Joyotee’s interest in colours was evident in her childhood, when she painted all her drawings even before they were complete. She spent her growing years watching her late father, Ajit Kumar Banerjee, sketch and paint. His creations as an Art Director in the Bombay film industry was what inspired Joyotee to look upon construction on colours as a mode of expression. The loss of her father in her teens, brought out the writer and poet in her but a more vivid expression of her questioning mind seeking answers to all her experiences and emotions was possible when she met her life partner and moved from Mumbai to settle with her husband, Indrajit Ray Chaudhury, in Singapore. Her association with a new, yet somewhat similar world to her Indian upbringing saw the blossoming of her talent as an artist. ”Shakti” is an example of her breaking out of her chrysalis into an experimental world of expression.

“Impressions” her last show in 2005, saw a burst of energy in a series of work that showcased her eagerness to express and her desire to be recognised. Paintings like “Sati” now displayed at Chat Masala (upper East Coast Road) depict the exploitation as well as the power of womanhood, especially rampant, in Indian society. “Blossom” brings about the universal fact of motherhood and the blossoming of happiness associated with it.

Though femininity has been an intrinsic part in many of her themes, this up-coming show is more about the balance of power. “Shakti” denotes the complete balance of power and is better understood as the Yin and Yang, in complete harmony. This harmony is witnessed in the individual, a couple in love or even a child in a perfect moment of truth as charity, happiness or any fleeting moment of joy is experienced. Joyotee’s exposé of different themes are evident in her website www.artworks-creations.com which will give you an insight into the range of styles she has dabbled in.

After experiencing the “Art of Living” she has found some answers to some of the universal questions. “Shakti” sees the depiction of these experiences through paintings like “Satsang”, “Seva”, and “Sadhana”. The theme of Shakti is hence, more focused on the universal level rather than a personal journey.