vadodara the cultural capital of gujarat is known to be the provenance of artists who made a global impact a citybased artist has three of her works displayed at world bank jignasha ojha 35 an alumni of ms universitys faculty of fine arts has carved a name for herself by creating a unique fusion of indian miniature paintings and western art her works are displayed in six museums in the united statesexperimenting with traditional miniature art was not a conscious decision temple murals and calendars featuring various gods and mythical episodes fascinated me as kid while studying for my masters degree i experimented with the idea of fusing both miniature art with western art said jignasha who has travelled across six countries with her work jignasha captures characters from ancient miniature in a present day milieu her works project current sociopolitical scenario through the blend of two different forms of artat present two works war and peace and dream ii are at display in the gallery of the world bank the works were exhibited as a part of the imagining our future together south asia artist that was held between 2012 and 2013 said jignasha whose work will be soon featured in 2016 art program calendar by the world bank as part of the exhibition the paintings were displayed in bangladesh india and united states while war and peace is based on her reflections of the 2002 gujarat riots dream ii is a depiction of mans longing for conventional life amidst the chaotic modern times there are no consistent themes but issues like urbanization displacement and border tensions can be seen in most of her works the artworks are mostly satire on modernday issues without taking any sides said her husband jeetu ojha a sculptor ojha a recipient of the commonwealth arts and craft award in 2007 has her work displayed at us museums like art institute of chicago dallas museum of art los angeles county museum of art national gallery of art and whitney museum of american art