rajul
Israel
006598574070
www.rajulmehta.com
Kunstart: Malerei
Stil: Pop Art
Statement:
Rajul has developed into a determined artist in her right. Each of her works often produced varied individual interpretations. The passion and energy displayed helps dictate the rhythm of her artistic life. She displays a unique blend of harmony, sensitivity, and feeling in all her works. Reality versus dreams as well as a combination of traditional and modern art are highlighted throughout her work.
"With philharmonic conductor, Maestro Zubin Mehta, "With Israeli president Mr.Shimon Peres
his portrait commisioned " his portrait commisioned "
Tel-Aviv , Israel April, 2006 Tel-Aviv , Israel September 2006
Rajul sees herself as continuing the artistic tradition established by Andy Warhol, who pioneered the post modernistic form of Pop Art in the 1970's, with his portraits of Marilyn Monroe and Elvis Presley. Regarding any further involvement in the art of her Indian homeland she says that she has no choice as it is her life in Israel that has given her the unique perspective that has enabled her to reach her present artistic level, which from her point of view incorporates all her daily activities, which contribute also to the art of being a woman.Rajul was among the top artist chosen as Israel's cultural Ambassador for 2005.Her works are widely shown in distinguished Art Museums,institutes and exhibitions.
Rajul lecturing at the Asian Academy
of film Television (AAFT) Delhi , January 2006
“My works were exhibited on January 31st 2006 at the Museum of Israeli Art at Ramat Gan.
I displayed a series of Indian Bollywood movie actors portraying them in larger than life format, showing icons and images that “sell” the perfect illusion in full colour.
The actors are well dressed and adorned, another expression of Indian reality, and the colours are very strong reflecting an impoverished and harsh reality.
My technique is one that blends painting and printmaking thus maximizing precision.
The other series were different brands and romantic past memories if India. The Mercedes symbol or Macdonald’s sign or Pizza Hut, Nike, all examples of colonialism enveloping the world and destroying the old symbols……questions arise, such as what is greater—an Indian Chai or Starbucks coffee?
The series of brands with different beasts such as tiger, cheetah, puma or jaguar… there is a clear evaluation of feminism in all of them.”
Rajul
'Monsoon Wedding'
"Rajul Mehta paints moments of life just like in the movies. The artist here presents her work for the first time on the international art scene with a series inspired from the colorful dramas of the indian film industry. These paintings deal with fate of mythic and tragic characters, relationships of love, betrayal, devotion and fidelity and the epic and impossible battles of the generation gap.
The word 'Bollywood' itself is a colorful concept, full of fantasy and the wonderful dream world of the indian film industry, based on the old, traditional Hollywood style. Color, drama, songs and dances, love and endless struggles are all included in this fascinating and gripping genre, which has made inroads into western culture in the last decade.
In India alone, the fans, number more than 40 million people! Bollywood has come to symbolize and demonstrate the life style of modern and advanced indian society. It confronts the past with the future, truth with falsehood, and innocence with forbidden daring. All these are the subjects of Rajul Mehta� paintings. The exhibition of the Bollywood Series, entitled 'Monsoon Wedding' displays two series of paintings. The first shows us the mythical characters of the Bollywood industry in painted collages of images from the films. The paintings look like a development of cinema posters. The second series depicts an animated record of scenes from celebrated Bollywood films.
The photographic and film media have had an immeasurable impact on the modern consciousness. In his frequently quoted essay ''Creating Art in the Age of Technical Reproduction'', Walter Benjamin explained how the new technologies of mass reproduction released art from being a ritual and made it available everywhere. With the meteoric enhancement of its exhibition potential, art has become a product with totally new roles to play. We may remember that the Dada movement, at the time of the First World War in Europe, used shadows and projected light. In the 1960� and after, Andy Warhol and Pop massively registered the influence of the cinema. Rajul Mehta, as an independant artist with a mind of her own, acknowledges these antecedants and assumes the challenge that they present to individual expression. In her work, the properties of painting, hand and matter, are brought back into play in a way that allows us a glimpse into the mysteries of her world and the very original sources of her creativity. "
Doron Pollak
TAGES-ANZEIGER WRITTEN BY THE NEWS REPORTER MRS. NINA SCHEU 20 JUNE 2007
THE GLOBALISED ARTIST
Rajul Mehta is a cosmopolitan.
