l y r i c a l r e f l e c t i o n st w e n t y t w o c o n t e m p o r a r y I n d i a n a r t i s t s

1 3 t h j u n e – 2 n d j u l y 2 0 1 4

alok uniyal

Alok Uniyal's art is multihued and figurative. It is rich in color and full of spirit. He employs

vibrant color to unfold his story. There is charm and intrigue in his work as he exposes

romanticism with wit and sensuality. He uses layers of paint to acquire the even surface of the

background in his work. His images are beautiful and meticulously painted which make them

splendid and imaginative works of art.

In the present series he is inspired by the beautification of our city and its adoration by the

inhabitants. The couples are engaged in their lives, their lovemaking, even as the impression of

the roads and maps are shown on their bodies. The bull is the symbol of the city which is

beautiful, powerful and provides shelter to all. He has therefore named the present series –

'Anatomy of a City'.

`29,000.00$500.00

head | 20"x20" | acrylic on canvas

alok uniyal LR/P01

`29,000.00$500.00

two figure | 20"x20" | acrylic on canvas

alok uniyal LR/P02

anand panchal

Anand uses bright and effervescent colors which emanate a lively feeling to the overall outlook of

his work. His backgrounds are enlivened with an abstract play coupled with an amalgamation of

textures and strokes. His strokes and geometrical abbreviations of paper boats and other images

weave the subtle nuances of thoughts, dreams and aspirations of these pious souls.

He uses forms like paper boats, cows, floral clusters and musical instruments. These add to the

metaphorical and allegorical aspects of the work. His works have an essence of fantasy and

vastness due to his conscious use of abstract spaces grants.

In this piece, Anand's treatment of the picture surface is a combination of texture and flat

application, finished rendering and impasto, granular and smooth. The textual renditions of

'mantra' and 'shloka', add to the spiritual aspects, yet they never disturb the flow of the visual

rhythm.

`28,000.00$500.00

untitled- I | 16"x16" | acrylic on canvas

anand panchal LR/P03

`28,000.00$500.00

untitled- II | 16"x16" | acrylic on canvas

anand panchal LR/P04

gopal chowdhury

His paintings are concerned with human figures. Mythology, folklore and religious stories

nurtured his childhood. As a natural consequence the contemporary world is projected through

the kaleidoscope of his early memories. His forms are very close to realism yet the given space

seems to be deconstructed in terms of those forms. These may be assets of conventional

vocabulary and is never attempted to render an intense version of distortion. These are conscious

efforts to modify the natural appearances in order to arrive at the intense expressiveness of

realism.

Gopal is neither concerned nor impressed by the fragmentary appreciation of the formal beauty

of a scene. He feels that the central problem in self-expression, in terms of painting, is to arrive

at an estimation of what constituted in his total vision. He feels the need to define the experience

of a time-span to reflect values which are contemporary in art but also perennial and

transcendent in nature. As an ideal spectator, he seeks to state his commitment to interpreting

natural phenomena with a pictorial vocabulary which is the product of a process within the self,

and is intrinsically personal.

`1,10,000.00$1900.00

confession | 36"x36" | acrylic,oil on canvas

gopal chowdhury LR/P05

`1,10,000.00$1900.00

wings of butterflies | 36"x36" | acrylic,oil on canvas

gopal chowdhary LR/P06

gautam mukherjee

Gautam Mukherjee is a sensitive artist. He is sensitive towards his subjects, which mainly revolve

around his family. They are not mere portraits of his family members but are embodiments of the

values a family holds for him. With the birth of his child, recently, his works now reflect the love

and bonding that a child brings into a family.

Gautam's style has evolved over a period of time. His colors have brightened. The characters,

which were somber in his earlier works, have become cheerful. But the focus of his creations has

always been the family with emphasis on the close bonding between them. This is depicted in his

works by the physical contact with each other, be it husband - wife, mother-child, grandparent-

grandchild or between siblings. Gautam's work is characterized by the attention to composition,

background and detailing of the people. The people in his works are dressed in traditional Bengali

attire and jewellery in the backdrop of an environment that is reminiscent of the old Kolkata

havelis. All these motifs are enhanced by Gautam's use of deep and rich hues of color.

