Madhu Basu - Centuries later (diptych) - 51 X 76.25 inches (unframed size)
Acrylic and Pigment on canvas
Inclusive of shipment in roll form.
Style : The pigment technique is today the essential material of his work. His paintings depict the theme of the pot- which according to a Bengali proverb “contains the universe”- in compositions that lie on the border between abstraction & figuration. Each of his paintings invites to a poetic meditation resulting from the form and the vibrating light of its blacks.
About the Artist and his work :
Born : 1956 in Kolkata.
Education :
1988 : Graduated from the School of Fine Arts in Calcutta.
The same year, as soon as he arrived in France, he was welcomed as a guest artist at the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris where he worked on various pictorial techniques, including pigments, which is now the exclusive material for his work.
Personal Exhibitions :
2011 : Calcutta – Barcelona, Insula Gallery , Paris
2009 : Olivier Nouvellet Gallery , Paris 6th
2008 : Espace J. Prevert, Traverse, Mers-les-Bains
2007 : East-by-East Gallery, Paris 16th
2006 : OBJ’M Gallery, Lyon
2005 : Crous Beaux- Arts Gallery, Paris.
Collective Exhibitions :
2013 : “Series & Variation”,Contemporary Art show, Verrieres-le-Buisson city in France ; “Brive Creation2013”, Contemporary Art show, Brive - la - Gaillard city in France & 10th Contemporary Art show, Serres in France.
2012 : 4th edition of Contemporary Art show , Albi in France & 9th Contemporary Art show, Serres in France
2011 : Kreis museum , Peine in Germany & 3rd India Art Summit , Gallery Exhibit320, New Delhi , Curated by Shaheen Merali.
2010 : Gallery Franancoise Souchaud(solo), Lyon city in France ; “Besides Paris” curated by Shaheen Merali, Birla Academy, Kolkata & Artnim art Faire, 11th edition, Francoise Shouchad Gallery.
2009 : Insula Gallery, Bastille Design Center, Paris
2007 : MAC 2007, Espace Champerret, Paris & Salon Art Comparison, Paris.
Awards :
2013 : Painting Award of jury, Brive city art competition, “Brive creation 2013” contemporary art in France.
2003 : Painting Award “Viry-Chatillon city” Contemporary Art Show in France.
2002 : Ille and Vilaine District Arward , Saint-Gregory city Grand Award Painting Competition in France ; War and Peace Award at Delta Gallery, Paris & Corbeil-Essonnes city Award , 2nd International Biennial of Contemporary Art Exhibition in France.
1996 : Radio OF'M Award, “Itinerary's” Art show, Levallois-Perret city in France
1994 : 3rd award Maurice Quentin de laTour , International Biennal of Pastel , Saint-Quentin city in France.