With her paintings, which are shown in Zurich at the moment, she will induce to reflect upon the consequences of the globalisation – but not only.
Those expressions: Self-confident and proud are the looks from the paintings of the women of the Indian artist Rajul Mehta, who already has been living over 15 years in Israel with her family. Already so many years, that one should describe her rather an Israeli artist, who comes from India. However, Rajul Mehta reluctantly does not scale herself down, neither betwixt nor between: „Home is, where my heart is“, or else wise said: „I feel also very comfortable in Switzerland“, she reckons and emanates the same self-confidence, which allude to the women’s eyes.
The works of Rajul Mehta can be seen at the still young gallery Bertoni at Schaffhauserstrasse. Angela and Rita Bertoni, the two gallery owners, knocked on their cosmopolitan protégé via the Internet. Her works fit well into the concept of the clear showing room, in which „arte & ambiente“ should find the right location for art and life-style accessories. Whereas the two Bertoni-sisters would like to place the focus more on art in the future, even if it is placed mostly in liveable rooms in every day’s life, explain the two their primary idea. To enhance the discussion on art, a circle of referees is projected, which will illumine the coherence between art and photography.
Like Warhol and still completely different
The screen-prints of Rajul Mehta merely remind of the star portraits of her great ideal Andy Warhol – although they emerge alike – technically considered. Rajul Mehta is working with photo exhibitions: („I love the precision as fundament for my ideas“) and screen-printing, but she handles the canvas thereafter with thick oil paint and self made pigments until the original image looses its outlines and receives a new statement. Also if those Indian women, lions and leopards appear at first sight slightly pleasing, the ideas behind it are not. It is a paradox though; that her paintings are mainly seen in Banks and official buildings, where one does not want to offend with the art.
But at the second glimpse the socio-political aspect makes itself accessible just as much: her women collection ought to animate the viewer to reflect upon their position in today’s society. „Just in reference to the self-conception of Indian women, the West often makes wrong concedes“, underlines the artist. „The globalisation has long ago reached all social systems“. The world has changed rapidly and it is the abandonment of art to reflect and to take a clear stand on these alterations. Thereby, the distant view helps her, which she gained from the long lasting absence from India and the view on those years towards her new homeland and the Western moral concept. Being uprooted, Rajul Mehta has made this issue to a major subject in her art. The paintings reflect how close the world ranks together through globalisation.
Links:
Israel's Cultural Ambassadors of 2005
NY ARTS - Rajul Mehta @ Paul Rodgers/9W
www.offoffoff.com/art/2004/monsoonwedding.php
www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?NewsID=1092881
http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=231214
http://82.80.254.140/ActiveMagazine/getBook.asp?Path=TOM/2008/11/19&BookCollection=TOM_TA&ReaderStyle=Time_Heb&Language=Hebrew&Hebrew=1&browserWindowWidth=1270&browserWindowHeight=750
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http://www.artnet.com/artist/424065755/rajul-mehta.html
Vita / Lebenslauf:
Rajul Mehta, Born 1970.
