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Vernika Singh - The acrobat Aluminium 13w x 7.5d x 23.5”h (Inches ) Interested in human figures and the movements which are encountered by the body. It is the most beautiful sigh...

Tushar Kanti Das Roy The green Tree Bronze Hight- 34 inch, length- 24 inch, Depth- 14 inch About the Artist & his work : Born : 1968. Education : He has completed his education from...

Tushar Kanti Das Roy - Awaited Bronze Hight- 12 inch, length- 12 half inch, Depth- 6 inch, About the Artist & his work : Born : 1968. Education : He has completed his education from...

Jogen Chowdhury Untitled Charcoal & Dry Pastel on Brown Paper Pasted on Board 10 x 8 inches 2021 Style : He has immense contribution in inspiring young artists of India. Jogen Cho...

Jogen Chowdhury Untitled Charcoal & Dry Pastel on Brown Paper Pasted on Board 10 x 8 inches 2021 Style : He has immense contribution in inspiring young artists of India. Jogen Cho...

Jogen Chowdhury Untitled, Dry Pastel on Paper 17.5 x 23 inches (unframed size) ( Unframed & Delivered ) In this striking dry pastel work, he channels raw expression through bold, p...

Jogen Chowdhury Untitled, Charcoal on Paper 13 x 23 inches (unframed size) 1998 ( Unframed & Delivered ) Style : He has immense contribution in inspiring young artists of India. J...

Prakash Karmakar - Beach Series 14.5 x 11 inches (unframed size) Ink on Paper 2006 ( Framed and Delivered ) Style : Legendary master artist Lt. Prokash Karmakar from Bengal was sole...

Prakash Karmakar – Untitled 36 x 30 inches (unframed size) Acrylic on Canvas 2008 ( Unframed & Delivered ) Karmakar is best known for his landscapes and nudes, which are g...

Prakash Karmakar – Untitled 36 x 30 inches (unframed size) Acrylic on Canvas 2009 ( Unframed & Delivered ) Karmakar is best known for his landscapes and nudes, which are ge...

Sanat Kar - Ikebana Memories-2 22 x 19 inches (unframed size) Mixed Media on Paper 1991 Style: Majority of Sanat Kar's works are surrealistic and have a curious dream-like appearan...

Ganesh Haloi - Untitled Pen & Ink on Paper 7.5 x 5.2 inches, 2018 ( Unframed & Delivered ) Born : In 1936 Ganesh Haloi born in Jamalpur, Mymensingh, now in Bangladesh. Education : ...

Prakash Karmakar - Untitled - 13 x 10 inches (unframed size) Mixed Media on paper , 2004 Inclusive of shipment in a roll form. Style : Legendary master artist Lt. Prokash Karmakar f...

Suhas Roy - Radha Oil on Canvas, 18 x 14 inches, 2014 Suhas Roy 's mystic woman which he calls 'Radha', either Oil on canvas or soft colored pastel on Paper or board are a series of...

Tushar Kanti Das Roy - Bioscope H 23 x W 14 x D 14 inches Bronze Sculpture About the Artist & his work : Born : 1968. Education : He has completed his education from I.C.Art & Craft...

Jogen Chowdhury Bronze, Edition 5/6 H 12 x W 8.5 x D 5 inches, 2022 ( Delivered ) Style : He has immense contribution in inspiring young artists of India. Jogen Chowdhury had develo...

F. N. Souza - Untitled Marker on Paper, 11 x 8.5 inches Marker on Tracing Paper Pasted on Board, 12.5 x 9 inches ( Set of 2 works ) (Unframed Delivered) Francis Newton Souza was born in 1924 in Saligao, Goa. After losing his father at a very young age and being afflicted by a serious bout of small pox, he vowed to go about life his own way. Souza was expelled for participating in the Quit India Movement while studying at the Sir J J School of Art in Mumbai. In 1947, he founded the Progressive Artists' Group along with S H Raza...

Haren Das - Dream Woodcut Edition 12/15 10.6 x 11.6 inches, 1976 ( Unframed & Delivered ) Born in Dinajpur in present day Bangladesh on 1 February 1921, Das took a diploma in fine a...

Haren Das - Water Lily Linocut on Paper Edition 3/5 7 x 14 inches, 1990 ( Unframed & Delivered ) Born in Dinajpur in present day Bangladesh on 1 February 1921, Das took a diploma in...

