New Delhi
Exhibitions
Selected Posthumous Exhibitions
2020 'The Symbolism of...
Selected Posthumous Exhibitions
2020 'The Symbolism of Swaminathan: A Journey Through the Years', Saffronart, New Delhi
2014 'Immutable Gaze Part I: Masterpieces of Modern and Pre-Modern Indian Art', Aicon Gallery, New York
2012 'Transits of a Wholetimer J. Swaminathan: Years 1950-1969', Gallery Espace, New Delhi
2012 'Through the Ages: South Asian Sculpture and Painting from Antiquity to Modernism', Aicon Gallery, New York
2011 'Adbhutam: Rasa in Indian Art', Centre of International Modern Art(CIMA), Kolkata
2011 'Ethos V: Indian Art Through the Lens of History (1900 to 1980), Indigo Blue Art, Singapore
2011 ‘Manifestations V', Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi
2011 'Roots in the Air, Branches Below: Modern & Contemporary Art from India', San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose
2011 'Masterclass', Dhoomimal Art Gallery, New Delhi
2010 'Figure/Landscape - Part One', Aicon Gallery, New York
2010 'From Miniature to Modern: Traditions in Transition', Rob Dean Art, London in association with Pundole Art Gallery, Mumbai
2010 'Modern Folk: The Folk Art Roots of the Modernist Avant-Garde', Aicon Gallery, New York
2010 'Manifestations IV', Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi
2009 'Bharat Ratna! Jewels of Modern Indian Art', Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
2009 'In Search of the Vernacular', Aicon Gallery, New York
2008-09 'Paz Mandala', Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
2008 'Moderns', Royal Cultural Centre, Amman, Jordan organized by Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi in collaboration with Embassy of India, Amman, Jordan
2008 '3 Masters Briefly', Akar Prakar, Kolkata
2005 Ashta Nayak: Eight Pioneers of Indian Art', Aicon Gallery, New York
Selected Solo Exhibitions
1996 'House/Boat', Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, and Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver
1995-96 Budapest, Hungarian Information and Cultural Centre, New Delhi and Gallery Chemould, Mumbai
1994-95 'Riverscape', Birla Academy of Art and Culture and Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai
1994 'House/Boat', Oboro, Montreal
1994 'Works with Paper', Contemporary Art Gallery, Ahmedabad
1994 'Map, Monument, Fallen Mortal', South London Gallery, London
1993 'Memorial', All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society, New Delhi
1993 Vadehra Art Gallery, New Delhi
1992 'Collaboration/Combines', Shridharni Gallery, New Delhi, Jehangir Art Gallery, Gallery Chemould, Mumbai
1990 Shridhrani, Gallery Chemould, Mumbai
1988 Dhoomimal Art Gallery, New Delhi
1982 Contemporary Art Gallery, Ahmedabad
1982 Sculpture in Fiberglass, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
1981 Sculpture in Fiberglass, Art Heritage, New Delhi
1971 Gallery Chemould, Mumbai
1965 Gallery Chemould, Mumbai
Selected Group Exhibitions
1988 ‘Seventeen Indian Painters’, on occasion of 25 years of Gallery Chemould, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
1963 Inaugural Exhibition, Group 1980, New Delhi
Participations
1988 Festival of India, Takaoka Municipal Museum of Art and Meguro Museum of Art, Tokyo
1987 Festival of India, Moscow
1986,88 1st and 2nd National Biennale, Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal
1968 1st International Triennale, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
1965 International Exhibition of Indian Graphics, organized by UNESCO, Poland
1965 Tokyo Biennale, Japan
Honours and Awards
1981-90 Founder Director, Roopankar Museum, Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal
1968-70 Awarded Jawaharlal Nehru Scholarship
1963 Founded Member, Group 1890, a Group of 12 Artists, Bhavnagar, Gujarat
1981-90 Founder Director, Roopankar Museum, Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal
1968-70 Awarded Jawaharlal Nehru Scholarship
1963 Founded Member, Group 1890, a Group of 12 Artists, Bhavnagar, Gujarat
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