Selected Exhibitions
2009 Feb 20th - 20th March 2009 Burak&Mayer Gallery,Solo Exhibition,Dream Girl,Tel-Aviv, Israel
2008 Sep 25th - 30th Jan 2009 Wilfrid Israel Museum,Group Exhibition,'Touching the Divine',Kibutz Hazorea,Israel.
2008 Sep 18th - Oct 30th Ahronson Contemporary Art,Solo Exhibition,'Masala Masti' Ramat Hasharon,Israel.
2008 Aug 19th - Aug 30th Borey Art Gallery,Group Exhibition, 'Folded Art',St Petersburg,Russia.
2008 May - June Stux Gallery,'Fire Walkers',Group Exhibition, New York,USA
2008 February - April Kunsthaus Rapp, Group Exhibition, Switzerland.
2007 November 14th Montefiore Auction House ,Tel-Aviv, Israel
2007 October 11th-14th 'The Art International Fair' Group Exhibition, Zurich.
2007 Sept 29th -Nov 8th 'Talking Chairs' - Group Exhibition , 'Park Leumi' Ramat-Gan , Israel.
2007 June Markers VI,The Artist Museum, Group Exhibition, Venice /Kassel, Italy.
2007April 21st-June 30th
Galleria Bertoni Arte & Ambiente Zurich, Switzerland
2007, April 30th - May 6th Museum Art Gallery Mumbai, India. Solo Exhibition 'Beauty & The Beast'.
2007April
Group Exhibition, 'Harmony ', Mumbai, India.
2007January Group Exhibition, 'Balance or Imbalance', Macondo, London
2006,9th-21st December
Solo Exhibition,'Efrat Gallery' , Tel-Aviv, Israel
2006,9th-24th November
Group Exhibition,'Receptacle of spirit', Mexico city, Mexico.
2006, 29th August Group Exhibition, 'Growth', Apex Hotel,
Edinburgh.
2006, 22nd July-10th August
Group Exhibition 'Service Design',
sculptors of sea horses, Yad Levanim
Gallery, Raanana, Israel.
2006, 24th April-24th May
One-woman show,'Don't Pressure Me',
Artura studios , Tel-Aviv, Israel
2006, 31st January -30th April
solo Museum show at the Israeli
Art Museum, Ramatgan,Israel.
2006, 5th-7th January
Group show,Habitat centre,New Delhi,India.
Rajul was among the top artist chosen as Israel's Cultural Ambassador of 2005
2005, November
Toronto Art fair,Toronto,Canada.
2005, June
An outdoor installation on the Grand Canal 'Poles Apart Poles Together' for the 51st Venice Biennale(Italy).
2005, February
Group exhibition 'Element',Zentrum Fur.Zeitgenossische,Munich(Germany).
2004, November
Exhibition 'Four Elements', KunstPlatz, Berlin (Germany).
2004, October
Group exhibition at Arad Museum; One-woman show, 'Bollywood', Paul Rodgers gallery, New York (U.S.A).
2004, August
Group exhibition 'Snapshots', 'Apex' Edinborough (Scottland); Group exhibition, 'Women in love', Haifa theater (Israel).
2004, August
The Book Museum,Lodz(Poland).
2004, February
Group exhibition at Haaretz Museum (Israel).
2004, February - May
One-woman show, Haifa theater (Israel).
2004, May 2003, December
One-woman show, Alverion Art Space, Tel Aviv; Wandering Library, Tel Aviv (Israel).
2003, October
One-woman show, Jerusalem Theatre (Israel).
2003, June
Three women exhibition Museumary Ramat Aviv (Israel).
2003, May
One-woman show 'Physics of Spirituality', Mayer's gallery, Herziliya Pituach (Israel); One-woman show Crystal Room Mumbai (India); 'Dance of Color', group exhibition Ramat Gan (Israel), at the residence of the South African Embassy.
2001, February
Group exhibition, 'British Museum', Tel Aviv (Israel) Omanut Haaretz - Reading power station, Tel Aviv (Israel).
2001, April
One woman show and auction of paintings at the residence of the Philippines Embassy (Israel).
1999, October
Sotheby's Auction Tel Aviv (Israel).
1999, February
One-woman show Netanya (Israel), at Association of American and Canadians in Israel. (followed by a talk about Indian women in modern art).
