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Shuvaprasanna Bhattacharya
The Golden Flute, Romantic, Oil, Acrylic, Charcoal, Brown, Red, Yellow"In Stock"

2018

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Shuvaprasanna Bhattacharya - The Golden Flute - 12 x 12 inches (unframed size) Oil, Acrylic and Charcoal on canvas Inclusive of shipment in a roll form. One of the most popular series of the Master Artist, The Golden Flute is the artists more romantic renedition of Art. The iconic figures of Krishna, Radha, and Ganesha that found lyrical expression in the Icons series are modern representations and sophisticated idealizations of the same images in the popular media. Krishna is a cosmic musician, and the tune he creates by playing his transcendental flute is embodied with cosmic energy. When Krishna is depicted as being between the age of 5 and 8, it is always with his flute. Therefore, during this period, he is aptly called Murlidhara (murali means “flute,” and dhara means “hold”), signifying the one who holds the flute. He is never without it, whether he is with his mother, on the grazing grounds with his herd of cows, among his cowherd companions or roaming around on the Jamuna banks. Gopis lose their selves in this tune. For them, music becomes the voice of love, which is too passionate and secretive. Style : The city of Kolkata has always figured prominently in his work. His themes come from his personal interactions with its urban milieu - its sickness and sordidness, its violence and vulnerability and all that compounds its existential agony. Shuvaprasanna has depicted varying moods of the city and its people, its places, and all its facets that make the city distinctive. He doesn't merely portray reality as 'matter of fact' and his presentation of reality often has dream-like elements in it. In terms of technique, Shuvaprasanna boasts a precise, finely executed style that yields an unmistakable visual intensity. He works comfortably in an assortment of media, including oil on canvas, charcoal, and mixed media. About the Artist and his work : Born : In Calcutta, 1947. Education : Graduated from Indian College of Art (R.B. University, Calcutta) in 1969. Exhibitions : Shuvaprasanna has had several gallery and museum exhibitions, including at the Tao Art Gallery and at the Chawla Art Gallery, Square One Mall. Several works by the artist have been sold at auction, including 'ABODE' sold at Waddington's 'Fine Prints & Photography Auction' in 2014. There have been many articles about Shuvaprasanna, including 'An exclusive edifice' written by Kunal Ray for The Hindu in 2014. Selected Solo Exhibitions : 2011 - Shuvaprasanna: Recent Works, CIMA, Centre of International Modern Art, India, Kolkata 2010 - Summer Show 2010, CIMA, Centre of International Modern Art, India, Kolkata 2007 - ‘Madhura: The Golden Flute’, organized by Indian Contemporary at Visual Arts Centre, Hong Kong 2006 - ‘The Divine Flute’, Aicon Gallery, USA 2002 - ‘Icons and Illusions’, Gallery ArtsIndia, New York 1998 - ‘An Appreciation of Ted Hughes’, Exhibition of Crow Paintings, British Council, Kolkata 1975 - Gallery Atlantis, Aix-En-Provence, France 1974 - Gallery "Les Hirondelles" Geneva, Switzerland Selected Group Exhibitions 2016 - Gallery Collection January 2016, Tao Art Gallery, India, Mumbai 2015 - The Ecstasy of Art – 1, Tao Art Gallery, India, Mumbai Vibgyor: Canvases and Sculptures, Chawla Art Gallery, Square One Mall, India, New Delhi 2014 - Infinite: Tao’s 14th Anniversary Show, Tao Art Gallery, India, Mumbai 2012 - 1/25, Bengal Gallery of Fine Arts, Bangladesh, Dhaka Joint Exhibitions : 1997 - With Shipra Bhattacharya, Art Today, New Delhi Honours and Awards : 1979 Awarded by All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society (AIFACS), New Delhi 1978 Awarded by State Lalit Kala Academy, West Bengal 1977 Awarded by Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Kolkata.

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