Sujata Bajaj solo courtesy Art Alive

A solo show of recent works by renowned artist Sujata Bajaj takes place at Galerie Romain Rolland, Alliance Francaise de in Delhi courtesy Art Alive.

‘Agni and Jal are the two elements that are so vital in the shastras. If you take the first alphabet of each, it becomes ‘AJ’ this itself means never ending, eternal and this is the energy that resides in my works,’ so states artist Sujata Bajaj of her work.

She mentions: ““Whether I am in Norway or Paris or London, I always see color; it is an intrinsic part of my way of seeing. I come from Rajasthan where color is celebrated; it is a part and parcel of the everyday life of its inhabitants. I love watching the leaves in autumn.”

An artist with a deep neck for tribal art was born in 1958, Jaipur, Rajasthan and did her Masters in Art and Painting from Pune. An influence of tribal art and culture led her to a Ph.d in Fine Arts, on Indian Tribal Art. This reflects greatly in her works. She also studied at Ecole Nationale des Beaux Arts, Paris, on French government scholarship in 1988-89.

An influence of both French and Indian art is visible in her work that makes use of vibrant colors, balanced with the texture. From her early days spent at the Ecole des Beaux Arts, she had always experimented, to explore various materials media and forms like etching, wood-cut, murals, cold ceramic, sculpture, fiberglass, acrylic, metal etc.

Sujata Bajaj has held several solo shows in India as well as abroad and has also participated in more the a dozen group shows across India and abroad including in U.K, France, Norway and Saffronart in Los Angeles in 2001. She was conferred with Chancellor’s Award S.N.D.T University, Mumbai, selected for International Youth Achievement by Cambridge University, UK.in1986 and also holder of ‘Raza Award’ in 2003, Bombay Art Society Award and the Maharashtra State Art Award. The artist lives and works in Paris.