{"id":1071,"date":"2026-07-19T14:52:55","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T12:52:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artforpeace.cz\/?page_id=1071"},"modified":"2026-09-03T00:47:19","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T22:47:19","slug":"fontanove-umeni-jharna-kala","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/artforpeace.cz\/en\/fontanove-umeni-jharna-kala\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Jharna-Kala&#8221; Fountain Art"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-1071\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-1071-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-1071-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1071-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_themegrill_flash_image tg-widget tg-image-widget panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" >\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/artforpeace.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/painting-scaled.jpg\" \/>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-1071-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-1071-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1071-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p>Sri Chinmoy created his own distinctive artistic style, which he named &#8220;<strong>Jharna-Kala&#8221;<\/strong>, meaning \u201c<em>Fountain-Art<\/em>.\u201d The source of inspiration for these acrylic abstracts was the profound stillness of contemplative consciousness, from which inner experiences flowed, reflected in his extensive body of work. This spontaneous artistic style, characterized by a balanced harmony of light and color, captures the inner insight of the moment\u2014an insight that speaks of love for humanity, the experience of life\u2019s harmony, a sense of beauty, and the joy of artistic creation. The artist himself describes his approach to creation as follows:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201c<em>While I paint, I do not use the mind, for the thinking process binds us. I keep nothing in my mind. I try to make it as empty, still, and quiet as possible. The mind is like the surface of the sea. On the surface, the sea is filled with waves and constant movement; it is all restlessness. But when we dive deep below the surface, the very same sea becomes all peace, calmness, and silence. It is there that we discover the true source of creativity.<\/em>\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-1071-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-1071-2\" ><div id=\"pgc-1071-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1071-2-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_video panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div style=\"width:100%;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video playsinline class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-1071-1\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/vimeo\" src=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/515895265?loop=0&#038;_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/515895265?loop=0\">https:\/\/vimeo.com\/515895265?loop=0<\/a><\/video><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-1071-3\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-1071-3-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1071-3-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"3\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-790\" src=\"https:\/\/artforpeace.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/L_18-300x212.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artforpeace.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/L_18-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/artforpeace.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/L_18-1024x725.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/artforpeace.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/L_18-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artforpeace.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/L_18-1536x1087.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/artforpeace.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/L_18-2048x1449.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Sri Chinmoy\u2019s extraordinary artistic style evolved with remarkable speed, fuelled by his inexhaustible creative energy. During the first year alone (1975), he produced more than 100,000 works of art, including 16,031 paintings completed during a single 24-hour painting marathon. His art is distinguished by its characteristic <strong>spontaneity and playfulness<\/strong>. Although he often painted with traditional brushes, he also created his own painting tools from cotton and pieces of sponge, enabling him to apply colour in unique and expressive ways.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-792\" src=\"https:\/\/artforpeace.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/L_22-204x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"204\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artforpeace.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/L_22-204x300.jpg 204w, https:\/\/artforpeace.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/L_22-695x1024.jpg 695w, https:\/\/artforpeace.