Haren Das - Khatal Etching on Paper 11.8 x 14 inches, 1976 ( Unframed & Delivered ) Born in Dinajpur in present day Bangladesh on 1 February 1921, Das took a diploma in fine art, wi...

Haren Das - Jagannath Gate Woodcut on Paper Edition 2/5 13 x 10 inches, 1991 ( Unframed & Delivered ) Born in Dinajpur in present day Bangladesh on 1 February 1921, Das took a diplo...

Harisadhan Dey - Smrit - Oil on Canvas 40 x 40 inches ( Rolled & Delivered ) B. 1982 As a young boy of an interior village, Hari Sadhan Dey used to draw the colourful open air dram...

Partha Shaw - Untitled - Acrylic on Paper. 20 x 30 inches This work will be shipped flat without frame. Style : Shaw works mainly with landscapes, but handles them in a very cont...

Aditya Basak - Untitled - 24 x 20 inches (unframed size) Acrylic on Canvas, 2017 ** This work will be shipped in a roll form. "Through the medium of the fantasy, Basak probes the ...

Sekhar Roy - Untitled - 36 x 48 inches (unframed size) Acrylic on canvas Inclusive of shipment in roll form. Sekhar's acrylics generally treat the terrible strains and tensions of u...

Sekhar Roy - Untitled - 36 x 48 inches (unframed size) Acrylic on canvas Inclusive of shipment in roll form. Sekhar's acrylics generally treat the terrible strains and tensions of u...

Jayashree Chakravarty - Untitled - 8 x 8 inches (unframed size) Mixed Media on Paper, 2020 Style : Jayashree’s distinctive art practice over the last thirty years has expressed her...

Amitava Dhar - Untitled Oil on Canvas 46 x 58 inches, 1994 ( Unframed & Delivered ) Amitava Dhar graduated from Government College of Arts & Crafts, Kolkata, following which he did...

Amitava Dhar - Untitled Oil on Canvas 60 x 48 inches, 2000 ( Unframed & Delivered ) Amitava Dhar graduated from Government College of Arts & Crafts, Kolkata, following which he did...

Chandra Bhattacharya - Untitled 16 x 12 inches (unframed size) Acrylic on Canvas ( FRAMED & DELIVERED ) In this striking portrait by Chandra Bhattacharjee, the artist explores solitude and introspection through a minimal yet powerful composition. The warm, diffused hues and gentle contours evoke a quiet emotional resonance, inviting viewers into a contemplative inner world. Style : In the last three to four years, he has engaged with the concept of an indelible signature left by the ooze of the urban theatre. Human beings, who have always occupied Chandra, who have mostly been figures of silent resilience on his canvas, now play...

Jogen Chowdhury Untitled, Charcoal on Paper 7 x 9.3 inches, 2022 ( Delivered ) Style : He has immense contribution in inspiring young artists of India. Jogen Chowdhury had developed...

K. Laxma Goud - Untitled 12 x 7 inches (unframed size) Mixed Media on Paper ; 2009 ( Unframed & Delivered ) Style : Goud displays versatility over a range of mediums, from printmaki...

Paritosh Sen - Untitled 22 x 15 inches (unframed size), 1995 Mixed Media Paper Pasted on Board ( Unframed & Delivered ) A stunning work in colors on "red ,Blue Gold in Acrylic on Bo...

Paritosh Sen - Untitled 22 x 20.9 inches (unframed size), 1992 Mixed Media Paper Pasted on Board ( Unframed & Delivered ) A stunning work in colors on "red ,Blue Gold in Acrylic on ...

Prakash Karmakar – Untitled, 28 x 20 inches (unframed size) Acrylic on Paper, 2004 ( Unframed & Delivered ) Karmakar is best known for his landscapes and nudes, which are g...

Prakash Karmakar – Untitled, 28 x 20 inches (unframed size) Acrylic on Paper, 2004 ( Unframed & Delivered ) In this playful yet sensual acrylic on paper, Prokash Karmakar d...

Prakash Karmakar – Beach Series, 36 x 30 inches (unframed size) Mixed Media on Paper, 2009 ( Unframed & Delivered ) Karmakar is best known for his landscapes and nudes, whi...

Suhas Roy - Untitled Watercolour on Paper, 11 x 15 inches, 1954 ( Unframed & Delivered ) Suhas Roy 's mystic woman which he calls 'Radha', either Oil on canvas or soft colored past...

