Jitish Kallat

Jitish Kallat’s paintings incorporate modern technology and popular essentials like the photocopy machine. Born in Mumbai in 1974, Kallat graduated with a B.F.A. from the Sir J. J. School of Art. His works juxtapose the traditional symbol of an elephant with an abstract, photocopied representation of a monument. His images evolve out of texts and captions, well-known phrases and popular song titles. The close relationship between words, images, tradition and contemporary symbols, is central to Kallat’s work.

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