'Different Strokes of India' is a group of artistically inclined India expatriate residents of Jakarta. Perhaps such a group is just a natural consequence of the rich overspill of India culture and tradition within every Indian. While some members are pro, some are exhibiting for the first time. The love of our country and its people and cultures is depicted exuberantly in 'Rang Barse I', the first art exhibition put up by 'Different Strokes of India'.

GHOOMAR - Dance of The Spirit (90X95 CM) - Mixed Media Pavan Kapoor

LAKSHMI UGRANKAR

MEERA JOSEPH
Meera hails from Kerala and has made Jakarta her home for the past 20 years. She carries the mantle of 'Principal' of Kinderland, a leading pre-school in Jakarta. A proud mother of two, an artist of sorts, a writer that was http://www.indoindians.com . "I am myriad-minded and like to experience every spectrum of life, made possible by my better half and wonderful parents" she remarks.


 

NIRUPAMA S. KARKHANIS Look at her paintings here
A graduate of fine arts from Sir J. J. School of Arts, Nirupama has worked as free-lance artist designing murals, art work for publicity and painting mostly in abstract style. "Living in a cultural explosion all the time is perhaps what makes the people of Indonesia so passionate and dramatic and one cannot but express your feelings in one medium or another", she says. She had her last exhibition at World Trade Center, Jakarta in August 1997, on the eve of the 50th anniversary of India's Independence. She is working for Jakarta International School since 1981 and says "Bali and my students are constant sources of inspiration to me".

PARTHIV VARDARAJAN
Parthiv is a senior at the Jakarta International School. Artistically inclined from childhood, he enjoys drawing and playing music (keyboard, guitar). Having been blessed with a keen sense of form and shape, he started off early with penciling cartoon characters. He has gradually moved on to mature subjects and is fascinated with portraits of people emoting in different ways. Parthiv has not had formal training in painting and his work should be seen as occasional attempts at capturing visuals which impress him deeply. Creating portraits with a few deft, uncomplicated movements seems to come to him easily and this is what he has attempted to do here.

Parthiv has participated in competitions and won a few awards along the way.

PAVAN KAPOOR
Being interested in visual arts since childhood, Pavan Kapoor studied a year of Commercial art after graduating in English Honors in India. Having lived in Indonesia for 18 years her creative journey seems to have evolved with the cosmopolitan evolution of Indonesia itself. Pavan has published two series of bi-lingual children's books since 1996 and now designs for Fusionns, her East meets West boutique in Saberro House. She believes 'Being creative produces happiness hormones' and 'Rang Barse I' is her second painting exhibition in Jakarta.

SARI STORIES IS OIL ON CANVAS (90X 60) Pavan Kapoor		ARRANGED MARRIAGE OIL ON PAPER Pavan Kapoor

MY EYES WILL FOLLOW YOU (90X52) - Mixed Media Pavan Kapoor

SHIPRA
A passion for art got Shipra to pursue a graduate course in advertising from Symbiosis, Pune followed by a post graduation in Fashion Communication from NIFT, Delhi. She has dabbled with oils, charcoals and water colors, though pencil sketching fascinates her the most. Portraits and sketches of people from different walks of life provide her with a sense of life and dynamism. Marriage brought her to Jakarta over a year back and her time has been taken up by what she loves doing: sketching.

SUKHDEV KAUR
Sukhdev has always had a passion in art and design. She was inspired to paint at a young age. In the years that followed, she developed her talent - especially in oils and acrylics. More recently, she has begun experimenting with folk art.




VIJAY LAXMI BIRLA                Look at her paintings here
Born on 26 October 1956 in Calcutta, Vijay Laxmi moved with her family to Bhopal soon after. She has a Bachelor in arts degree majoring in drawing and painting. At the university she was fascinated with art and has been painting ever since. Watercolors and oils are her preferred medium and has a special interest in landscapes. She moved to Bangkok in 1987 and to Jakarta in 1991.