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shuvaprasanna
Born 1947 in Calcutta, Shuvaprasanna studied art at the Indian College of Art in the city.
His checkered career spanning four decades includes his work as a graphic artist, painter,
educator, writer and art activist. The urban milieu of Calcutta the city to which he belongs, has
figured prominently in much of his work that often comes in series ranging from cityscapes to
clocks to crows and owls. There are also passion flowers with their discrete erotic undertones
and divinities series in vibrant colours as well as sculptures and installations in his repertoire.
Founder of the College of Visual Arts and Arts Acre Foundation and member of Art and Artists,
Calcutta Painters, CIRCA Geneva, he is recipient of several honours including the AIFACS,
State LKA and Birla Academy Awards. His art has been exhibited in over 50 solo and group
shows in various Indian cities and beyond including the Biennales at Bangladesh, Havana
and Ankara and VII Triennale India with works in the collection of NGMA, LKA and College
of Art, New Delhi, Chandigarh Museum Punjab University, Birla Academy Calcutta; Times of
India Group, WHO Geneva and Glenbarra Art Museum, Japan, amongst others. A large format
coffee table book published by Roli with support from four different galleries has recently been
launched along with a retrospective of his work that is currently touring the country. Shuva
lives in Kolkata and works from his studio in the city.
You must be a lotus, unfolding its petals when the sun rises in the sky, unaffected
by the slush where it is born or even the water which sustains it!
Sai Baba
Wings | 25” X 25” | oil, acrylic & charcoal on canvas | 2011
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