Ephemeral Flight
Jaggu Prasad
Born in 1963, Jaggu Prasad is an Indian miniature painter renowned for his extraordinary precision and devotion to the art. Having started his artistic journey at the young age of 6, Jaggu Prasad, eventually learnt under the guidance of Padma Shree Kirpal Singh himself. As an artist Jaggu Prasad’s miniature creations invite the viewer to lean in. His uniquely realistic style, uses techniques like trompe l’oeil to give a hyper-real effect to his muse, nature. The microscopic brush strokes and intricate textures reward close inspection. Greatly insured by nature, in Prasad’s art you will find birds and insects are elevated from background motifs to central subjects—they occupy space with monumentality despite their size, their features rendered with a clarity that bridges observation and wonder. The result is miniature art that invites reflection, discovery, and appreciation of nature’s hidden architecture. As an independent artist, with decades of experience, his miniature paintings have reached both national and foreign exhibitions and galleries. Singapore, UK, Germany, France and the United States are just some of the places his works have featured in. For the minutest of details that give his work depth, he uses a single hair of an otter. His dedication to the craft and deep observation give a meaningful depth to all his artworks. If you want to have a painting where you can find depth in each stroke, artworks by Jaggu Prasad are exactly what you need.
Description
Ephemeral Flight by Jaggu Prasad celebrates the fleeting beauty of nature through a symphony of colors and delicate brushwork. The artist’s fine miniature technique captures six butterflies suspended in serene motion, each distinct in hue and form yet united by the grace of their flight.
The warm golden background enhances the luminous watercolor tones, creating a visual rhythm between stillness and movement. Jaggu Prasad’s control of line and shade reveals both technical mastery and poetic sensibility. Each butterfly becomes a metaphor for transience, transformation, and renewal — a reflection of nature’s quiet grandeur distilled into a moment of calm.
Why This Artwork Stands Out:
- A detailed miniature capturing the elegance of butterfly wing
- Rendered in watercolour on fine paper with precision and depth
- Combines traditional technique with a contemporary sense of stillne
- A poetic meditation on the beauty of impermanence
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Who is Jaggu Prasad?
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Jaggu Prasad
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Unique Practice
Uses a paintbrush with only a single hair of an otter to achieve the minutest details and ‘dot-man-ship