Jittish Kallat

Born in Mumbai, in 1974.Jittish did his Bachelor in art (painting) from Sir J.J. school of art Mumbai He chooses a method that is a very economical, nearly abstract , form of narrative. Images float around the protagonist, like icons on a computer screen, creating a webwork. The sources were any visual material relevant to him. Images of the print media are photocopied, transferred on to the surface, hence ‘real’, as against the painted which he considers fictional. The images are like a picture puzzle, which the viewer has to decode and conclude upon. The treatment of the picture plane is like a battered wall, and refers to the duality in his painting.
Jittish at his young age has attained a lot of fame both domestically and internationally. He has participated in several group as well as solo shows all around the globe.
The artist live and works in Mumbai.