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Jyotirmoy ray’s

Collage paintings in CHIGIRI-É style

email: jyotiray31@gmail.com

Ecstasy Of Love

Harmony tHrougH syntHesis

A Delhi-based artist, Jyotirmoy Ray formalised his artistic skill in Pittsburgh University while pursuing his masters in metallurgical engineering from Carnegie Tech.Travelling across the globe on work, Ray sketched profusely, whether from nature, landscapes, buildings or people. Happily, he was married to an artist, Sita Ray, from whom he sought constant guidance to enrich his artistic comprehension.His last professional posting was in Japan, where he lived for more than 20 years. In 2009 he joined an evening art school to formally learn a technique called Chigiri-É, the Japanese art of tearing paper and making collage-like paintings by pasting them. Traditionally this art form, depicting specially the beauties of nature, comprised tearing of ‘Washi’ paper sourced from mulberry tree-trunk pulp and pasting the pieces on a board. Over the years Ray improvised by shearing instead of tearing. By using more of glossy papers sourced from Origami paper, newspapers, fliers and cast-away magazines instead of Washi, he developed his own technique. Ray has held exhibitions in Kobe (Japan) in 2011 and 2014. An octogenarian, Ray is an avid bird watcher..

CHIGIRI-ÉChigiri-É is a paper art of Japan created in the collage style from torn pieces of paper. Traditionally, this art, depicting specially the beauties of nature, was conceived by tearing ‘washi’ paper sourced from mulberry tree-trunk pulp. The remarkable point about this form of art is that no paint or brush is used as a medium or tool. A general impression of water or oil based painting is created by pasting pieces of paper in a layered fashion. It is only upon closer scrutiny that one discovers the medium to be only paper.Chigiri-É has several variations today both in its form as well as in the medium, many of which have happened due to modern Japanese and Western influence. Newer subjects of painting, which include figures or even abstract images, and use of different types of paper are to some extent its modern variations. However, the idea of creating a whole from pieces remains at the core. Chigiri-É is an artist’s impression of hope that takes its flight to freedom by seeking delight in re-creating a sense of harmony through synthesis.

You are kindly requested to attend

the inauguration of the exhibition

on 16th July 2015 - 6.30 PM

at IIC Annexe, Lodhi Estate

by

Prof. (Dr.) Rajeev Lochan

Director, National Gallery of Modern Art

You are cordially invited

to

Jyotirmoy Ray’s exhibition

of

Collage paintings in CHIGIRI-É style

hosted by India International Centre

at

IIC Annexe, Lodhi Estate

New Delhi – 110003

Dates: 17th to 23rd July 2015

Time: 11 AM to 7 PM