Pradip Sengupta's love for bright colours is evident in all his works— from electric blue to shocking green to bright orange, his abstracts are given life to through vibrant hues. His works depict autobiographical features of the world as seen through his eyes. The images are triggered by his reactions to the happenings in the society.
My paintings are the images of the world - as seen by my eyes. My experiences as the man of this society compel me to develop a visual language which talks about my reactions at various situations. My experiences, sometimes as a passive onlooker and sometimes as an active participant, constitute the subject of my paintings. My journey from a small town in Bengal to the artistic atmosphere of Santiniketan and then to the busy and crowded life of Delhi, have had a deep impact on my life. All along the path of this journey I got the opportunity to experience life at different levels – the atmosphere changed with time and space…but emotions and experiences of a common man like me-the aspiration, struggles and achievements, the protest, grievances, damages all remain unchanged… The images of this life as shown by me are at times very symbolic. It may appear imaginative or random fantasy, but they hold their roots in the real world.
Born
1976
Education
2000 MFA in Painting Kala Bhavan, Visva Bharati University, Santiniketan, West Bengal.
1998 BFA in Painting Kala Bhavan, Visva Bharati University, Santiniketan, West Bengal.
Awards
SCHOLARSHIPS
1993-2000 Merit Scholarship from Calcutta Foundation, Kolkata, West Bengal.
1993-1995 Merit Scholarship from Kala Bhavan, Vishva Bharati University.
1993-1998 Merit Scholarship from the Prime Minister of India, (under the Chancellor merit scholarship scheme, Visva Bharati University)
AWARDS
2005 Camlin Award for Best Water color Painting.
2000 Award for painting from N.T.P.C. Art College, Farakka, WestBengal.
1999 Award for painting from N.T.P.C. Art College, Farakka, WestBengal.
1992 International Award for Painting from the Government of Poland.
Solo Shows
2013 At Azad Bhavan Art Gallery, ICCR, New Delhi.
2010, 08 At Triveni Art Gallery, Triveni Kala Sangam, New Delhi.
Group Shows
2012:
Two man show at Red Dot Art Gallery, Ghaziabad
2011:
Participated in Group Exhibition of “Creative Wave” at Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi.
Group Exhibition organized by AIFACS, New Delhi.
Group exhibition “IMAGING SAI” at Gallery ART POSITIVE, New Delhi, curated by Mrs Sushma Bahl.
2010:
Two man show at Paintbrush & Chisel Art gallery, New Delhi.
Group Show at Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata
Annual Art exhibition of AIFACS, New Delhi.
Group exhibition “ART SPOTTING” at gallery ART POSITIVE, New Delhi,curated by Mrs Sushma Bahl.
2009:
Group Show at Karnataka Chitra Kala Parishath, Banglore.
2008:
Group Show at Alliance Francaise, Lodhi Road, New Delhi
Participation in Camlin Art Exhibition, Lalit Kala Academy, Lucknow
2007:
Group Show at Visual Art Gallery, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi.
Group Show organized by Suruchi Art Gallery, Noida.
Group Show at AIFACS, New Delhi.
Participation in Annual Art Exhibition, Dhoomimal Art Gallery, New Delhi
2006:
Group Show at Academy of Fine arts, Kolkata.
2003-2007:
Participation in Annual Camlin Art Exhibition at Rabindra Bhawan, New Delhi
2000:
Group Show at Birla Academy of Fine Art and Culture, Kolkata
1999:
Group Show at Shenegao Art Gallery, Cochin, Kerala.
Group Show at Dravidian Art and Performance Gallery, Cochin, Kerala.
Group Show at Nandan Art Gallery, Santiniketan.
Art Workshop
2010 Junior Artist camp organized by AIFACS, New Delhi.
2010 Camp organized by “Art Mall”, New Delhi.
2007 Camp organized by “Suruchi Art Gallery”, Noida.
2007 Camp organized by “Creativity Connect”, Delhi at IFA, Modinagar
1993-2000 Participation in Art Camp, NANDAN MELA at Santiniketan.
1998 Participated in Art Restoration Camp at Santiniketan.
1993 Participated in Calligraphy Camp at Santiniketan.
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