1998, June
Group exhibit at the Beit Berl Art College (Israel).
1998, May
One-woman show at Kalmania Art College, Kfar Sava (Israel), an unusual collection of 16 paintings of the wheel of Karma, with the use of cow dung; using raw natural manure to make an art statement.
1998, April
'Fusion Art'. A one-woman show at the Golden Apple, Tel Aviv (Israel).
1998, March
Exhibition in Ramat Hahayal (Israel) of Iarge canvases painted with Spices at the opening of Tandoori restaurant.
1997, June
'Woman' a one-woman show Kfar Saba (Israel), at the gallery of the Kalmania Art College.
1997, February
'Which part of your Body are you afraid to lose?' Kfar Saba, (Israel), exhibition of photographs with installations.
1996, June
Group exhibition Ramat Hasharon (Israel).
Awards
2003 August
Artist's Museum Israel Center : In recognition of her contribution in building up the museum image
2006 January
Rajul was among the top artist chosen as israel's Cultural Ambassador 2005
2006 January
Jain International Trade Organizasion (JITO): For outstanding performance in the world of art.
Selected Projects
2006 April
Portrait of philharmonic conductor Maestro Zubin Mehta,Tel-Aviv,Israel.
2006 September
Portrait of vice prime minister Mr.Shimon Peres, Tel-Aviv ,Israel.
Selected Articles
2005-2006
Makhira pombit Magazine, (09.05)
Tzfon hair Tel-Aviv (15.2.06)
Yediot Ahronot - Kalkala (02.02.06
Hamekumon Tel-Aviv (30.03.06)
The Jerusalem Post (01.02.06)
Article with Pnina Rosenblum ,Maariv -Asakim (06.02.06)
Walla Celebs (06.02.06)
Yediot Ahronot -24 Hours (05.02.06)
Shamenet Magazine (02.06)
Israeli (23.02.06)
Itzuv Magazine (03.06)
Olam Haisha (03.06)
Laisha (27.02.06)
Time Out Magazine (21.03.06)
Daily Tzipi (14.02.06)
Big Time Magazine (03.06)
Hamekumon (09.02.06)
Yediot Ahronot -24 Hours (30.01.06)
Iton Tel-Aviv (10.02.06)
Kol Hertzliya 10.02.06)
Alef Bet (02.06)
Time Out Magazine (01-.02.06)
Bamakom (10.02.06)
Globes Tarbut (28.02.06)
Pnay Plus (05.04.06)
Atmosphere (03.06)
Maariv - Asakim (11.04.06)
Embassy news Letter (01-.03.06)
Article with Shimon Peres - Maariv Asakim (01.05.06)
Article with Zubin Mehta (04.06)
2003-2004
La Isha Magazine, (10.03)
Alphabet Magazine, (08.03)
Haaretz, David Raap
Panim Magazine, quarterly for society, culture and education, (08.03)
Radio show, Voices from Upper Gallilie, (14.11.03)
Jerusalem Post, (31.10.03), Greer Fay Cashman
'Artishock', Israel TV show
Sillouete Magazaine, (3.07.03)
Novosti Nidli, (03.07.03), LUBA
Jerousalem Post, (26.06.03) Greer Fay Cashman
ATT Magazine, (2.07.03), Khen Dagan
Haaretz, (20.06.03), Charlotte Halle
Maariv, (18.06.03), Dvora Shapira
Haaretz, (5.06.03), Charlotte Halle
NyArts Magazine (21.10.04)
1999
Jerusalem Post, (5.02.99), Greer Fay Cashman
1998
Jerusalem Post city lights, (20.11.98), Elana Shap
Jerusalem Post, (3.11.98), Greer Fay Cashman
Hair Herzliya, (15.05.98), Sarh Sela
Al Hasharon, (12.06.98), Sarah Ronen
Graduated from Bombay University and Beit Berl Art College, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Currently resides in Israel.
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