Kartick Chandra Pyne - Laxmi's Consort 19 x 14.5 inches (unframed size) Watercolour on Thick Imported Paper, 2003 ( Unframed & Delivered ) Style : After graduating from the Government College of Art and Crafts, Calcutta in 1955 Pyne began to move away from the tenets of both classical Indian and Western art to respond to the beckoning of his own artistic impulses. Landscapes fascinated him initially. But along with the world of nature and flora emerged his own reconstructed images of fauna that often signified as metaphors of human passion and energy, and his paean to the elemental magic of women. This transition may have risen from his penchant for human psychology and observing the intricacies of human behavior. An inveterate introvert, the world of workaday reality does not attract Pyne as much as lower depths of psyche and the transformed world out of his fancy. Adherents of Surrealism thought that the horrors of World War I were the culmination of the Industrial Revolution and the result of the rational mind. Consequently, however, irrational thought and dream-states were viewed as the natural antidote to those social problems. The Surrealist diagnosis of the ‘problem’ of the realism and capitalist civilisation is a restrictive overlay of false rationality, including social and academic convention, on the free functioning of the instinctual urges of the human mind. The Surrealist ethos also connected itself with the theories of Sigmund Freud who asserted that unconscious thoughts do motivate human behaviour while advocating free association and dream analysis to reveal subterranean thoughts. In the case of Pyne too, his artistic vision does not adhere to logic because he does not see with his eyes but rather through his subconscious mind -- in an act of surrender to the liberty of his dreamy vision -- with little control over the wanton caprice of his depictions. So, in this distinctive vein, he is perhaps the most seminal surrealist of the contemporary Indian art. About the Artist and his work : Born : 1937 in Calcutta, West Bengal. Education : 1955 Diploma in Fine Arts, Govt. College of Art and Craft, Calcutta. Exhibitions : 1961 : AIFACS, New Delhi. 1967, 80, 82 : Academy of Fine Arts, Calcutta. 1968-87 : Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi. 1968 : Jehangir Art exhibition, Bombay. 1979 : 100 Years of Modern Indian Art...

Lalu Prasad Shaw - Biwi - 12 x 9 inches Ink on Canvas Board, 2022 ( Unframed & Delivered ) Style : Known widely for his highly stylized portraits of Bengali women and couples, Lalu...

Dhiraj Chowdhury - Boat - 14.5 x 22, inches (unframed size) Mixed Media on Paper, 2014 ( Framed & Delivered ) In this evocative mixed media work, Dhiraj Choudhury captures the still...

Ganesh Haloi - Khoai Santiniketan 11 x 15 inches (unframed size) Ink on Paper, 2021 (Unframed & Delivered) Born : In 1936 Ganesh Haloi born in Jamalpur, Mymensingh, now in Banglade...

Ramananda Bandopadhayay - Untitled Pastel & Ink on Paper, 15 x 11 inches ( unframed size ) ( Unframed & Delivered ) A beautiful rendition of the Bengal Maestro adept in making work...

B. Vithal – Horse – H 13 x W 14 x D 5 inches Bronze Born : 1935 Vardha Maharashtra Died : 1992 Education : Sir J.J. School of Art, Mumbai Exhibitions : Selected Posthumous Exhibitions 2013 'The Naked and the Nude: The Body in Indian Modern Art', Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi 2011 'Agape', Hacienda Art...

Somnath Hore - Untitled Lithograph on Paper 11 x 15 inches ( Unframed & Delivered ) Inclusive of shipment mounted not framed, Should you wish to receive the same framed and shipped ...

Haren Das - Knife Grinder Colour Wood cut on Paper 8.1 x 6.4 inches 1995 ( Unframed & Delivered ) Born in Dinajpur in present day Bangladesh on 1 February 1921, Das took a diploma i...

Jogen Chowdhury In Surprised Mood, Dry Pastel on Paper 10 x 6.3 inches , 2022 ( Framed & Delivered ) Style : He has immense contribution in inspiring young artists of India. Jogen ...

Sanjay Bhattacharya - Untitled Mixed Media on Paper, 2006 30 x 20 inches (unframed size) ( UNFRAMED DOOR DELIVERED ) Style : Sanjay's first in...

