(Born- 20 October, 1947)
Shuvaprasanna Bhattacharya is a prominent Indian artist and was born in Kolkata, 1947. He graduated from the Indian College of Arts from Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata, 1969. He was an active member of the ‘Calcutta Painters Group’.He is married to artist Shipra Bhattacharya. Bhattacharya has created more than 7000 paintings and held over 55 solo exhibitions in India and abroad. His themes are drawn from his personal interactions with urban life, depicting its sickness, dirtiness, violence, weakness, and pain. In the 1960s and 1970s, his work was influenced by the political violence and unrest in Kolkata.
Bhattacharya's series of paintings, Icons and Illusions, was a big creative step for him in many ways. Before, he was known as an urban artist who painted the byways, alleyways, birds, and people of Kolkata. In Icons and Illusions, he focused more on gods and flowers. The well-known figures of Krishna, Radha, and Ganesha in the Icons series are modern and elegant versions of the same images seen in popular media. He doesn't just show reality as it is; his art often has dream-like elements. Bhattacharya's technique is very detailed and clear, creating strong visual effects. He uses different materials in his work, including oil on canvas, charcoals, acrylics and mixed media. His palette typically includes rich earth tones, deep blues, greens, and reds, often juxtaposed with softer pastels or contrasting bold shades to create visual impact and depth in his compositions. His mastery lies in balancing these colours to evoke emotions and convey narratives effectively through his art.
In 1984, he started Arts Acre, an artists' village in Calcutta, and worked as the editor of Art Today magazine. His work has been exhibited extensively in India and internationally in Bangladesh, Singapore, France, Switzerland, and Germany.
Shuvaprasanna Bhattacharya lives and works in Kolkata.
