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Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Jit Chowdhury, Sundarbans (Diptych), 2026

Jit Chowdhury b. 1988

Sundarbans (Diptych), 2026
Natural Indigo and Sholapith on Board
Frame 1: 29.8 x 35.8 Inches (30.3 x 36.2 x 1) Frame 2: 29.8 x 23.8 Inches (30.3 x 24.2 x 1)
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Jit Chowdhury (b. 1988, Kolkata, West Bengal) studied at AFA, Kolkata, 2006; Srishti School of Art Design and Technology, Bangalore, 2008-2010; and Visual Communication, Design Institute of India, Indore, 2013....
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Jit Chowdhury (b. 1988, Kolkata, West Bengal) studied at AFA, Kolkata, 2006; Srishti School of Art Design and Technology, Bangalore, 2008-2010; and Visual Communication, Design Institute of India, Indore, 2013.


His work has been exhibited in group shows at Gallery 47A, Mumbai, 2022; Design Milestone, 2024; India Design ID, Delhi, 2025; Method Gallery, Mumbai, 2025; Art Mumbai, Mumbai, 2025; and Triveni Kala Sangam, New Delhi, 2025. His works have been featured in Pool Magazine Issue 48, Kyoorius Sketchnotes, August 2014; The Indian Curator, March 2015; Buzzfeed India, 2016; Homegrown, 2016; Arts Illustrated, 2018; and Architectural Digest India, 2023.


Jit’s artworks lie at the intersection of art, architecture, design, and typography, where each work seeks the right balance between story and form. Shaped by his memories of South Kolkata, he is drawn to the coexistence of past and present in the city, capturing how tradition survives amidst modernity. Working primarily with sholapith and natural indigo, his practice has evolved into an exploration of colour and texture while drawing connections to Japanese and Bengali histories. Through painting, weaving, collage, layering, embossing, and block printing, he studies the materiality of time and memory, creating portraits of everyday life, where art, architecture, and design coexist beautifully.


In the work Sunderbans, the artist highlights the fluidity of the landscape. The mangrove forest is not static; it is a "breathing" entity. Tides - high and low tides transform the scene twice daily, hiding and revealing muddy banks and tangled roots. Stripes in this magical landscape come from her majestic tigers and aerial roots.



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