Sir J.J. Institute of Applied Art
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Established | 1958 |
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Address | 18°56′34″N 72°50′00″E / 18.94288°N 72.83327°E |
Campus | Urban |
Website | jjiaa |
Sir J. J. Institute of Applied Art is an Indian
In 1958, Sir J. J. School of Art was divided, with the Departments of Architecture and Applied Art becoming the Sir J. J. College of Architecture and Sir J. J. Institute of Applied Art respectively.
History
Commercial Art Section
The Institute of Applied Art's history first began with the founding of its sister school, the Sir J. J. School of Art, in 1857. Sir J. J. Institute of Applied Art started operations in the premises of the School of Art in 1935, and was awarded an independent institute status in 1961.
In 1946, Sir JJ School of Art started a new department, the Commercial Art Section, or CAS. The objective of this division was to impart all of the necessary training in art with an eye on students being able to exploit this training for commercial purposes.
During the
The director of the J. J. School of Art set out to rectify the situation. In 1935, Mr. Soloman was the dean of J.J. In 1946, J. J. School of Art started a new department, the
The CAS became popular among applicants to the Sir J. J. School of Art, as it offered a direct means of earning a livelihood to skilled artists who had completed the course. Soon, this once-small section of the school began receiving more student applications than the main part of the institute. At this time India had gained independence. The government, which still ran the school, separated the CAS from the rest of the school and created the Sir J. J. Institute of Applied Art. Professor V. N. Adarkar was named the institutes first
Later history
The institute's first dean was V. N. Adarkar. Notable deans in recent years have been H. G. Hanmante, Prof. Kamat and M. G. Rajadhyaksha. The current dean of the institute is Santosh Kshirsagar.[1]
Over the years, Sir J. J. Institute of Applied Art has been involved with several projects on social awareness that include "Know the Five-Year Plan "in the 1950s, "Our Himalayas" during the 1963 Sino-Indian War, and the "International Tourist Fair — Bombay" in 1965.
Present
The current course leads to successful students receiving a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Applied Art from the
The Sir J. J. Institute of Applied Art provides more than half of the Indian advertising industry's top art talent. There is a widely held belief among past professors of the institute, as well as art educators, that it would be best for the future health of the institution if the state government grants autonomy to the institute. This would clear the way to a much-needed revamp of the quality of teaching and infrastructure and bring modern day requirements to the school.
The campus is located in South Mumbai (opposite CSMT station) and houses the Sir J. J. Institute of Applied Art, the Sir J. J. School of Art, Sir J. J. College of Architecture, and the Government Institute of Printing Technology. The campus contains many trees that are more than a century old, and houses numerous heritage buildings.
The Kipling connection
The most renowned building on the campus is the century-and-half-old wood and stone bungalow that was
Notable alumni
- Arun Kolatkar – Poet
- Prabhakar Barwe – Painter
- Prof. R. K. Joshi– renowned calligrapher, designer, type and design academic
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- Nana Patekar – Indian actor and filmmaker
- Rajiv Rao – creative head, O&M (creator of Vodafone zoozoos)
- Raj Thackeray – politician and social worker
- Uddhav Thackeray – 19th Chief Minister of Maharashtra, politician
- Gopi Kukde – Advertising Genius & the brain behind the 'Onida's Devil'.
- Akbar Padamsee
- Brendan Pereira, award-winning creative director and designer
- Sunil Padwal – Renowned Indian painter
- Shivkar Bapuji Talpade – It said that, He is The first Indian to fly an unmanned plane in 1895.
- Geetanjali Rao[2]
- Ravi Jadhav
- Sameer Kulavoor[3]
References
- ^ "Sir J J Institute of Applied Arts". jjiaa.org. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ "B I O". Gitanjali Rao. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ Anuka Roy (8 April 2018). "Relative value: Family sketch". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 2 May 2021.