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/L_22-768x1132.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artforpeace.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/L_22-1042x1536.jpg 1042w, https:\/\/artforpeace.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/L_22-1390x2048.jpg 1390w, https:\/\/artforpeace.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/L_22.jpg 1577w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 204px) 100vw, 204px\" \/>Among Sri Chinmoy\u2019s vast body of artistic work is the lyrical series of bird drawings entitled <em><strong>Dream-Freedom-Peace-Birds<\/strong><\/em>, one of the central motifs of his artistic expression. These graceful birds symbolically represent the soul\u2014the eternal essence of human existence. Many of these delicate images are woven into large-scale, richly coloured mosaics, some containing several thousand birds within a single composition. Executed in a variety of media, including watercolour, gouache, pastel, and coloured pencil, these Zen-like drawings are remarkable for their simplicity, purity, and calligraphic elegance. They convey the uplifting touch of an aspiring consciousness, expressing an inner experience of happiness, peace, and freedom. Sri Chinmoy described this aspect of his creative work in these words:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><i><a href=\"https:\/\/artforpeace.cz\/en\/04_art04\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-824 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/artforpeace.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/04_ART04-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artforpeace.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/04_ART04-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/artforpeace.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/04_ART04-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/artforpeace.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/04_ART04-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artforpeace.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/04_ART04-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/artforpeace.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/04_ART04-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/i><em>\u201cBirds have a very special significance\u2014they embody freedom. Whenever we see a bird flying across the sky, it reminds us of our own inner freedom. Deep within each of us is our true inner reality in the form of the soul. And the soul, like a bird, flies through the inner sky of Infinity.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>Selected Major Exhibitions of Sri Chinmoy&#8217;s Art Around the World<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"western\">2017 <b>United Nations, Palais des Nations <\/b>\/ <i> Geneva <\/i><\/li>\n<li class=\"western\">2008 <b>European Parliament <\/b>\/ <i>Belgium<\/i><\/li>\n<li class=\"western\">2007 <b>United Nations Secretariat Building<\/b> \/ <i>New York, USA<\/i><\/li>\n<li class=\"western\">2006 <b>Kunstlerhaus Vienna <\/b>\/ <i>Austria <\/i><\/li>\n<li class=\"western\">2006 <b>Miro Gallery <\/b>\/ <i>Prague, Czech Republic<\/i><\/li>\n<li class=\"western\">2006 <b>Carrousel Du Louvre<\/b> \/ <i>Paris, France<\/i><\/li>\n<li class=\"western\">2006 <b>UNESCO<\/b> \/ <i>Paris, France<\/i><\/li>\n<li class=\"western\">2005 <b>Carrousel Du Louvre<\/b> \/ <i>Paris, France<\/i><\/li>\n<li class=\"western\">2005 <b>Art Gallery<\/b> \/ <i>London, UK<\/i><\/li>\n<li class=\"western\">2004 <b>Agung Rai Museum <\/b>\/ <i>Ubud, Bali<\/i><\/li>\n<li class=\"western\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-881\" src=\"https:\/\/artforpeace.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/un_exhibition-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artforpeace.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/un_exhibition-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/artforpeace.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/un_exhibition-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/artforpeace.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/un_exhibition-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artforpeace.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/un_exhibition-1536x1020.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/artforpeace.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/un_exhibition.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>2004 <b>Diaghilev Art Center for the Museum of Modern Art at the Smolny Institute of Free Arts and Science<\/b> \/ <i>St. Petersburg, Russia<\/i><\/li>\n<li class=\"western\">2004 <b>Jawaharlal Nehru Cultural Centre<\/b><i><b> <\/b><\/i>\/Indian Embassy \/ <i>Moscow, Russia<\/i><\/li>\n<li class=\"western\">2004 <b>Museum of East And Wes<\/b>t \/ <i>Odessa, Ukraine<\/i><\/li>\n<li class=\"western\">2004 <b>Art Museum<\/b><i><b> <\/b><\/i>\/ <i>Harkov, Ukraine<\/i><\/li>\n<li class=\"western\">2003 <b>The Academy of Art and Science <\/b>\/ <i>Skopje, Macedonia<\/i><\/li>\n<li class=\"western\">2001 <b>Town Hall<\/b> \/ <i>Reykjavik, Iceland<\/i><\/li>\n<li class=\"western\">2001 <b>Oslo City Hall<\/b> \/ <i>Oslo, Norway<\/i><\/li>\n<li class=\"western\">2000 <b>United