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ita
jhunjhunwala
Born in Kolkata, Rita graduated from Calcutta University in 1977, with meritorious distinction
and a Government scholarship. Simultaneously, she underwent extensive training under
eminent national artists including Indra Dugar (Water Colourist), Ashesh Mitra and Chitra
Mazumdar (both professors at Calcutta Art College) and Bimal Dasgupta (Prof, Delhi Art
College). Ranging from still life to figuration she is currently focusing more on landscapes filled
with lotus and other flowers and besides hills and water bodies. Starting to paint professionally
at the age of 12, she has a number of awards to her credit including the Soviet Land Nehru
Award that took her to USSR, finalist in the 35th Grand Prix International de Peinture de
Deauville in France, 8th Gran Premio International Di-Pittura, Rome in Italy and the Rotary
Club South end New Delhi. Her repertoire of paintings includes water colours, oils, charcoals
and increasingly now acrylics. She has been a part of many solo and group show. The artist
lives and works in New Delhi.
My painting in acrylic and gold foil titled ‘Steadfast’ depicts the Lotus - the beautiful,
transcendent, unsoiled blossom which is a source of constant inspiration for me.
Like a lotus flower that grows in filth but does not mingle with it, a renunciate
lives in this world, but he is not of it. Sai baba was one such Soul.
Steadfast | 36”x 36” | canvas, acrylic with gold foil | 2010
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