Somnath Hore - Untitled Pen & Ink on Paper, 7.1 x 10.8 inches (Unframed Size) ( Unframed & Delivered ) Inclusive of shipment mounted not framed, Should you wish to receive the same ...

Lalu Prasad Shaw - Biwi - 21 x 15 inches Tempera on Board, 2017 Style : Known widely for his highly stylized portraits of Bengali women and couples, Lalu Prasad Shaw’s works lay the most emphasis on his subject’s physical characteristics. Capturing the expressions of his subjects perfectly with the greatest economy of line and colour each of Shaw’s paintings has an intimate feel to it. Influenced by the pre-independence Company School of art, the traditional Kalighat Pat and the Ajanta cave paintings, Shaw’s works, mainly executed in gouache or tempera, like his own person, are simple and graceful, having a very still, well-composed and smooth exterior. This senior artist draws his inspiration primarily from nature and the milieu surrounding the great Bengali middle class, often depicting pleasant and quiet scenes from his own life on his canvases and papers. His style is unique and modern in its adaptation of academic and traditional Indian formats. A particularly notable aspect of Shaw's paintings is their simple yet sophisticated look. One notices a seamless synthesis of different stylistic elements to achieve a phenomenal effect. About the Artist and his work : Born : 1937 in Bengal. Education : completed his education in fine arts at the Government College of Arts and Crafts in Kolkata. International Shows : 1970 - Second British Biennale in London; 1974 - Norwegian Print...

Amitabh Sengupta - Trip to Hampi - 30 x 30 inches ( unframed size ) Oil on Canvas ** This work will be shipped in roll form to save on shipping cost . Style : Amitabh Sengupta’s ...

Manu Parekh Acrylic on Canvas Board, 36 x 30 inches, 2020 ( ALL IN DOOR DELIVERED ) A lovely Mixed Media work in black, white and red color by Modern Indian Artist Manu Parekh who was very strongly influenced by old masters of Indian art, Ram Kinkar Baij and Rabindranath Tagore...

Raju Sarkar - Kolkata City Watercolour on Paper, 12 x 13 inches ( Set of 4 works) (Shipment in a roll form). These watercolors typically frame to be 22x23 inches Raju Sarkar is a resident of Kolkata. He completed his BVA (painting) with a first class from Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata. He has been a part of solo and group shows throughout the country, including venues such as the Jahangir Art Gallery, Mumbai. He also participated in many exhibitions in Kolkata. His work is predominated by contrasting colors and innovative patterns that not only balance the figures, but also add a finishing touch to his creativity. Born on 3rd January, 1980, Kolkata Academics : 2006 B.V.A (Painting) with 1st Class from Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata Exhibitions : SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2009 Taj Bengal, Kolkata Award : painting award Aranya Exhibition, 2012 Sculpture award Aranya Exhibition, 2013 Exhibition Participation : (i) Annual Exhibition of Academy of - Fine Arts, Kolkata 2003&2004 (ii) Annual of “Indian society of Oriental Art. Kolkata, 2002 (iii) Annual Exhibition of “Agnipath” 2005. (iv) Annual Exhibition of The Indian college of Art & Draftsmanship, 2005 (v) Annual Exhibition of “State academy” Kolkata 2007 (vi) Annual Exhibition of “Birla Academy of art &Coulture”,2007 & 2009. (vii) Annual Exhibition of Camlin art foundation, kolkata 2009 (viii) Aranya Exhibition (RAD) 2011,2012,2013 GROUP EXHIBITIONS : 2004 Palm Court...