`36,000.00$600.00

couple | 9"x30" | acrylic on canvas

gautam mukherjee LR/P07

`63,000.00$1100.00

charulata | 24"x24" | acrylic on canvas

gautam mukherjee LR/P08

gurukinkar dhang

Gurukinkar Dhang is an Indian contemporary and modern artist born on 20th July, 1976 in

Howrah, West Bengal. He lives in Pantihal, Jagat Ballavpur, Howrah & Kolkata. He is inspired by

Sigmund Freud. Gurukinkar started painting since he was 15 years old drawing inspiration from

Freudian theories on the unconscious mind, sexual desires transference and the like.

The conflict between human beings and society takes form on 24 of his acrylics on canvases. He

believes that though civilization took place several millennia ago, yet human beings possess a

few remnants of pre-historic fragments within themselves. This intrigues him. He started

painting when he was 15 years and has been doing so ever since, drawing inspiration from

Freudian theories on the unconscious mind, sexual desires transference and the like.

`63,000.00$1100.00

civilization now VIII | 36"x36" | acrylic on canvas

gurukinkar dhang LR/P09

`63,000.00$1100.00

flower II | 36"x36" | acrylic on canvas

guru kinkar dhang LR/P10

jagannath paul

Jagannath Paul is famous for his skillful rendering of the female forms with charcoals and

acrylics on canvas. He paints human figures and portraits. He creates an interaction with other

elements in his paintings. His works feature stylized portraits, with stylized forms like flowers

and floral patterns in the background. There is a lot of use of light and dark. He creates elegant,

elongated and cubic portraits, whose eyes are often closed. The images in his creations appear

thoughtful and contemplating. His paintings are mostly bright and vibrant. He often uses contrast

colors. His palette is restricted to reds, yellows, greens and oranges. His paintings are often

dominated by black. He paints both single and group portraits. The use of vibrant colors adds

depth and force to his works. Jagannath has successfully created a signature style at a very young

age.

`53,000.00$900.00

bond of love | 18"x18" | charcoal & acrylic on canvas

jagannath paul LR/P11

om swami

Om Swami is a self-taught artist. His works are renowned for their fluidity and the movements of

its subjects. His oils and acrylics are painted in bright vibrant colors and even though no

movement is depicted one can feel the energy within each painting.

The tenor of Om Swami's paintings adhere to an approach which showcase human emotions of

love and sensuality with bold, thick strokes thus evoking a deep emotional response in the viewer.

The 'she' highlighted in his paintings is a comprehensive revision of certain traditional aspects –

the archaic woman, who has been a part of the human consciousness for ages.

`70,000.00$1200.00

moods I | 24"x24" | acrylic on canvas

om swami LR/P12

`1,50,000.00$2400.00

moods II | 30"x48" | acrylic on canvas

om swami LR/P13

oinam dilip

Oinam Dilip portrays ideals of beauty and conventional bonds through serenity and expressions of

hope in bold, vibrant swathes of colour, relations , responsibility and innocence form recurring

motifs in this Manipuri artist's works. His creations project a sense of wonder at the multifaceted

realities of the world. Dilip is known for his larger than life solitary figures, predominantly drawn

from mythology. He loves to play with a colour palette that is bold and vibrant.

`35,000.00$600.00

eternal love- I | 17"x17" | acrylic on canvas

oinam dilip LR/P14

`35,000.00$600.00

eternal love - II | 17"x17" | acrylic on canvas

oinam dilip LR/P15

paramesh paul

Paramesh Paul is a self-taught painter. His use of color differs from the conventional ways of

painting and gives him the flavor of originality. He is a prolific painter who works with one eye on

nature and the other on life. The 41-year-old artist was born into a family of potters from rural

Bengal. This association with the art and craft of pottery and building of clay images of Durga and

other Gods and Goddesses, since his childhood, has induced sculptural sensibility in him. The

religious centres of Benaras, Haridwar and Hrishikesh have been the subjects of his work. Water

appears as a dominant theme in his painting. However, he is not restricted to religious sites. He

paints the cities of Kolkata, Delhi and Mumbai with the same zeal.

