Progressive Artists Group painters, legendary. Second-generation Indian artists making their mark. And there are others standing in the wings, waiting to join them.
44-year 
old Kamal Mitra, born in Kolkata, a 1989 graduate in painting from Govt. College of Art & Craft, Calcutta and a 1993 Post Graduate in Graphic Art from Kala Bhavan, Viswabharati, Santiniketan, is one of these. With many exhibitions in India and New York already under his belt and an armful of distinguished awards bestowed upon him, including one for Graphic Art from Karnataka Lalit Kala Academy in 1993, he is certainly posed to become a respected name in that genre.
The dexterity with which Mitra handles his medium is remarkable.
His compositions and palette have a dark undertone that lends a mysterious and tense quality to his paintings. His works use liminal spaces that float between the real and the fantasy, taking the viewer through a journey that blurs the boundaries of reality, like the untitled acrylic on canvas pictured here.
“His works are totally on the cutting edge,” one eminent Indian art collector said of Mitra, who is just starting to get noticed in the United States for his portentous acrylic paintings. “You might not have seen him at the auctions yet, but you will definitely see him in the near future.”
The time may be here when Kamal Mitra breaks out into the big time.
Images courtesy of TamarindArt Gallery ©2007
Friday, August 17, 2007
Kamal Mitra Breaks Out
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3 comments:
I love his color sence as well as the powerful image at each his painting.
I love his works. The images in each his painting were impressive for me. I hope to see the works again.
Is there anybody who knows where is the Tamarind art gallery? I really hope to see this knee bucking Indian patings.
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