Sudip Roy (Bengali: সুদীপ রায়) is an Indian artist whose works include water colours and abstract paintings.
Sudip Roy | |
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 Roy in his studio | |
| Born | October 1960 Baharampur, West Bengal, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Education | Government College of Art & Craft |
| Known for | Visual arts |
| Notable work | Charulata, Benaras, Krishna, Time series(Abstract), Durga, Sadhu, Monkey |
| Awards | The 'Lorenzo il Magnifico' Award[1] |
Art career edit
He had his first solo show in Delhi in 1996 at the gallery Art Today, showing a few architectural watercolours and a few panoramic drawings done from his early college days.[2] In 2012, he held another solo exhibition in Delhi.[3]
In 2011, Roy was part of a group exhibition celebrating painter and poet Rabindranath Tagore.[4][5] His contribution, Charulata, referenced one of Tagore's female characters.[6] In 2015, he exhibited a series of abstract paintings at the India Habitat Center.[7]
His work was part of the auction that helped raise money[8] for the sculpture of Mahatma Gandhi[9] in London’s Parliament.
During CWG XIX (India), an exhibition was curated by Rupika Chawla to welcome the guests. A print of that work is at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Metro. Taj Hotel,[10] Delhi showcased his works to promote CWG.
Awards edit
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- 1979 Gold Medal from Sahitya Parishad, Calcutta
- 1981 Govt. College of Arts & Crafts
- 1982 Gold Medal in All India Fine Art Exhibition of Fine Arts, Calcutta.
- 1982 Govt. College of Arts & Crafts
- 1984 Indian Society of Oriental Art
- 1985 Indian Society of Oriental Art
- 1986 Indian Society of Oriental Art
- 1991 AIFACS, Delhi
- 2011 Lorenzo il Magnifico, Florence
References edit
- ^ "Florence Biennale: Sudip Roy wins award for Christ, Gandhi, Teresa-Trilogy". The Times of India. 27 December 2011.
- ^ Suneet Chopra (1 May 1998). "Calendar art, big name not enough to appeal-buyers". The Indian Express. Retrieved 7 March 2006. [dead link]
- ^ "Javed Akhtar inaugurates Sudip Roy's solo exhibition". The Times Of India. 21 December 2014.
- ^ Madhusree Chatterjee (5 March 2013). "Once criticised, painter Tagore now aesthetic icon". Yahoo! News. Archived from the original on 7 May 2011. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
- ^ "Exhibition brings Gurgaon closer to Tagore". The Times Of India. 2 May 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
- ^ "'Disintegrating' India-Bangladesh Border Through Art." 27 November 2015. Indian Express. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ Geetha Jayaraman (12 December 2015). "Bright, bold and bewildering". The Asian Age. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
- ^ "For the one who shall forever stand tall". The Tribune. 6 December 2014.
- ^ Gandhi Art sold to generous donors.
- ^ "Celebration of Commonwealth Games' at Taj Mansingh Hotel". The Times Of India. 7 October 2010.