By Shriram Khadilkar
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Sachin Bonde |
Students
of the esteemed Sir. J. J. School of Art, Mumbai, exhibit heart-warming
comradeship – work-wise and personally, to create an endowment of scholarships for students
of their Printmaking Dept.
Some people believe in art
for the sake of art. That must be true, I guess. When the expression of art
comes from the fierce passion that drives it, art can truly be for the sake of
art.
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AA Raiba |
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Lalita Lajmi |
I was reminded of this
earlier today, when I browsed through the portfolio of 22 graphic prints at Sir
J. J. School of Art, Mumbai. Enquiring about the purpose behind this creative
exercise, I was informed that Sir J. J. School of Art awards its students for ‘Drawing’
and ’Painting’, but there isn’t a single award for the students in the ’Graphic/Printmaking’
categories.
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Liz Ballard |
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Nandini Pantawane |
An ingenuous effort has
been made by the Dept. of Graphics/ Printmaking to solve this problem. 17 students of the Printmaking Department from
the Sir J. J School of Art have joined hands with two ex-students - veteran
painter A. A. Raiba and renowned print-maker Lalita Lajmi, also alumni of the
same Dept., to create an endowment of scholarships for students of the Dept. Commendably, three artists from abroad have generously
pooled in their expertise to make a success of this venture.
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Deepali patkar |
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Komal Sonwane |
The 22 limited edition prints
in a total of ten portfolios, titled Auguries JJXXI, have
been supervised by Prof. Anant Nikam, Head, Dept. of Graphics/Printmaking at
Sir. J. J. School of Art, Mumbai. All
the 17 students have contributed in equal measure to bear the cost of creating
this portfolio. Clark House Initiative, a curatorial intervention platform in
Mumbai requested Taiwanese artist Charwei Tsai and British artist Simon
Liddiment to teach and guide the students, while British artist Liz Ballard
conducted a workshop challenging existing conventions of the process of print,
through experimentation and modifying the plate, the paper, and the sequence of
making prints from the plates. The students visited the studios of senior
artists A.A. Raiba and Lalita Lajmi and made a collaborative attempt at
comprehending the lives and works of these stalwarts.
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Prasad Nikumbh |
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Priya Salve |
Participating artists
included Srinivas Adadadi, Somnath Adamane, Liz Ballard, Sachin Bonde, Mildred
Castalino, Prapti Chavanke, Richa Mehta, Shrinivas Mehetre, Avinash Motghare, Prasad
Nikumbh, Lalita Lajmi, Simon Liddiment, Nandini Pantawane, Deepali Patkar, AA Raiba, Nikhil Raunak, Priya Salve, Hemant Shinde, Komal Sonavane, Tejswini
Sonavane, Girish Urkude and Charwei Tsai.
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Simon Liddiment |
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Hemant Shinde |
All participants prepared
plates and prints and took limited editions of ten prints each. Thus ten
portfolios were readied. The response has been laudable indeed as the entire
set of portfolios have been sold out! The exhibition of these prints that began
on Monday Nov.28, 2011 has been a roaring success. The sale has helped raise the
requisite fund that can now institute an award for the students of the Printmaking
Dept. This is a footprint for others to follow in their attempts at raising
funds. All-in-all, the bottom line is that this year the printmaking students
will get an award at the annual show of Sir J. J. School of Art; testimony to
the fact that one is bound to succeed when art comes from the heart!
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Avinash Motghare |
|
Richa Mehta |
It
is interesting to note that the Printmaking Dept. at Sir J. J. School of Art,
Mumbai, was started by Prof. Yadneshwar K. Shukla; taken over by Prof.
Vasant Parab; then Prof. Paul Koli, who was instrumental in augmenting the
organizational structure of the department.
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Srinivas Addadi |
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Tejswini Sonawane |
Auguries JJXXI - Student Exhibition of the graphic
portfolios continues at Sir J. J. School of Art Main Hall, until 3 December 2011. It is
open to public daily, 9am - 5pm.
very special imagery. fine exhibition thanks for sending info
ReplyDeletethis are very nice works by jj students
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