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SINGAPORE 3 OCTOBER 2013 Indigo Blue Art is delighted to announce the launch of Sujata Bajajs first solo exhibition in Singapore, Peregrination of Colour. A Paris-based artist who has explored various materials, media and methods, Sujata Bajaj has worked with cold ceramic, terracotta, fabric printing, printmaking, woodcutting, oil painting, to currently mixed media and acrylic on canvas, as well as fibreglass sculptures. Balancing intense colours with tactile surfaces, Sujata works with dark undertones, filling her canvas with bold lines and strokes crisscrossing and separating fields of vivid and subtle colours. Abundant with energy, mystery and exuberance, her work is replete with a dynamic palette that she describes as a dance of colours. Married to a Norwegian, Sujata divides her time between India, Norway and Paris, where her family now resides. The ebullience of Paris life, hues in Norwegian skies, and vibrant colours and spiritual elements of India form a medley of influences in her works. Sujata paints spontaneously onto the canvas, a skill she acquired from her strong acquaintance with Indian tribal art. Her paintings are characterised by a mixture of vigour and control an explosion of energy filled with fiery reds, intense blues, incandescent yellow ochres, and the occasional animated greens confined within demarcated spaces at times, and highly interspersed at others. Shafts and streaks of whites piercing through the melange of colours are ubiquitous in her works. Accented with gold leaf and fragments of archaic texts from ancient Sanskrit scriptures, Sujatas paintings engulf the viewer in a cosm ic realm that is remote and primordial. Sujata Bajaj will be present at the opening reception on Thursday 10 October, from 6.30 pm to 9 pm, and available to sign copies of her coffee table book, LOrdre du monde, as well as specially commissioned catalogues featuring all the works on display.

ABOUT THE ARTIST Sujata Bajaj was born in Jaipur, Rajasthan, the youngest of four siblings. Having parents who spent their lives serving the country and growing up around extraordinary personalities such as Mahatma Gandhi and Vinoba Bhave Sujata was taught honourable values that gave her freedom of spirit and made her devoted to her passion. It was no wonder that Sujatas achievements in her academic endeavours were remarkable, with a BA and MA in Art and Painting and a doctorate on Indian Tribal Art from SNDT University in Pune. Through the support of S.H. Raza, a renowned master artist she met while working on her doctorate, she earned a scholarship from the French government and enrolled at the prestigious cole nationale des Beaux-Arts in Paris. Sujata has held over 30 international solo shows and more than 20 solo shows in India. She has also participated in numerous group shows across India and abroad including UK, France, Norway, Germany, USA, Japan, China, Indonesia, and more. She was the recipient of the Raza Award in 2003, the Bombay Art Society Award in 1991, and the Maharashtra State Art Award in 1984 and 1979, among others.

On View: 10 October 22 November 2013 Location: Indigo Blue Art, 33 Neil Road, Singapore 088820 Timings: Mondays Saturdays, 11am 6pm; (Closed on Sundays and public holidays) Website: www.indigoblueart.com

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INDIGO BLUE ART was established in Singapore in 2004 as a platform to showcase Contemporary Indian Art.

Committed to promoting a greater awareness, understanding, and enjoyment of Indian Art, INDIGO BLUE ART houses an extensive collection of paintings, drawings, prints, sculptures and books on the subject.

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