Jogen Chowdhury
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Jogen Chowdhury is an eminent India
n painter
and considered an important painter of 21st century India. He lives and works in Santiniketan
. He graduated from the Government College of Art & Craft, Kolkata
and subsequently at Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux Arts, Paris in the year 1967. He has immense contribution in inspiring young artists of India. Jogen Chowdhury had developed his individual style after his return from Paris. His most famous paintings are in ink, water colour and pastel. He has painted in oil medium as well.
Lines and its tactile characteristic to enhance colours are is an important material in Indian Art for ages. Jogen Chowdhury himself is a master of lines and he has mastered to make the curves depict the character of his figures. By careful distortion of the form he imparts the air of caricature in his figures, figures of men and women. The figure is always the most important and conveys all the artist has to express. Colour, he uses though, is to provide matter into the form.
Jogen's mother was an expert in Alpana
drawings.
Jogen Chowdhury was born and brought-up in a village culture and atmosphere. Just before partition Jogen along with his father came to Calcutta; the rest of the family moved to Calcutta in 1948, after the partition. The family stayed at his uncle's quarter. Here Jogen painted his first painting, on the wall.
In the year 1951, Jogen's family moved to Saheednagar Colony, Dhakuria
.
Jogen was admitted to the Government College of Art & Craft, Kolkata
in 1955 wherefrom he graduated by 1960. His first job was as an art teacher in a school in Howrah. After two years in 1962, he was employed as Designer in the Handloom Board, Calcutta.
He returned to India in early 1968. He was appointed as a textile designer in the Handloom Board in Chennai. In the year 1970, he joined the Calcutta Painters Group. His first collection of poems Hridoy Train Beje Othey was also published in the same year.
He quit his job at the Madras Handloom Board in 1972 to join the Art Gallery of Rashtrapati Bhavan
, New Delhi as a Curator. Due to this new job, he moved to New Delhi. He founded the Gallery 26 and Artists' Forum in New Delhi in 1975 along with some leading painters of New Delhi. In the year 1986, Jogen represented India in the 'Festival of Art' in Baghdadwi.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n painter
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
and considered an important painter of 21st century India. He lives and works in Santiniketan
Santiniketan
Santiniketan is a small town near Bolpur in the Birbhum district of West Bengal, India, approximately 180 kilometres north of Kolkata . It was made famous by Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore, whose vision became what is now a university town that attracts thousands of visitors each year...
. He graduated from the Government College of Art & Craft, Kolkata
Government College of Art & Craft, Kolkata
The Government College of Art & Craft in Kolkata is one of the oldest Art colleges in India. It was founded on August 16, 1854 at Garanhata, Chitpur, "with the purpose of establishing an institution for teaching the youth of all classes, industrial art based on scientific methods." as the School of...
and subsequently at Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux Arts, Paris in the year 1967. He has immense contribution in inspiring young artists of India. Jogen Chowdhury had developed his individual style after his return from Paris. His most famous paintings are in ink, water colour and pastel. He has painted in oil medium as well.
Lines and its tactile characteristic to enhance colours are is an important material in Indian Art for ages. Jogen Chowdhury himself is a master of lines and he has mastered to make the curves depict the character of his figures. By careful distortion of the form he imparts the air of caricature in his figures, figures of men and women. The figure is always the most important and conveys all the artist has to express. Colour, he uses though, is to provide matter into the form.
Early life and education
Jogen was born in Daharpara Village, a village in the Faridpur district of Bangladesh in the year 1939. His father Pramatha Nath Chowdhury was a Brahmin zamindar. Jogen received the interest on art from his parents as both his parents were artists. Pramatha Nath was interested in Hindu mythological incidents and characters. He had painted several mythological scenes from the village theatres. He had also sculpted various Hindu deities.Jogen's mother was an expert in Alpana
Rangoli
Rangoli is a traditional decorative folk art from India. These are decorative designs made on floors of living rooms and courtyards during Hindu festivals and are meant as sacred welcoming areas for the Hindu deities. The ancient symbols have been passed on through the ages, from each generation to...
drawings.
Jogen Chowdhury was born and brought-up in a village culture and atmosphere. Just before partition Jogen along with his father came to Calcutta; the rest of the family moved to Calcutta in 1948, after the partition. The family stayed at his uncle's quarter. Here Jogen painted his first painting, on the wall.
In the year 1951, Jogen's family moved to Saheednagar Colony, Dhakuria
Dhakuria
Dhakuria is a locality in the city of Kolkata. It is located in the southern part of the city and is surrounded by Ballygunge and Kasba in the north, Haltu in the east, Jadavpur/Garia in the south and the Lake Gardens and Jodhpur Park areas in the west....
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Jogen was admitted to the Government College of Art & Craft, Kolkata
Government College of Art & Craft, Kolkata
The Government College of Art & Craft in Kolkata is one of the oldest Art colleges in India. It was founded on August 16, 1854 at Garanhata, Chitpur, "with the purpose of establishing an institution for teaching the youth of all classes, industrial art based on scientific methods." as the School of...
in 1955 wherefrom he graduated by 1960. His first job was as an art teacher in a school in Howrah. After two years in 1962, he was employed as Designer in the Handloom Board, Calcutta.
His Youth
In the year 1965, he went to Paris to study in Ecole des Beaux Arts, in William Hayter's Atelier 17. Afterwards he spent five months in London.He returned to India in early 1968. He was appointed as a textile designer in the Handloom Board in Chennai. In the year 1970, he joined the Calcutta Painters Group. His first collection of poems Hridoy Train Beje Othey was also published in the same year.
He quit his job at the Madras Handloom Board in 1972 to join the Art Gallery of Rashtrapati Bhavan
Rashtrapati Bhavan
The Rashtrapati Bhavan or The Official Residence of the Head of the State is the official residence of the President of India, located at Raisina hill in New Delhi, India. Until 1950 it was known as "Viceroy's House" and served as the residence of the Viceroy and Governor-General of India...
, New Delhi as a Curator. Due to this new job, he moved to New Delhi. He founded the Gallery 26 and Artists' Forum in New Delhi in 1975 along with some leading painters of New Delhi. In the year 1986, Jogen represented India in the 'Festival of Art' in Baghdadwi.