Jayant Parikh


Jayant Parikh is an Indian modern contemporary artist, printmaker, and muralist. He is a student of N. S. Bendre, K. G. Subramanyan and Sankho Chaudhuri. He lives and works in Vadodara, India.

Biography

Jayant Parikh was born on 2 April 1940 into a Gujarati Bania family in Bandhni village, Gujarat State, India. His family had a grocery shop in his village. He shifted to Vadodara in 1957 to study art at the Faculty of Fine Arts, Maharaja Sayajirao University, Vadodara.
In 1962, he acquired his Post Diploma in Painting under the teaching of N. S. Bendre. As an extra subject, he studied woodcut in graphics. Later on, he also learned etching and colorography.
He was a temporary lecturer in the faculty of fine arts M.S. University in 1970 for the painting department and in 1980 for the graphics department for one year short duration each time. He also had more than 74 one-man shows.

Works

His work has sold at auction houses such as Christie's, Sotheby's, and Dominic Winter Auctioneers. At Christie's his artwork sold at 5,250 USD along with Bhupen Khakhar, Nasreen Mohamedi, Gulam Mohammed Sheikh, K. G. Subramanyan, Jyoti Bhatt, etc.
At Osian’s auction house, his painting price was proposed from 13,335 USD to 16,950 USD.

Artist style and influence

Parikh started his work initially as abstract: he practised Cubism for one year. For this short duration of time, he was influenced by the art of Pablo Picasso. Later, after 1970, he created his own style of painting, calling it Rhythm. Since his beginnings, his favourite subject remains Indian monuments and archaeological sites. He has always painted his art either on-site of his reference monument, or he paints a sketch and from that reference, he paints in his studio. Since 1970 he found the fourth dimension in his artwork which is motion, which he calls Rhythm. His art is influenced by nature, and he feels that he paints that rhythm in his painting.

Collection

His works are held in the collections of the following:
Jayant Parikh has participated in numerous biennales, triennials, group exhibits, and solo art exhibitions around the world.

Biennales

Jayant Parikh had 87 solo exhibitions till February 2024.
  • 1966 - Taj Art Gallery, Taj Mahal Palace Hotel Mumbai - 1 March to 7 March 1966.
  • 1967 - Taj Art Gallery, Taj Mahal Palace Hotel Mumbai - 21 November to 27 November.
  • 1969 - Taj Art Gallery, Taj Mahal Palace Hotel Mumbai - 1 to 7 April 1969.
  • 1969 - Pundol Art Gallery Mumbai - 8 December to 18 December 1969.
  • 1972 - Taj Art Gallery, Taj Mahal Palace Hotel Mumbai - 3ed October to 9 October.
  • 1975 - Taj Art Gallery, Taj Mahal Palace Hotel Mumbai - 25 November to 1 December.
  • 1977 - Taj Art Gallery, Taj Mahal Palace Hotel Mumbai - December 1977.
  • 1979 - Taj Art Gallery, Taj Mahal Palace Hotel Mumbai - November 1979.
  • 1980 - Contemporary Art Gallery Ahmedabad - 20 April to 25 April 1980.
  • 1982 - Taj Art Gallery, Taj Mahal Palace Hotel Mumbai - March 1983.
  • 1990 - Taj Art Gallery, Taj Mahal Palace Hotel Mumbai - 27 February to 5 March.
  • 2003 - Exhibition of paintings on Goa by Jayant Parikh, Jehangir Art Gallery, till 23 April.
  • 2007 - Sarjan Art Gallery Vadodara - Voyage Into Historic Past.
  • 2024 - Sarjan Art Gallery Vadodara. - 8 Feb 2024 – 24 Feb 2024.

    Fellowship

  • 2005 - Government senior fellowship by government of India.

    Publication

  • Print-making in India Today 1985 by Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai.
  • Contemporary Graphics in India by Author Ratan Parimoo.
  • Graphic art in India since 1850 by Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi.
  • Printmaking History, A Survey Techniques and Artists by Kaumudi Prajapati.
  • Trends and Transitions in Indian Art, Marg, Special Edition.

    Artist Camp

Jayant Parikh had participated All India Artist camp at madras from 24-03-1980 to 31-03-1980 organized by Lalit Kala Akademi.

Workshop

  • A six-day workshop will be held under the guidance of eminent artist printmaker Jayant Parikh at the Department of Graphic Arts of The Maharaja Sayajirao University, Faculty of Fine Arts on 24 September 2018.
  • Jayant Parikh participated as a coordinator in the workshop of collagraphy at the National Printmaking and Painting Workshop, State University of Performing Art, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda.