AN EXHIBITION OF

J A N U S A R T G A L L E R Y P R E S E N T S

The Legacy & The Continuity

D R A W I N G S , PA I N T I N G S & S C U L P T U R E S

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NEHRU CENTRE

Discovery of India, Dr. Annie Besant Road,

Worly, Mumbai- 400018.

11am to 7pm daily.

+91 9830060206, +91 9331840678

842A/1, Upen Banerjee Road, Parnasree, BehalaKolkata: 700060, India

www.janusartgallery.com, email: info@janusartgallery.com

Bengal Panorama :

The revivalist art of Bengal which dominated the art scene of late nineteenth and early twentieth century in India went through a radical change under the leadership of artists and art educators of almost every important art centre in the country. The art school established by the British already positioned Calcutta a major art centre. Against the mythological and romantic subjects of the Bengal school, Santiniketan, under the guidance of Rabindranth Tagore directed towards universal understanding of art where western modernism, styles, mediums were taught and studied along with native artistic subjects and forms that created an Indian modernist language. Before Independence, the Indian style and academic realism in the metropolitan Calcutta and the newly formed Indian modernism at Santiniketan were primarily practiced. In the 40s, famine-stricken Bengal, social movements, freedom and Indian Independence movement found reflection in art and literature, turning practices into movements, and the artistic expression became an expression of the self and one’s surrounding.

Highlighting the artistic continuity of modern and contemporary Bengal, the works of Bengal Panorama are chosen from the private collection of the gallery. Featuring several styles, genres, periods, themes that have been prevalent throughout the history of Bengal modernism, the exhibition showcases over fifty artworks by a range of modernists, including master artist Nandalal Bose, Ajoy Ghosh, Paritosh Sen, Bijon Chowdhury, Bipin Behari Goswami, Prokash Karmakar, Isha Mahammad, Sunil Das, Suhas Roy, Lalu shaw, Jogen Chowdhury, Rabin Dutta, Chatrapati Dutta, Chandra Bhattacharjee, Aditya Basak and a few like-minded young artists.

Unlike the 50s artists primarily working in abstraction, Sunil Das devoted himself to figuration and occasionally tried his hand at sculpture. Master sculptor, Bipin Behari Goswami’s patina-coated bronze represents his signature style and interest in the modern idiom.

One of the best among his generation of Calcutta painters, Bijon Chowdhury occasionally painted mythological works apart from socio-political themes, whereas Lalu Prasad Shaw mainly focused on his babu-bibi series in tempera or gouache. Drawing from mythology and history, Ajoy Ghosh mastered wash technique of Abanindranth Tagore. Portraying the diversity of Bengal modernism, the exhibition incorporates spontaneous drawings by Nandalal Bose, a sketch by Jogen Chowdhury, a narrative canvas by Isha Mahhammad, a nude by Prokash Karmakar, Suhas Roy’s still-life, and a portrait by Partiosh Sen of his old servant. Whether it be Chatrapati Dutta’s cityscape, Rabin Dutta’s shehnai player, Chandra Bhattacharjee’s portrait or Aditya Basak’s allegorical composition, each work stands on its own. Recent trends of the contemporary Bengal are represented here by Suvajit Samanta’s works dealing with environmental issues, miniature bronzes depicting human psyche and struggles by Animesh Mahata, psychological drawings of Debabrata Sarkar, Nabanita Shaha’s cityscape, Saumen Khamrui’s modernist tempera, Pradip Das’s hint to mindless consumerism including Parbir Bera’s depiction of carnal love.

Connected, only by the geographical confines of Bengal, the artists and art works on display include not just some of the most important names of the region, but also works of individual stylistic importance.

Rohit Supakar and Hansa Milan kumar are the guest artists of the exhibition.

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T h e l e g a c y a n d T h e C o n t i n u i t y

P R E S E N T S

An Exhibition of

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NEHRU CENTRE

Discovery of India,

Dr. Annie Besant Road, Worly,

Mumbai- 400018.

11am to 7pm daily.

A r t i s t s -

N a n d a l a l B o s e

P a r i t o s h S e n

B i j o n C h o w d h u r y

P r o k a s h K a r m a k a r

I s h a M a h a m m a d

B i p i n G o s w a m i

S u h a s R o y

L a l u S h a w

S u n i l D a s

A j o y K u m a r G h o s h

J o g e n C h o w d h u r y

R a b i n D u t t a

A d i t y a B a s a k

C h a n d r a B h a t t a c h a r j e e

C h a t r a p a t i D u t t a

S a u m e n K h a m r u i

N a b a n i t a S a h a

S u v a j i t S a m a n t a

P r a b i r K u m a r B e r a

P r a d i p D a s

D e b a b r a t a S a r k a r

A n i m e s h M a h a t a

R o h i t S u p a k a r ( G u e s t A r t i s t )

H a n s a M i l a n K u m a r ( G u e s t A r t i s t )

