Jyoti Bhatt
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| Gender | Female |
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| Age | 90 |
| Date of birth | March 12,1934 |
| Zodiac sign | Pisces |
| Born | Bhavnagar |
| India | |
| Movement | Baroda Group |
| Books | Parallels that Meet: Paintings, Prints, Photographs |
| Modernism/murderism: The Modern Art Debate in Kumar | |
| Job | Artist |
| Education | Pratt Institute |
| Spous | Jyotsna Bhatt |
| Awards | List of Lalit Kala Akademi fellows |
| Padma Shri | |
| Lalit Kala Akademi | |
| Known for | Painting, Printmaking and Photography |
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| ID | 1275873 |
Jyoti Bhatt Life story
Jyotindra Manshankar Bhatt, better known as Jyoti Bhatt, is an Indian artist best known for his modernist work in painting and printmaking and also his photographic documentation of rural Indian culture. He studied painting under N. S. Bendre and K.G.
Jyoti Bhatt: The photographer who preserved rural Indian life
Jyoti Bhatt was among the early students of One of The First art schools Set Up after India's Independence in 1947.
Born in the western state of Gujarat in 1934, Bhatt documented rural Indian culture and captured the traditional ways of life and craftsmanship that are At Risk of vanishing.
He went to study in art schools in Europe and New York and became One of The Most innovative modernist photographers in South Asia .
In 2019, Bhatt was awarded the Padma Shri - One of the India's highest civilian awards - and his work can now be found in the collections of the Tate Modern , London and The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York , Among Others .
The First major exhibition of Bhatt's photographs titled Time & Time Again will be launched early next year at the newly-opened Museum of Art & Photography (MAP) in India's southern city of Bangalore.
Here's a selection of Bhatt's works.
Pictures by Jyoti Bhatt , Courtesy Museum of Art & Photography (MAP), Bangalore
Source of news: bbc.com
Jyoti Bhatt Photos
