Love and Celebration

Ketan Jawdekar

Art is a gift that has been given to Ketan Jawdekar by his father, who is an artist and by his mother, who is a classical singer. Ketan, has been painting since childhood and has bagged many accolades at the State and National level competitions in his early academic career. Instead of fine arts, he opted for the 'Mother of all Arts' -Architecture, as a career. Today, he is a successful and well- known Architect and has created noteworthy structures in Architecture and has designed some world-class interiors. While his profession has gone digital, he still believes in hand sketches. Yet, he finds time to go back to nature with his sketchbook and often paints in his studio. His work mainly comprises of contemporary paintings in a variety of subjects including Still life, Landscape, various aspects of the man-made environment and also the abstracts. He believes that nature is the best Guru and has taken much of his inspiration from the countryside and architecture of Indian Cities, particularly in Mumbai, Pune and Kolhapur. The paintings have been created from things seen, although, the end results are not slavish copies of what has been seen. Some, are even abstract. His painting style; embodies colour and the tactile qualities of paint, The marks, free paint, beautiful use of black and the architectural strokes become fields, structures, wood and the sky. They relate and connect with feelings, moods, emotions and reactions to the different aspects of the visual world. Dramatic viewpoints, strong shapes, forceful line strokes, contrast and the linear movement typify his work. His paintings are on display in places like - Oakwood Residence, Double Tree by Hilton at Pune, Trikaya, Nebula, PopTates, Solaris Developers, Samartha Developers and in numerous private art collections. “Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time.” Well – known Architect and artist – Ketan Jawdekar, rightly proves the thought of a great artist – Thomas Merton, through his paintings. Exhibitions: Solo Exhibition: January 2013 – Ark Art Gallery, Pune Solo Exhibition: January 2006 – Hotel Valley View, Panhala, Kolhapur Group Exhibition: January 2014 – Krishna Sunder Lawns, Pune.