`90,000.00$1500.00

benaras I | 36"x48" | acrylic on canvas

paramesh paul LR/P16

`76,000.00$1300.00

benaras II | 30"x48" | acrylic on canvas

paramesh paul LR/P17

prasenjit sengupta

Prasenjit Sengupta paints chiselled figures of men, women & children against pock- marked

walls, which not only take the form of a textural backdrop, but also have their own story to

narrate. His canvases are infused with pathos. Prasenjit uses soft pastel shades of greyish blue,

pale green or haunting beige to convey his realistic and intense feeling for the subject. Within a

muted monochrome scheme, one can appreciate Prasenjit's simplicity of concept and depth of

execution. Prasenjit Sengupta studied fine arts at Rabindra Bharati University,Kolkata. He has

done several solo shows at New Delhi, Kolkata, Varanasi, Mumbai and at many other places in

India and abroad. He has participated in several group shows abroad. Among many awards won

during his painting career some prestigious ones are Birla Academy of Art & Culture Award in '94,

'99 and 2000. His works are in the collection of RPG Enterprises, Birla Academy of Art & Culture,

Kolkata, ABC India Limited, Lalit Kala Academy, Burdwan Palace and many private collections in

India and abroad.

`1,80,000.00$3000.00

lady with flower | 42"x42" | acrylic on canvas

prasenjit sengupta LR/P18

raghunath sahoo

Anand uses bright and effervescent colors which emanate a lively feeling to the overall outlook of

his work. His backgrounds are enlivened with an abstract play coupled with an amalgamation of

textures and strokes. His strokes and geometrical abbreviations of paper boats and other images

weave the subtle nuances of thoughts, dreams and aspirations of these pious souls.

In this piece, Anand's treatment of the picture surface is a combination of texture and flat

application, finished rendering and impasto, granular and smooth. The textual renditions of

'mantra' and 'shloka', add to the spiritual aspects, yet they never disturb the flow of the visual

rhythm.

`35,000.00$580.00

memories | 16"x20" | water colour on paper

raghunath sahoo LR/P19

`35,000.00$580.00

vilage life | 22"x14" | water colour on paper

raghunath sahoo LR/P20

samir sarkar

Samir Sarkar has been painting for the past 25 years. He has experimented a lot with forms and

mediums as he evolved as an artist. He combines Impressionism and Surrealism on his canvas.

All his paintings show people wearing headgears with faces painted on them to symbolize the

dualistic nature of people. For the last 15 years, acrylic color has been the main medium for

Samir's paintings. His figures are inspired from Egyptian paintings. Thus the figures are drawn in

the same form. The clothes that they wear have long lines making them look taller and in a way,

Egyptian. Samir draws his subjects from the people he cohabits. They inspire him to produce

more, to experiment and thereby create his own world – the world he wants to share with the rest.

`73,000.00$1200.00

love I | 36"x36" | acrylic on canvas

samir sarkar LR/P21

`73,000.00$1200.00

love II | 36"x36" | acrylic on canvas

samir sarkar LR/P22

sekhar kar

The paintings of Sekhar Kar depict men and women in swirling masses of color with cesspools of

emptiness for eyes. This allows the viewers the freedom to interpret the emotions depicted in a

variety of ways, though the overall painting is bathed in sadness and mystery.

Sekhar Kar studied at the Rabindra Bharati University. He has had ten solo shows and has

participated in over a hundred group exhibitions including at some of the very prestigious

galleries in India like the Vadhera Art Gallery (Delhi) and the Jehangir Art Gallery (Mumbai). He

has won numerous awards from well-known art academies and institutions.

`42,000.00$700.00.00

lady 1 | 31cmx31cm | acrylic on canvas

sekhar kar LR/P23

`35,000.00$600.00

lady 2 | 26cmx24cm | acrylic on canvas

sekhar kar LR/P24

sekhar roy

The works of Sekhar Roy are distinct by their bold, vivid strokes and bright colours. He is best

known for his figurative artworks. Over the years Sekhar Roy has developed a unique style of his

own. His paintings have strong shading with clear differentiation between light and shade.

Sekhar is a self taught artist who finds his motivation from songs by Rabindranath Tagore, Folk

Music and Folk Songs and instruments like Fluit and Sitar. Sekhar is influenced by the works of

M.F. Hussain and Ganesh Pyne. In his work Sekhar aspires to project that supremacy of human

beings in this whole universe. Humanity is the creation of man and at the same time man evolves

from humanity - this is the theme of his painting.

`56,000.00$900.00

green couple | 16"x48" acrylic on canvas

sekhar roy LR/P25

`84,000.00$1400.00.00

krishna 2 | 42"x42" | acrylic on canvas

sekhar roy LR/P26

shuvankar maitra

Shuvankar Maitra's works speak of bright colors and miniscule details against deeper

backgrounds. His “nature works” stand out vividly against their dark backgrounds, making it

seems as if the picture is illuminated from within. Every detail is distinct and delicately shaded

creating an attractive panorama which is extremely soothing to the eyes. Shuvankar was born in

1979. He has had several solo and group exhibitions in India and abroad.

He graduated from the Government College of Art and Craft, Kolkata in 2003. He has been

awarded the Certificate of Honour received from the Academy of Fine Arts (Visual Art Section),

Kolkata in 1998 and Certificate of Merit from Domous Art Gallery,Kolkata in 1999.

