Artist, Niladari Paul : “The energy of my pigments convey a primitive force & energy of cheerful optimism that I feel.”
I have been painting for as long as I can remember. Even before I knew it was called art. From the moment I first held a pencil in my hand, I started doodling, much to the exasperation of my parents and teachers.
Artist, Malay Das : “His inclination to music & nature, brings a mysticism in all his works”
Malay started his painting with Water Color mainly on nature studies. His inclination to music and nature brings a mysticism in all his works. His inclination to music and nature brings a mysticism in all his works.
Several of his works shows a dreamy impressionism, which forms his basic style.
Artist, Babu Xaviers : “There`s a lot of contradiction in my paintings, which can be very disturbing”
Based in Trivandrum, Kerala, Babu Xavier is an artist whose canvases are brought alive with vivid colours and fantastic creatures. His brushes paint on full-blooded reds, vibrant yellows and sparkling blues and greens, creating nearly human figures with some sexual undertones in watercolours that seem to radiate light almost like a prism.
Artist, IRUVAN KARUNAKARAN : “The streets inspire me very much. They come from somewhere and go somewhere else”
Born in the temple town of Madurai in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, art by Iruvan Karunakaran, a contemporary Indian artist, uniquely captures both the timeless quality of village life and the bustling pace of urban life. His crisp command of light and shade creates an almost photo-realistic effect, whether painting a decorated bull or a city street in the rain.
Artist, Gurmeet Marwah : “I use animals as symbols, as well as containers of emotive content.”
Gurmeet Marwah is an ardent romantic at heart. His work is based on stories at the personal and the social level. His art is an expression of what he sees in his environment. In that sense he is very contemporary. His art is usually abstract representations that has his unique trademark and boy, do they drip of sarcasm!!
Artist, DEVIDAS DHARMADHIKAR : “I feel an urge to know really about my feeling & this is what I would like to show through my paintings.”
Every man is different from another. The mind, body, thought, soul of every person is different from one another. Not only this but there are many other aspects of a man that make him divine. An individuals personality every man is unique.
“I am an admirer of simplicity and thus, the same can be seen in my artist expressions. I draw and paint everything or anything that relates to nature for it has always been my motivation. I paint with various styles, mediums and techniques.”
Artist, Deepa Vedpathak : “When the colors take shapes on my canvas, they do not have any limit”
To contemporary Indian artist Deepa Vedpathak, music and painting are not only complementary but inseparable. She listens to music while painting, interpreting notes as colors and melodies as brushstrokes. Her original paintings evoke a rich auditory experience, expanding beyond the visual and physical senses.
Artist, Buwa Shete : “Contemporary modernist figures, rendered mysterious by an uniquely Indian style”
Born in 1960, Buwa Shete graduated in Applied Arts from Abhinav Kala, Pune, in 1983. After graduating, he worked with advertising agencies as a creative director and illustrator for several years, while painting simultaneously. His first recognition came when he won an award at the National Exhibition of Young Painters in Calcutta, organized by M.
Artist, Bratin Khan : “The renderings are poetic and the narratives mythical, folklore-inspired or religious”
Born in 1969 in West Bengal, Bratin Khan studied Painting at Visva Bharati University in Santiniketan under the guidance of some of the leading lights of the Bengal School. Marked for the refined handling of line work and palette, his painterly compositions, reflect influences of folk art and Bengal School.
Artist, Biplab Biswas : “His art is an amalgamation of Rustic Charm, Spiritual Conquests & Divine Love.”
Biplab Biswas was born in 1957 in a small village called Bharatpur near Kolkata. Trained at the University of Calcutta and Rabindra Bharati University, his mastery of different styles of art such as woodcut, linocut and etching showcase his versatility as an artist.
Artist, Asit Kumar Patnaik : “A semi-realistic figurative painter, whose work enjoys much critical acclaim”
Asit Kumar Patnaik, Indian painter, was born in Orissa. A National Scholar and MFA topper from BHU, he has received several provincial and National Awards, the latest being a grand felicitation from the Government College of Art and Crafts, his alma mater in Khallikote, Orissa.
