Samir sarkar : Painter
All my paintings have people wearing some headgear that has a face painted on them. This depicts the double-faced nature of people. Like we see in most profession where one wears uniform, like a policeman, a nurse, an army personnel or the Pope. One wears headgear to go with it as well. To me it is the depiction of the fact that we always wear a face that is different from the real one we have.It is like a face we have to put up to suit the personality we want to project which is always different from the real one.For the past 25 years, acrylic colour has been the main medium for my paintings. After doing the line drawing on paper or canvas, a layer of acrylic is used like tempera on it. Then slowly the subjects and people are given shape using more layers of colour. Since I use fast colour, it gives a definite brightness to the figures. My figures have a definite inspiration from Egyptian paintings, thus the figures are drawn in the same form, the clothes that they wear have long lines making them look taller and in a way Egyptian.Most of my paintings are on 72 x 36inch size which takes about 100 hours. My paintings, in a way are people I live with. They give me inspiration to produce more, to experiment more and thus to create my own world with them. It’s my world that I want the world to see view from different eyes.
All my paintings have people wearing some headgear that has a face painted on them. This depicts the double-faced nature of people. Like we see in most profession where one wears uniform, like a policeman, a nurse, an army personnel or the Pope. One wears headgear to go with it as well. To me it is the depiction of the fact that we always wear a face that is different from the real one we have.It is like a face we have to put up to suit the personality we want to project which is always different from the real one.For the past 25 years, acrylic colour has been the main medium for my paintings. After doing the line drawing on paper or canvas, a layer of acrylic is used like tempera on it. Then slowly the subjects and people are given shape using more layers of colour. Since I use fast colour, it gives a definite brightness to the figures. My figures have a definite inspiration from Egyptian paintings, thus the figures are drawn in the same form, the clothes that they wear have long lines making them look taller and in a way Egyptian.Most of my paintings are on 72 x 36inch size which takes about 100 hours. My paintings, in a way are people I live with. They give me inspiration to produce more, to experiment more and thus to create my own world with them. It’s my world that I want the world to see view from different eyes. Achievement of Honour2022 – Meghmondalsanman from Raja Ravi varma foundation and ministry of Coulter ( Govt) – org by Delhi police and govt of India2016 – Special achievement award from IBRAD (Indian bio science and research and development) for art contribution for society2013 – Colourentice & Tata Steel felicitating “Artist of the year 2013” 2000 Honourable Guest from India, Salon, International, Des Artists, France.2000 – Honourable Guest from India, Salon, International Des Artists,France. Solo Exhibition2014 – The Bonding of Dream, GALLERY SPACE- Hyderabad2007 – The Red pallet, Vikalp Art Gallery- Kolkata. 2005 Between Ourselves, Bengal Chamber of Commerce, Kolkata2005 – Bengal chembur of commerce org by Kolkata art gallery2003 – Between Ourselves, Gallery Vintage, Delhi2003 – Between Ourselves, Caffein, Kolkata 2003 Tears of Time, Domus Art Gallery, Kolkata1997 – Centenary Celebrations of Netaji Subash Chandra Bose, organised by Pradesh Cong. (Kolkata & New Delhi)1997 – Fiddlers Green-ll, Ambience. The Gallery, Kolkata 1994 International Conference of Forest Management and Environment, organised by Ford Foundation & IBRAD at The Park, Kolkata1992 – Out of Mirage, Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata 1997 Contribution the day of 15th August, 1947, organised by All India Congress Conference, (Kolkata & New-Delhi)