Drawings,

PaintingsSculptures&

N A N D A L A L B O S E1 8 8 2 - 1 9 6 6

Untitled , Medium: Drawing on Paper, Size: 3x5 inches

P A R I T O S H S E N1 9 1 8 - 2 0 0 8

Puraton Vritya Gopal , Medium: Mixed media on paper, Size:18x12inches

B I J O N C H O W D H U R Y1 9 3 1 - 2 0 1 2

Fair, Medium: Oil on Canvas, Size:36 X 40 inches

P R O K A S H K A R M A K A R1 9 3 3 - 2 0 1 4

Untitled, Medium: Acrylic on Canvas, Size: 36X27 inches

I S H A M A H A M M A DB o r n : 1 9 3 3

Joy Ride, Medium: Oil on Canvas, Size:42X44 inches

B i p i n G o s w a m iB o r n : 1 9 3 3

Reader, Medium: Bronze, Size: 13x8x10 inches

S U H A S R O Y1 9 3 6 - 2 0 1 6

Flower, Medium: Watercolour on Paper, Size: 19x16 inches

L A L U S H A W B o r n : 1 9 3 7

Babu, Medium: Tempara on Board, Size: 22x16 inches

S U N I L D A S1 9 3 9 - 2 0 1 5

Untitled, Medium: Charcoal on Paper, Size: 30x22 inches

Untitled, Medium: Bronze, Size:18x8x7 inches

Way to Egypt, Medium: Tempera on Paper, Size: 14x15 inches

A J O Y K U M A R G H O S H B o r n : 1 9 3 8

J o g e n C h o w d h u r yB o r n : 1 9 3 9

Untitled, Medium: Watercolour on Paper, Size:5.5x8 inches

R A B I N D U T T A B o r n : 1 9 4 5

Unceasing Melody, Medium: Gouache on Nepali Paper, Size:24X24 inches

A D I T Y A B A S A KB o r n : 1 9 5 3

Myth Making, Medium: Tempara and Acrylic on Canvas, Size: 48x36 inches

C H A N D R A B H A T T A C H A R J E EB o r n : 1 9 6 1

Untitled, Medium: Acrylic on Canvas, Size: 48 x 36 inches

C H A T R A P A T I D U T T AB o r n : 1 9 6 6

Zebra, Medium: Gouache on Paper, Size: 30x20 inches

S A U M E N K H A M R U IB o r n : 1 9 7 3

Harmony, Medium: Tempera on Nepali Paper, Size: 19x29inches

N A B A N I T A S A H A B o r n : 1 9 7 4

Metaphorical Essence III, Medium: Oil and Print on Canvas, Size: 12x15 inches

S U V A J I T S A M A N T AB o r n : 1 9 7 6

Save Water, Medium:Bronze & Metal Sheet, Size: 22 x 3 x 28 inches

P R A B I R K U M A R B E R AB o r n : 1 9 7 9

Apart, Medium: Acrylic on Canvas, Size: 42x36 inches

P R A D I P D A SB o r n : 1 9 8 0

Miniature - 4, Medium: Acrylic Pigment Rice Paper on Board, Size 21x21 inches withFrame

D E B A B R A T A S A R K A RB o r n : 1 9 8 0

illusionist I, Medium: Ink and water colour on Paper, Size: 30x40inches

A N I M E S H M A H A T A B o r n : 1 9 8 6

Tu Mere Samne, Medium: Bronze and Wood, Size:12x6x8 inches

R O H I T S U P A K A R , ( G u e s t A r t i s t )B o r n : 1 9 7 2

Flow of Life - 1, Medium: Mixed Media on Canvas, Size: 30 X 30 inches

H A N S A M I L A N K U M A R ( G u e s t A r t i s t )B o r n : 1 9 8 1

Untitled, Medium: Mixed Media on Canvas, Size: 36X36inch

is one of the most active and dynamic art houses located in Kolkata. Since its inception in 1998, it has been earnestly collecting and promoting art and soon carved a niche for itself. Focused on the art of Bengal, Janus Art Gallery has an on growing collection of works by artists with commendable heritage value, renowned modern artists and young contemporaries with a promising future. Consequently, the collection has grown not only in number but more significantly in quality and variety. Hence, along with a substantial collection of Old Masters, Janus is also committed to searching for young talented artists, promoting them in the art field and bringing them the recognition they deserve. This approach led Janus to discover less known gifted artists with great potential to make a mark in the art scenario.

Janus Art Gallery’s relentless search for such artists has not only made its own collection valuable but also has drawn attention of the critical viewers and the art loving public of the city at large. As an essential part of the process, Janus also organizes exhibitions all over the country. It is worth mentioning that Janus has participated in Delhi Art Summit, 2008, Art expo Malaysia, Kualalampur, 2009 and sent paintings of upcoming artists to Larasati Auction, Singapore in 2007, 2008 and also to 33 Auction, Singapore in 2011.

Sri Kallol Bose, who heads Janus, can be credited with the realization and formation of a well-informed and well-researched foundation for a veritable art collection and promotion in the Indian art scene, setting an example through sheer dedication, persistence and professionalism.

ART GALLERY JANUS

+91 9830060206, +91 9331840678

842A/1, Upen Banerjee Road, Parnasree, BehalaKolkata: 700060, India

www.janusartgallery.com, email: info@janusartgallery.com