Ram Onkar is a self taught artist. His work is characterised by prominent use of texture which makes it unique. His flair for figurative art in vibrant colours has given him a prominent place amongst the young artists. His series of doors, musicians, Ganeshas, Buddhas and Krishnas are part of the collections of various individuals in India and…
Ram Kumar was born in Simla in 1924. In 1946, he completed graduation in economics from St Stephen’s College in New Delhi. He also joined Sarada Ukil School of Art in New Delhi to study art. Between 1949 and 1952, he studied painting in Paris under the tutelage of Fernard Leger and Andre Lohte. Some of…
Born in 1936, he studied in Ecole des Beaux Arts Paris in France. He was a very well known abstractionist. He is in several important collections worldwide. He died in 2011.
Rabin Mondal was born in 1932, in Kolkata, in a poor government official`s family. He graduated with Diploma in Fine Arts from the Vidyasagar Art School. His works exploit the grotesque to express inner turmoil and human struggles. His feeling towards his environment has been rather queer. Perhaps the milieu in which he spent his…
Prokash Karmakar was born in 1933 in Calcutta (now Kolkata). Prokash’s father was an artist and taught at the Government College of Art and Craft, Kolkata. So, Prokash was influenced by art right in his childhood years. Prokash took admission in the Government College of Art and Craft, Kolkata. However, he had to leave the…
Praveen Kumar was born in Mangalore in 1971. He studied BFA in painting from DMS Mysore. Praveen taught himself the intricacies of drawing and painting following a deep interest in art and a necessity to express himself visually from a young age. Praveen shows a keen understanding of architecture in his paintings. He has held…
Pradip Maitra holds a diploma from Indian College of Art and Draftsmanship Kolkata. The contemporary modern artist paints in abstract style. He uses a variety of colours to blend the past with the present. Old buildings, monuments and steam engines are recurring themes in his artworks. He is a member of Society of Contemporary Artists…
Phalguni Dasgupta is a versatile artist. In 1959, he graduated from the Government College of Art and Craft, Calcutta (now Kolkata). He joined the art department of Bimal Roy Productions in 1960 where he worked for two years. After this he taught for seven years at Sainik school in Purulia. He later worked as an…
Partha Shaw was born in 1971 in Calcutta (now Kolkata). He is the son of the eminent artist, Lalu Prasad Shaw. The young artist was attracted towards art in his childhood. He completed his education from the prestigious Kala Bhavan in Santiniketan and has consciously developed his unique style.
Paritosh Sen was born in 1919 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. He had a diploma in fine arts from the Government College of Arts and Crafts, Madras (now Chennai). He was also the founder member of the Calcutta Group, which played a significant role in shaping up the modern art in India in the pre-Independence days. In…