My original paintings and exhibitions have been featured in art magazines and media worldwide. Here’s a glimpse of the press and features that celebrate my work.
DEC 03 2023
FEB 10 1999
If you want to walk into a painting and feel that rather dramatic effect , then landscape specialist Jaya Javeri offers the answer. Depth, perspective , a riot of colours , attention to detail and texture could best describe her paintings.
NOV 19 2000
In Jaya‘s solo show you can see joy and tranquillity everywhere . The bright colours accentuated by her palette knife technique make for perfect landscapes that you would want to look at while sipping tea. Carved doorways , sunsets , virginal rural settings toned just right mixed with a sense of infinite joy—that’s Jaya Javeri for you.
OCT 14 2003
Her canvases or not the usual play of colours . Instead there is a feeling of “going beyond” or “walking into” the images . For instance , the curving steps , the half open gate leading out to verdant pathways or the stone pillar colonnade gate . Ms Jaya Javeri’s canvases , with a strong emphasis on light and shade , lift the landscape and draw the eyes to hidden corners .
She uses knife to texture the canvas with colour . Her paintings convey a certain perspective which is in-depth and festive . So whether it is sunflowers or the inside of a fortress there is a celebration of life always.
NOV 16 2000
It is refreshing to see happy paintings you can relate to . Jaya Javeri’s works are just that. When you enter her sunny studio at home you feel a sense of calm and inner joy. The oil paintings are ‘happening’ in that they are textured, have a three dimensional feel and are pieces of reasonably priced art that you can live with.
An MBA from the Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, Jaya took the predictable corporate route and followed it for five years before deciding that it was the creative life of an artist that she truly wanted.
Mostly self-taught and low-profile, Jaya chooses not to use a brush but a knife instead to bring her imagination to life. It can be a painstaking process but the terrific textured layers that a knife gives is unmatched.
Exploring the richness of colours, gives this artist a real high. Her temple paintings are earthy and get that spot of colour through the clothes of the characters in it.
The carvings on an old temple door dance before the eyes having been brought to life through the skilful use of the knife.
The paintings have a strong architectural streak with temple courtyards, steps and spaces figuring prominently. She excels at making landscapes that are still and yet appear to move. There is that quality both of stillness and motion. You almost feel you are walking into the frame and canvas.
Jaya picks up places you might consider mundane like old temples in Malleswaram with a couple of little girls and women and creates a wonderful picture or sailing ships. Nature sustains her spirit and creativity and she highlights the beauty of eucalyptus trees in Ooty or a bougainvillea with much elan.
OCT 25 2020
Amid the pandemic and all the uncertainties that it brought along, Bengaluru-based artist Jaya Javeri took refuge in her craft.
The artist has picked a rather positive theme for her paintings, and for that she drew inspiration from the ordinary. “My paintings reflect the mood I was in during the lockdown, and it was definitely not gloomy. Looking at the fresh canvas lifted my spirits every time. I had begun looking at things that I would otherwise take for granted with a sense of gratitude, “ she explains.
Her canvases, thus, are vibrant and full of life. From the rice fields of Kerala and sunflower fields of Karnataka to the Kumbh Mela that she had visited, all of these find a presence in Jaya‘s latest artworks, making them full of foliage and greenery.
The process, she says, was rather therapeutic for her. “The entire experience has helped me get through this tough time, and has been a source of positivity. I have realised that life goes on, and hope that eventually every thing will get back to normal. My paintings are a reminder that we shouldn’t take anything for granted.”
OCT 4 2012
DEC 14 2011
(Jaya Javeri’s) use of bright and dark colours draws you to her paintings and creates an upbeat mood. Within My Reach is a step forward in Jaya‘s journey of space and depth. A feeling of dream fulfilment and hope seems to emanate from her paintings that portray women with turned backs amidst tranquil interiors, hidden motifs floating in faint mysterious clouds and girls playing hide and seek.
OCT 15 2012
When art can be so powerful that it takes you back to the earliest memories you can remember as a child, it is worth taking a look at.
The essential qualities of textures, light and shadows have been given great thought to and some of the paintings actually seem to be coming out at you, while others pull you in.
The gallery was filled with art connoisseurs discussing her work and interacting with the artist herself, who is delighted at the response she has received so far. “A lot of people have come and told me that the paintings give them a feeling of actually going back to their childhood and getting happy thoughts. That’s what I intended and I’m glad that people can understand the art,” says Jaya Javeri, whose masterstrokes have earned her adoration and praise in plenty.
Each painting seems to reflect an inner state of mind that is visibly of a wanderer.
She uses colour and light without compromise, which makes it a very bright and airy exhibition. Unlike with a lot of exhibitions that are dark and moody, this is very uplifting.
OCT 16 2000
Jaya Javeri is one of those who chose to give up their lucrative careers and pursue their passion. An MBA, settled into a well-paying job, the lady in question decided to give it all up in order to paint landscapes. Though, by no means an easy feat, Javeri followed her dream.
What sets her apart is the use of the palette knife instead of the brush.
“It gives a rich texture to the paintings and lends and accentuated effect, or rather, a three-dimensional effect. And eventually, I decided to make it my signature style.” Her move down South has also had a profound effect on her work as she began to use a lot of local South Indian landscape in her paintings.
Javeri, unlike many others, likes to portray a certain sense of of happiness through her paintings. “ I prefer to convey a sense of tranquility through my work and there are figures and flowers which convey a sense of happiness.”
Though most painters tend to shy away from painting landscapes fearing a loss sell-out but not Javeri.
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