Born in Hooghly, Chinsurah (West Bengal) in 1973. As a child his first love was art. It was the primary objective of his life. His notebooks at school were invariably filled with sketches and paintings. The scintillat...
Born in Hooghly, Chinsurah (West Bengal) in 1973. As a child his first love was art. It was the primary objective of his life. His notebooks at school were invariably filled with sketches and paintings. The scintillating, pristine, rustic beauty of rural Bengal inspired him to take the brush at a very tender age. The clear blue skies, fallen autumn leaves, grazing cattle and the daily life of the village, nestled on the banks of the river Hooghly inspired him.
Amit was blessed with the guidance of Shri Paresh Das, a noted artist and gold medalist. Subsequently he gained further insights into art under the famous Subal Jana and Niloy Ghosh, who together enriched his style. Bikash Bhattacharya and Suhas Roy also inspired him during his initial period.
Amit speaks of his style as “…a new semi realistic technique of texturing with the realistic play of light and shade”.
His latest series on Buddha was inspired from the images of Ajanta paintings and Gandhara sculptures. Amit carefully blends the two forms of ancient Indian art and individualizes his innovative style. The Rajasthan series appearing like the photographic collages captures the glimpses of the puppets and the musicians. It gradually unfolds in the minds the images of the colourful folklore of Rajasthan against the sandy milieu.
Amit capture every subject on his canvas. In a nutshell, his paintings let the viewer to reexamine the threshold between illusion and reality, between waking and dreaming.
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Born in Hooghly, Chinsurah (West Bengal) in 1973. As a child his first love was art. It was the primary objective of his life. His notebooks at school were invariably filled with sketches and paintings. The scintillating, pristine, rustic beauty of rural Bengal inspired him to take the brush at a very tender age. The clear blue skies, fallen autumn leaves, grazing cattle and the daily life of the village, nestled on the banks of the river Hooghly inspired him.
Amit was blessed with the guidance of Shri Paresh Das, a noted artist and gold medalist. Subsequently he gained further insights into art under the famous Subal Jana and Niloy Ghosh, who together enriched his style. Bikash Bhattacharya and Suhas Roy also inspired him during his initial period.
Amit speaks of his style as “…a new semi realistic technique of texturing with the realistic play of light and shade”.
His latest series on Buddha was inspired from the images of Ajanta paintings and Gandhara sculptures. Amit carefully blends the two forms of ancient Indian art and individualizes his innovative style. The Rajasthan series appearing like the photographic collages captures the glimpses of the puppets and the musicians. It gradually unfolds in the minds the images of the colourful folklore of Rajasthan against the sandy milieu.
Amit capture every subject on his canvas. In a nutshell, his paintings let the viewer to reexamine the threshold between illusion and reality, between waking and dreaming.
Calcutta Govt. Art College – trained by Shri Paresh Das
Further trained by Subal Jana and Niloy Ghosh
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2002 Hotel Chancery, Bangalore
2004 Mahua Art Gallery, Bangalore
2005 Habi Art Gallery, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi
2005 Mahua Art Gallery, Dollar Colony, Bangalore
2006, 07, 08, 2010 Mahua Art Gallery, Leela Palace, Bangalore
2009 Mahua Art Gallery, Sadashivnagar Bangalore
2012 Art Indus Gallery, New Delhi
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata
All India Fine Arts Tathya Kendra, Kolkata
2005, 06 Mahua Art Gallery, Leela Palace, Bangalore
2006 Arpana Art Gallery, New Delhi
2007, 2010 Kamalnayan Bajaj Art Gallery, Mumbai
2007 The Gallery, Cork Street, London
2007 AIFACS Gallery, New Delhi
2007 Hotel Radisson, New Delhi
2008, 09 Mahua art Gallery, Bangalore
2008 Genesis art Gallery, Kolkata
2008 The Stainless Gallery, New Delhi
2009 Contemporary Art Fair India, Travancore Palace, New Delhi
2011 SBI Auditorium, LHO Campus (for charity) Bangalore
2011 Art Bengaluru (contemporary art festival) UB City
2011 India's contemporary Art Fair, Nehru Centre, Mumbai
2012 Cymroza Art Gallery, Mumbai