Fawad Tamakanat - Cityscape - 40 x 40 inches (unframed size) Acrylic on Canvas. Fawad Tamkanat, from Hyderabad participated with his slightly older works. One in which he is exploring the raging intrusion of technology in today's times. How digital images are influencing images, imagery and the traditional medium of painting. Portraying everyday activities like the work titled ‘Cafe House’ or exploring more serious concerns in his painting ‘Soldier’. Style : To say that Fawad Tamkanat`s work is narrative is a gross understatement. Throughout his career as an artist, he has strived to develop and then perfect a visual vocabulary that he can use to communicate with his viewers. And this language, that he uses to take on peoples` minds, has nothing to do with society, religion or politics, but, quite blatantly, is all about his own personal fixations. Fixations that include those with time, and one`s place in the general scheme of things. Fawad was born in Hyderabad in 1962, to a family that already had artistic inclinations running through its veins. His father was the famous Urdu poet, Shaz Tamkanat. Early in his career, Fawad was invited to participate in an installation workshop in Denmark where he also worked for a few months in the printmaking studios with renowned printmakers. He became very taken up with printmaking, and launched his professional exhibitions showing only monochromatic prints. Now Tamkanat experiments with several different media and surfaces, diversifying to include those like watercolours, acrylic, etching drypoint and tarpaulin in his oeuvre. Fawad has held twelve solo shows in India and abroad to his credit, and has participated in state, national and international exhibitions and group shows at major art centres. About the Artist & his work : Born : 1962 Education : Master of Fine Arts(Painting), S.N.S. Central University of Hyderabad Bachelor of Fine Arts (Painting), Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University(JNTU) College of Fine Arts, Hyderabad B.Com, Osmania University. Selected Solo Exhibitions : 2012-13 : Jamaat, Mumbai 2003 : Gallery Dengule Guard, Denmark 2001 : Kirsten Kjaer Museum, Denmark ; Lalit Kala Academy, New Delhi & Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai. 2000 : Gallery Pialeh Copenhagen, Denmark ; Tao Art Gallery, Mumbai & Shridharani Art Gallery, New Delhi 1999 : Bredsten, Denmark ; Copenhagen, Denmark ; Vingsted Centre Gallery, Denmark ; Cobra Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark ; Graphic prints, New Delhi & Minaz Art gallery, Hyderabad 1996 : Vingsted Centre Gallery, Denmark ; Minaz Art gallery, Hyderabad & Hyderabad ICRISET Club 1995 : ABC Art Gallery, Varanasi 1993 : Gallery Escape, New Delhi Selected Group Exhibitions : 2009 : 'Entity', in association with Asian Academy of Film & Television at M.E.C. Art Gallery, New Delhi & Gallery Space, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh 2008 : 'Stellar Configuration', presented by Vinnyasa Premier Art Gallery, Chennai at Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai & 'Urban Landscapes', Galleria, New Delhi 2007 : 'First Person Narrative', Hasta Gallery, Hyderabad & 'Rising Of The Phoneix: A Tribute To Livelihood', Hasta Gallery, Hyderabad 2005 : ‘Collective Spaces 05 ‘,M.E.C. Art Gallery New Delhi. 2004 : Hvidovre Radhus, Hvidovre, Copenhagen, Denmark & Aaskov Kommune's Kunstforening, Aaskov, Jutland. 2003 : ‘Homage To Bhupen Khakhar’, M.E.C. Art Gallery New Delhi ; DHL World Wide Express Gallery, Denmark ; Kunstforening Detny Kastet Thisted, Denmark ; Teko Centre Gallery, Denmark ; Pakhuset Gallery, Denmark ; Esbjerg Museum (Musikhuset), Denmark ; Kunstbrenderiet, Vejle, Denmark & 'Crosscurrent' (Indian Danish Painters Meet), New Delhi, Hyderabad and Chennai 2002 : 'Moods' (Indian Danish painters), Denmark & 'Tradition to Modernity Fulda', Germany 2000 : 'Rooprekha’, Drawing Show, Hyderabad & 'Edge of the Century', New Delhi 1999, 2000 & 01 : Harmony Show, Mumbai 1999 : 'Four Indian Artists...

Rahim Mirza - Untitled Acrylic on Canvas, 12 x 12 inches (unframed size) Born in 1969, Rahim Mirza completed his art education at Bharat Bhavan in Bhopal, where he studied printmaking. Mirza’s current body of work however, is largely made up of acrylics on canvas. The leaf occupies a central motif in much of his work, representing, perhaps, a multiplicity of emotions; while the appearance of the first leaf signifies Spring and renewal, the shedding of the brown leaves in Autumn heralds the onset of winter. It is these subtleties and the complexity of the simple motif that intrigue the artist. While Mirza focuses on the leaf, he chooses to remove it from its natural environment. Thus while the leaf is a prominent symbol in his work, there generally is no sign of a tree or any context beyond its form. In its multiplicity, the artist creates rhythm and meaning that is far beyond its reach. Mirza had his first solo exhibition at Crimson Art Gallery, Mumbai, in 2000. This was followed by others at Archer Art Gallery, Ahmedabad, in 2001; and Diara art Gallery in 2002. His work has also been a part of group shows like 'Collective Spaces' at M.E.C. Art Gallery, New Delhi, in 2006; 'Anadi' at the Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, in 2000; and 'Vibgyor' at the Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, also in 2000. Mirza has also participated in 'Samvet', the Madhya Pradesh exhibition at the Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, in 1999; the Tokyo International Print Triennial in 1998; the 8th All India Art...

