Jyotsna Bhatt passes away, witness some beautiful pieces of art by India's famous potter
Baroda-based Bhatt, who is considered to be one of India's best known ceramic artists, breathed her last on July 11, two days after she suffered a stroke. She was in her 80s. "She was a gentle and caring woman, who did an amazing job. A nodal figure for ceramic artists, her works have gained wide recognition. Bhatt decided to offer various shapes to the earthy materials in her kiln - from some cats to chairs. See pics
Jyotsna Bhatt passes away, witness some beautiful pieces of art by India's famous potter
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Ceramic artist Jyotsna Bhatt has been among the country's brightest.
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Her work contains several references. Each exhibition she had for Jyotsna Bhatt was another journey.
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Bhatt decided to give countless shapes to the earthy materials in her furnace-from robust cats to chirping buds.
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Jyotsna Bhatt was a keen observer of crafts, imbibing traditional and modern
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She settled in Baroda (now Vadodara), after completing a ceramics course at the Brooklyn Museum Art School under Jolyon Hofsted in the mid-1960s.
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Although her deep bond with nature was expressed in the various forms carefully crafted by Jyotsna Bhatt, perhaps it also influenced her practice's very medium.
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Her works look like tiny souvenirs, earth songs which reflected so many earthly rhythms.