Jyothi Basu, one of the most accomplished Indian artists, was born in 1960 in Kerala. He studied at the College of Fine Arts, Kerala in the 1980s, during which time he was affiliated with the Indian Radical Painters and Sculptors Association, a
Jyothi Basu, one of the most accomplished Indian artists, was born in 1960 in Kerala. He studied at the College of Fine Arts, Kerala in the 1980s, during which time he was affiliated with the Indian Radical Painters and Sculptors Association, a movement aimed to revolutionize modern art practices and techniques in India in the later 1980’s. Upon completing his studies at the The Maharaja Sayajirao University Baroda in Gujarat in 1991, Jyothi Basu decided against pursuing a career in art and worked instead as a set designer for television channels. Returning to painting in 1998, Jyothi Basu began to explore the themes of death and resurrection. The resulting paintings, such as the iconic 'Resurrection' series of the late 1990s, depict fantastic landscapes rendered in vivid colours. Jyothi Basu has continued to create paintings that exist in an ambiguous time.
Jyothi Basu, one of the most accomplished Indian artists, was born in 1960 in Kerala. He studied at the College of Fine Arts, Kerala in the 1980s, during which time he was affiliated with the Indian Radical Painters and Sculptors Association, a movement aimed to revolutionize modern art practices
Jyothi Basu, one of the most accomplished Indian artists, was born in 1960 in Kerala. He studied at the College of Fine Arts, Kerala in the 1980s, during which time he was affiliated with the Indian Radical Painters and Sculptors Association, a movement aimed to revolutionize modern art practices and techniques in India in the later 1980’s. Upon completing his studies at the The Maharaja Sayajirao University Baroda in Gujarat in 1991, Jyothi Basu decided against pursuing a career in art and worked instead as a set designer for television channels. Returning to painting in 1998, Jyothi Basu began to explore the themes of death and resurrection. The resulting paintings, such as the iconic 'Resurrection' series of the late 1990s, depict fantastic landscapes rendered in vivid colours. Jyothi Basu has continued to create paintings that exist in an ambiguous time.
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Exhibitions
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
"V. N. Jyothi Basu – Portraits and Landscapes on Paper", Galerie Mirchandani + Steinruecke, Mumbai in 2018.
"Landscapes towards a Supreme Fiction", Thomas Erben Gallery, New York in 2006.
"Visionary Antiquities", Nature Morte, New Delhi and Galerie Mirchandani + Steinruecke, Mumbai in 2006.
"Healing Properties: VN Jyothi Basu's Landscapes of the Self", Artists Center, Mumbai in 2003.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
"In the Blink of an Eye", Gallery Dotwalk, Gurgaon in 2022.
"Nine Painters from Kerala", Galerie Mirchandani + Steinruecke, Mumbai in 2018.
"DWELLING: 10th Anniversary Show (Part II)", curated by Ranjit Hoskote, Galerie Mirchandani + Steinruecke, Mumbai in 2017.
First Edition of Kochi-Muziris Biennale, curated by Bose Krishnamachari and Riyas Komu, Durbar Hall, Kochi in 2012.
"India Inclusive: Contemporary Art from India", World Economic Forum, Davos, Switzerland, curated by Tasneem Zakaria Mehta in 2011.
"5th Anniversary Exhibition", Galerie Mirchandani + Steinruecke, Mumbai in 2011.
"Expanding Horizons", curated by Sudhir Patwardhan and sponsored by Bodhi Art Gallery for Mumbai and travel to 7 cities within Maharashtra in 2008.
"Santhal Family", Museum of Contemporary Art, Antwerp, Belgium in 2008.
Art Forum Berlin together with Aji V.N. and Ratheesh T. Presented by Galerie Mirchandani + Steinruecke, Mumbai in 2008.
"Horn Please, Narratives in Contemporary Indian Art", Kunstmuseum Bern, Switzerland in 2007.
"Private/Corporate IV: Works from the Lekha and Anupam Poddar and Daimler Chrysler Collections", Daimler Chrysler Contemporary, Berlin in 2007.