Rahim Mirza - Untitled Acrylic on Canvas, 12 x 12 inches (unframed size) Born in 1969, Rahim Mirza completed his art education at Bharat Bhavan in Bhopal, where he studied printmaking. Mirza’s current body of work however, is largely made up of acrylics on canvas. The leaf occupies a central motif in much of his work, representing, perhaps, a multiplicity of emotions; while the appearance of the first leaf signifies Spring and renewal, the shedding of the brown leaves in Autumn heralds the onset of winter. It is these subtleties and the complexity of the simple motif that intrigue the artist. While Mirza focuses on the leaf, he chooses to remove it from its natural environment. Thus while the leaf is a prominent symbol in his work, there generally is no sign of a tree or any context beyond its form. In its multiplicity, the artist creates rhythm and meaning that is far beyond its reach. Mirza had his first solo exhibition at Crimson Art Gallery, Mumbai, in 2000. This was followed by others at Archer Art Gallery, Ahmedabad, in 2001; and Diara art Gallery in 2002. His work has also been a part of group shows like 'Collective Spaces' at M.E.C. Art Gallery, New Delhi...

Rahim Mirza - Untitled Acrylic on Canvas, 12 x 12 inches (unframed size) Born in 1969, Rahim Mirza completed his art education at Bharat Bhavan in Bhopal, where he studied printmaking. Mirza’s current body of work however, is largely made up of acrylics on canvas. The leaf occupies a central motif in much of his work, representing, perhaps, a multiplicity of emotions; while the appearance of the first leaf signifies Spring and renewal, the shedding of the brown leaves in Autumn heralds the onset of winter. It is these subtleties and the complexity of the simple motif that intrigue the artist. While Mirza focuses on the leaf, he chooses to remove it from its natural environment. Thus while the leaf is a prominent symbol in his work, there generally is no sign of a tree or any context beyond its form. In its multiplicity, the artist creates rhythm and meaning that is far beyond its reach. Mirza had his first solo exhibition at Crimson Art Gallery, Mumbai, in 2000. This was followed by others at Archer Art Gallery, Ahmedabad, in 2001; and Diara art Gallery in 2002. His work has also been a part of group shows like 'Collective Spaces' at M.E.C. Art Gallery, New Delhi, in 2006; 'Anadi' at the Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, in 2000; and 'Vibgyor' at the Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, also in 2000. Mirza has also participated in 'Samvet', the Madhya Pradesh exhibition at the Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, in 1999; the Tokyo International Print Triennial in 1998; the 8th All India Art...

Rahim Mirza - Untitled Acrylic on Canvas, 12 x 12 inches (unframed size) Born in 1969, Rahim Mirza completed his art education at Bharat Bhavan in Bhopal, where he studied printmaki...

Rahim Mirza - Untitled Acrylic on Canvas, 12 x 12 inches (unframed size) Born in 1969, Rahim Mirza completed his art education at Bharat Bhavan in Bhopal, where he studied printmaki...

Rahim Mirza - Untitled Acrylic on Canvas, 12 x 12 inches (unframed size) Born in 1969, Rahim Mirza completed his art education at Bharat Bhavan in Bhopal, where he studied printmaking. Mirza’s current body of work however, is largely made up of acrylics on canvas. The leaf occupies a central motif in much of his work, representing, perhaps, a multiplicity of emotions; while the appearance of the first leaf signifies Spring and renewal, the shedding of the brown leaves in Autumn heralds the onset of winter. It is these subtleties and the complexity of the simple motif that intrigue the artist. While Mirza focuses on the leaf, he chooses to remove it from its natural environment. Thus while the leaf is a prominent symbol in his work, there generally is no sign of a tree or any context beyond its form. In its multiplicity, the artist creates rhythm and meaning that is far beyond its reach. Mirza had his first solo exhibition at Crimson Art Gallery, Mumbai, in 2000. This was followed by others at Archer Art Gallery, Ahmedabad, in 2001; and Diara art Gallery in 2002. His work has also been a part of group shows like 'Collective Spaces' at M.E.C. Art Gallery, New Delhi...