Jayasri Burman
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Jayasri Burman is a contemporary Indian artist. She studied at the Kala Bhavan in Shantiniketan, and the Visual College of Art, Kolkata. She went to Paris and studies print-making under Monsieur Ceizerzi.
She is a member of an extended family of eminent artists: Her husband, Paresh Maity
; uncle Sakti Burman
who lives and works in France, though he is considered an Indian artist; and her cousin, Maya Burman
. In 2005, she helped create an exhibition called "The Family" featuring work of all these artists.
Burman works mainly in watercolor, using rich strong hues and bold themes with a mythic element -- strange hybrid animals with human heads, female figures. She has won several prizes for her art. Her work has been exhibited in India, and overseas.
She is a member of an extended family of eminent artists: Her husband, Paresh Maity
Paresh Maity
Paresh Maity is an Indian painter. He is a prolific painter in a short career span.-Early life:Paresh Maity was born in Tamluk, Purba Medinipur...
; uncle Sakti Burman
Sakti Burman
Sakti Burman is a contemporary Indian artist of Indian parentage living in France....
who lives and works in France, though he is considered an Indian artist; and her cousin, Maya Burman
Maya Burman
Maya Burman is a contemporary artist of Indian parentage living in France. She is the youngest member of an extended family of eminent artists: her father, Sakti Burman, who also lives and works in France, though he is considered an Indian artist; her cousin, Jayasri Burman; and her cousin's...
. In 2005, she helped create an exhibition called "The Family" featuring work of all these artists.
Burman works mainly in watercolor, using rich strong hues and bold themes with a mythic element -- strange hybrid animals with human heads, female figures. She has won several prizes for her art. Her work has been exhibited in India, and overseas.