Nations Secretariat Building<\/b> \/ <i>New York, USA<\/i><\/li>\n<li class=\"western\">1999 <b>Empire State Building, Fifth Avenue Gallery<\/b> \/ <i>New York, USA <\/i><\/li>\n<li class=\"western\">1998 <b>University of Washington<\/b> \/ <i>Seattle, USA<\/i><\/li>\n<li class=\"western\">1998 <b>Il Saggiattore<\/b> \/ <i>Rome, Italy<\/i><\/li>\n<li class=\"western\">1997 <b>Cambridge Central Library<\/b> \/<i>UK<\/i><\/li>\n<li class=\"western\">1996 <b>International Airport Ruzyn\u011b <\/b>\/ <i>Prague, Czech Republic<\/i><\/li>\n<li class=\"western\">1996 <b>Val Arts Gallery<\/b> \/ <i>London, UK<\/i><\/li>\n<li class=\"western\">1995 <b>Russell Rotunda<\/b> \/ US Senate \/ <i>Washington, DC<\/i><\/li>\n<li class=\"western\">1995 <b>University of Adelaide<\/b> \/<i>Australia<\/i><\/li>\n<li class=\"western\">1995 <b>Senate Foyer, Parliament House<\/b> \/ <i>Canberra, Australia<\/i><\/li>\n<li class=\"western\">1995 <b>Sydney Opera House<\/b> \/ <i>Sydney, Australia<\/i><\/li>\n<li class=\"western\">1994 <b>The Mall Galleries<\/b> \/<i>London, UK<\/i><\/li>\n<li class=\"western\">1993 <b>John F. Kennedy International Airport<\/b> \/ <i>New York, USA<\/i><\/li>\n<li class=\"western\">1993 <b>Museum of Modern Art<\/b> \/ <i>Manila, Filipines<\/i><\/li>\n<li class=\"western\">1993 <b>Palais des Rols de Majorque<\/b> \/ <i>Perpignan, France<\/i><\/li>\n<li class=\"western\">1993 <b>Shinjuku Kuritsu Kumin Citizen\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Gallery<\/b> \/ <i>Tokyo, Japan<\/i><\/li>\n<li class=\"western\">1993 <b>Peace Osaka Hall<\/b> \/ <i>Osaka, Japan<\/i><\/li>\n<li class=\"western\">1992 <b>The Espace Miro <\/b>\/ UNESCO \/<i> Paris, France<\/i><\/li>\n<li class=\"western\">1991 <b>Unison Gallery<\/b> \/ <i>New Paltz, USA<\/i><\/li>\n<li class=\"western\">1989 <b>The State House<\/b> \/ <i>Boston, USA<\/i><\/li>\n<li class=\"western\">1989 <b>Niska Gallery<\/b> \/ <i>Montreal, Canada<\/i><\/li>\n<li class=\"western\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-793\" src=\"https:\/\/artforpeace.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/P1000516-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artforpeace.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/P1000516-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/artforpeace.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/P1000516-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/artforpeace.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/P1000516-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artforpeace.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/P1000516-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/artforpeace.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/P1000516-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>1987 <b>Oneness-World Gallery<\/b> \/ <i>Zurich, Switzerland<\/i><\/li>\n<li class=\"western\">1986 <b>Gallerie in der Fasanen Strasse <\/b>\/<i> Berlin, Germany<\/i><\/li>\n<li class=\"western\">1986 <b>Horizon Gallery<\/b> \/ <i>London, UK<\/i><\/li>\n<li class=\"western\">1984 <b>Centro de Bellas Artes<\/b> \/ <i>Maracaibo, Venezuela<\/i><\/li>\n<li class=\"western\">1983 <b>Galery Scholossgasse <\/b>\/ <i>Zurich, Switzerland <\/i><\/li>\n<li class=\"western\">1980 <b>Museum Alexander Koenig<\/b>\/ <i>Bonn, Germany <\/i><\/li>\n<li class=\"western\">1980 <b>National Arts Centre <\/b>\/ <i>Ottawa, Canada<\/i><\/li>\n<li class=\"western\">1979 <b>National Visitors Center<\/b> \/ <i>Washington, USA<\/i><\/li>\n<li class=\"western\">1978 <b>Commonwealth Institut<\/b> \/ <i>London, UK<\/i><\/li>\n<li class=\"western\">1978 <b>Musee des Beaux-Arts<\/b> \/ <i>Montreal, Canada<\/i><\/li>\n<li class=\"western\">1978 <b>Harvard University<\/b> \/ <i>Massachusetts, USA<\/i><\/li>\n<li class=\"western\">1977 <b>Museum of Man<\/b> \/ <i>Ottawa, Canada<\/i><\/li>\n<li class=\"western\">1976 <b>Carnegie Hall <\/b>\/ <i>New York, USA<\/i><\/li>\n<li class=\"western\">1975 <b>OSN Secretary Building<\/b> \/ <i>New York, USA<\/i><\/li>\n<li class=\"western\">1975 <b>Columbia University<\/b> \/ <i>New York, USA<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sri Chinmoy created his own distinctive artistic style, which he named &#8220;Jharna-Kala&#8221;, meaning \u201cFountain-Art.\u201d The source of inspiration for these [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1071","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/artforpeace.cz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1071","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/artforpeace.cz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/artforpeace.cz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artforpeace.cz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artforpeace.cz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1071"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/artforpeace.cz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1071\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1327,"href":"https:\/\/artforpeace.cz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1071\/revisions\/1327"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/artforpeace.cz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1071"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}