Suhas Roy is essentially a poet who writes his poems on canvas. Canvas or paper, his creations basically capture the celebration of life whether it is Radha, the eternal feminine or Landscape give his paintings a distinct serenity. His work ranges from Crow series, disaster series, Radha, to midnight blue, to Mistress of the moon …
Suman Roy, the son of the legendary painter Suhas Roy was brought up in Santiniketan, West Bengal. Living in a surrounding that exuded joy and simplicity he was trained almost automatically under a philosophy of simplicity. His early works, especially during the final years at Kala Bhawan reflected various moods of nature. After leaving Santiniketan …
Lalu Prasad Shaw was born in Bengal in 1937, and completed his education in fine arts at the Government College of Arts and Crafts in Kolkata. Known widely for his highly stylized portraits of Bengali women and couples, Lalu Prasad Shaw’s works lay the most emphasis on his subject’s physical characteristics. Capturing the expressions of …
Artist Prakash Karmakar was born in 1934 in Kolkata. . By 1949, both his parents had passed away, forcing him to abandon his studies at the Government College of Arts and Crafts, Kolkata. He joined the army for two years and then quit to work as a graphic design manager for a medical firm in …
Ganesh Pyne was born in Kolkata in 1937. He is one of the most notable painters from the Bengal School of Art. His grandmother’s Bengali folk tales, myths and fairy tales filled Pyne’s childhood and inspired his works. Pyne later took admission in the Government College of Arts and Crafts, Kolkata. In 1963, he joined …
Ramananda Bandyopadhyay was born in 1936, Birbhum, West Bengal. He graduated in Fine Arts from Kala Bhavan, Santiniketan, Kolkata in 1957 under the guidance of Nandalal Bose. Ramananda’s work is typical of the Bengal School of Art. He is inspired by the simplicity and uncomplicated lives of the rustics. His work successfully recreates the innocence, …
Born in 1939 in Faridpur, Bengal, Chowdhury studied at the Government College of Art and Crafts, Kolkata, from 1955-60, followed by a stint at L’Ecole Nationale Superior des Beax-Arts, Paris, in 1965-57 on a French Government Scholarship. His recent solo exhibitions include ‘A Calligraphy of Touch and Gaze’, presented by Kalakriti Art Gallery at ICIA, …
Sachindranath Jha was born in 1975 at Madhubani in Bihar. He studied at the College of Arts at Patna, Bihar. His works are based on the river Ganga and all that happens around the river to include the flowers, pujas and ceremonies. He loves to use vibrant colours like green, blue, violet and red. His …
Born and brought up in Hoogly, Chinsurah, in 1973, Amit Bhar’s art is par excellence, his canvas narrates stories within stories. Growing up near Hoogly River, Amit thoroughly enjoyed the pristine beauty of nature and his surroundings. Amit Bhar’s captivating paintings look more like they are shot on camera and less like they are painted …
Jayasri Burman (born 1960 in Calcutta) is a contemporary Indian artist. She studied at the Kala Bhavan in Shantiniketan, and at the Government College of Art and Craft, Kolkata, where she completed a Master of Arts in painting.[1] She went to Paris and studies print-making under Monsieur Ceizerzi. She is a member of an extended …