Artist's Presentation KAUSHIK GUPTA

WHY I PAINT

Why do I make paintings? To my esteem painting is nothing but a medium of expression. The term expression does include thought, or say as the case may be or in other words it may be described as the expression of feelings. The feelings which develop out of human values such as Joy, grief or sorrow, love and hate has got their roots in the depth of our mind. By uprooting them representing in the canvas- to my belief is painting.
But the term painting if defined in this manner may seemed to be over simplified. This is because of the fact that the artists whose works are based on reality do not get proper appreciation, yet they are quiet skillful and needless to say they also have a considerable number of patrons. But nevertheless in my openion by and large there is an absence of imagination and mystery is associated with such paintings. As such these realistic paintings do not attract me in any way.
I do not search for a representational language within a painting. I seek some other meanings. Infact perspective colour and space divison take away my feelings and emotions to some other world.The world which is not too prominent rather full of shadows and spiritualism. There I find non existent is more dominant than so called existent.Still I cannot deny it. This world can only be seen in my inner eye. The aesthetic beauty has always been the basic element of my works I have done so far.


BIODATA

Name: KAUSHIK GUPTA
D.O.B. 02.01.1979

Education: Studied B.F.A. ( Painting) from Indira Kala Sangeet
Vishwavidalaya, (C.G.)

Solo Show: Solo exhibition of paintings at a€˜Chemould Art Gallerya€™
Kolkata (2006).

Participations: 70th All India Fine Arts exhibition of a€˜Academy of Fine
Arts Kolkataa€™ 2005-06.
a€˜Rajaya Charukala Parshadsa€™ annual show 2002,2003,2004
2006 held in a€˜Calcutta Information Centrea€™, Kolkata
Annual Exhibition of a€˜Indian Society of Oriental Arta€™ held in
Kolkata, 2003, 04 & 2005.
Metropolitan Art Salon Kolkata, 2004, 2005


Group Shows: A Group exhibition of paintings sponsored by a€˜Poseniumsa€™ Art Gallerya€™
held in Kolkata in Dec 2005.
Participated as a member artist of a€˜Artists Clustera€™ Group Exhibition . held at a€˜Birla Academy of Art and culturea€™ Kolkata, Oct 2007
A Group exhibition of paintings presented by Artist Brothers titled
a€˜Confluencea€™ held at a€˜Birla Academy of Art and Culturea€™ 2008.
A Group exhibition cum Art fair sponsored by Gallery Exposure, Kolkata
February, 2008.
A Three men ( Artists from Chili, Hong Kong and India) exhibition of
paintings titled a€˜Orange memoriesa€™ held at a€˜Artistsa€™ Commune ( Hong-
-Kong Arts Development Council, held in Kowloon, Hong Kong, Nov-
December 2007.
A Group exhibition of paintings titled a€˜International Joint Exhibitiona€™ of
Five artists from four countries held at a€˜Sunny Art & Culture Museuma€™
in Taipei, Taiwan in Sept- Oct 2008.
Participated in an Art fair (South East Asian Artists) titled a€˜Art
Walka€™ organized by Karin Weber Art Gallery, Arts Foundation
Hong Kong, March, 2007.


Workshops /Artfair Participated in a Art Fair titled a€˜Confluencea€™ organized by Lalit Kala
Akademi , Regional Centre, Kolkata in Deca€™2007.
Gallery Exposer, Kolkata, Nov 2007 and Feb 2008.
Karin Weber Gallery, Hong Kong 2006.


Collections: Several artworks are being collected by Private sectors &
Personally by art lovers in Hyderbad, Mumbai, Kolkata in India,
Karin Weber Gallerya€Hong Kong, Bangladesh and Taiwan.

Exposed Artworks

Painting - Graphics - 25 artworks