`38,000.00$600.00

forest | 36"x24" | acrylic on canvas

shuvankar maitra LR/P27

`38,000.00$600.00

sun ray | 36"x24" | acrylic on canvas

shuvankar maitra LR/P28

srinivas mouni

Srinivas Mouni deals with subjects which are intrinsically personal. Politics, society and

acceptance of human nature inspire him. His motifs – the text, the birds and human figures can be

interpreted within the purview of society and logic and these also depict mass human behavior.

His perceptions evolve out of his own realizations and from the conflicts within him. He uses

objects which are either of regular importance or are products of the fusion of subconscious

objects related to his thought process.

There is a poetic essence in the objects which he signifies in order to convey his understandings.

In this context, the text acts as a catalyst. Motifs like birds denote the individual which further

acts within the interaction between life and society. There is a curious paradox in the linguistic

approach of the artist where he fuses Realism with Abstract in his works.

`70,000.00$1200.00

untitled- I | 36"x36" | acrylic,oil on canvas

srinivas mouni LR/P29

`42,000.00$700.00

untitled- II | 24"x24" | acrylic,oil on canvas

srinivas mouni LR/P30

steven gandhi

Steven Gandhi's works reflect his perceptions from understanding the society. These evolve from

his realizations and conflicts within his own thoughts. His works use dates which denote they are

either of regular importance or a fusion of imaginative objects related to his thought process.

Steven Gandhi has lived in multiple cultures in several times and places, with changing trends

and these have had profound effect on the artist's existence. There is a complex blend of popular

elements with religious, historical and mundane in his art.

The present series is done in water color on paper. The choice of images like portraits and

animals reciprocate to popular icon or religious symbols. In this silhouette the artist juxtaposes

images of chaotic city and village events. These are viewed as digital camouflage. This visual

interprets the difference between life in city and the same in village.

`60,000.00$1000.00

cow | 20"x26" | water colour on paper

steven gandhi LR/P31

`60,000.00$1000.00

calf | 20"x28” | water colour on paper

steven gandhi LR/P32

subrata das

On his canvas Subrata creates poetry through visual imagery as he brings about his philosophy of

personal realizations, sensations and feelings in the language of art. This time his works focus

on the world of Krishna, from its exotic symbolism to the mundane metaphor where Krishna and

the common man unify and share the oneness between them.

Subrata creates the essence of the divine love of Radha-Krishna along with the realization of the

Greater Self of Lord Krishna. Subrata applies minute detailing of strokes, impeccable drawing

skill and use of colors, to recreate and re-live the Lord through the thought process of the

common man. Shri Krishna becomes a symbolic identification for the common man struggling to

accomplish his goal amidst joys and sorrows, love and despair, unification and isolation. The flute

becomes the mark of identity of this struggle with an explicit focus. Radha is the realization of

love, passion and fulfillment of desires as the most coveted partner of this human struggle for

existence.

`67,000.00$1100.00

tune of life | 36"x36" | acrylic on canvas

subrata das LR/P33

`60,000.00$1000.00

radha | 30"x30" | acrylic on canvas

subrata das LR/P34

subrata ghosh

Subrata draws his inspirations from the enlightened heritage of Indian classical art. The subject

of his paintings is the tranquility and divination of the Ajanta figuration and Gupta sculptures. The

floral elements, rhythmic plants and creepers and flying birds decorate the face and figures of his

creation with the message of divine contemplation. Multiple layers of paints are applied on these

paintings in order to bring out the ultimate effect.” Nirvana”, Radha-Krishna, Ganesh Janani and

non-mythological themes are the predominant subjects of his paintings. Subrata Ghosh has

perfected his unique style of layering his canvasses with jewel toned hues and then, painting

faces, be they women, deities or Buddha heads, using various shades of white. The rainbow hues

emerging from his canvas give an ethereal aura to the serenity of his studies.

`74,000.00$1200.00

umanandan | 24"x34" | acrylic on canvas

subrata ghosh LR/P35

`74,000.00$1200.00

silent love | 24"x34" | acrylic on canvas

subrata ghosh LR/P36