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Bikash Bhattacharjee (21 June 1940 – 18 December 2006) was an Indian painter from Kolkata in West Bengal. Through his paintings, he depicted the life of the average middle-class Bengali – their aspirations, superstitions, hypocrisy and corruption, and even the violence that is endemic to Kolkata.
Jun 21, 2022 · Regarded as one of India's leading surrealist painters, and a key figure in modern Indian art, Bikash Bhattacharjee's work confronted the social and political milieu of post-independent India. We look at why the artist’s depictions of a city-in-turmoil seem more powerful than ever. June 21, 2022.
In late 1960s – early 1970s, Bhattacharjee created a series of surreal paintings, with a sub-text of the demonic or subhuman in a setting of either dark fantasy or comic drama. Bhattacharjee collaborated with writer Samwesh Bose and illustrated a fictionalized biography of artist Ram Kinkar Baij.
Dec 18, 2006 · Bikash Bhattacharjee was an Indian painter from Kolkata in West Bengal. Through his paintings, he depicted the life of the average middle-class Bengali – their aspirations,...
BIKASH BHATTACHARJEE. Akara Modern. 1940 -2006. Born in Kolkata, Bikash Bhattacharjee graduated from the Indian College of Arts and Draftsmanship, Kolkata in 1963. After teaching at his alma mater in 1968, he began teaching at the Government College of Art & Craft.
Bikash Bhattacharjee (21 June 1940 – 18 December 2006) was an Indian painter from Kolkata in West Bengal. Through his paintings, he depicted the life of the average middle-class Bengali – their aspirations, superstitions, hypocrisy and corruption, and even the violence that is endemic to Kolkata.
Dec 18, 2006 · Bikash Bhattacharjee was an Indian painter from Kolkata in West Bengal. Through his paintings, he depicted the life of the average middle-class Bengali – their aspirations, superstitions, hypocrisy and corruption, and even the violence that is endemic to Kolkata.
Born in Kolkata in 1940, Bikash Bhattacharjee lost his father at a very early age. In 1963, he graduated from Indian College of Art and Draftsmanship. He joined the same college as professor in 1968.
Bikash Bhattacharjee was an Indian artist known for his work in realism. His subject matter often depicted the life of the average middle-class Bengali, their aspirations, superstitions, hypocrisy and corruption, and the violence that is endemic to Kolkata.
New Delhi, India. Bhatacharjee dabbled and experimented with Surrealism for a brief period and later moved to photorealism. Known for his impeccable handling of the oil medium, his paintings are...
