Born in 1973, Bharat Sikka moved from India to New York to pursue his career in photography and to study at the Parsons School of Design there. He received his Bachelor’s degree in photography in 2002, and has since been involved in several commercial projects for various high-profile international magazines. Julian Meijer, who accepted Sikka as a part of his prestigious Julian Meijer photography agency in 2001, says, "There is a thin line...
Born in 1973, Bharat Sikka moved from India to New York to pursue his career in photography and to study at the Parsons School of Design there. He received his Bachelor’s degree in photography in 2002, and has since been involved in several commercial projects for various high-profile international magazines. Julian Meijer, who accepted Sikka as a part of his prestigious Julian Meijer photography agency in 2001, says, "There is a thin line between art and photojournalism. His humanity is the strength of his work. It is what I hope people see in his pictures."
Sikka’s approach to portrait photography is unlike that of a conventional photographer and more like that of an artist. His portfolio comprises of portraits of other artists, men in and out of their habitual environments, and frames that capture the simplicity everyday life. Capturing all aspects of humanity, Sikka’s images raise a strong sense of compassion in the hearts of his audience.
Bharat Sikka’s recent solo shows include ‘Indian Men’ at the Otto Zoo, Milan, in 2008; ‘Space In Between’ at Chatterjee & Lal, Mumbai, in 2008; shows at the National Museum and Nature Morte, New Delhi, in 2008; ‘Space In Between’ at Nature Morte and Bose Pacia, Kolkata, in 2007; and ’ Families’ at Galerie Valérie Cueto, Paris, in 2005. Amongst his group shows are those held at 1x1 Gallery, Dubai, in 2008; Le Festival des rencontres d'Arles, in 2007; Primo Marella Gallery, Milan, also in 2007; and ‘Maharaja’s’ at Espace Louis Vuitton, Paris, in 2006. In March 2002, Sikka was featured as one of PDN’s 30 most talented Emerging Photographers. In 2003, he was listed amongst the 50 most Influential Photographers by the magazine Flash Art, and in 2005 he won an award for Best Photograph from Time Magazine.
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CONTEMPORARY INDIAN ART: A SELECTION FROM THE AMAYA COLLECTION
4-5 DECEMBER 2018
Estimate
Rs 3,00,000 - 4,00,000
$4,350 - 5,800
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Rs 3,18,780
$4,620
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Bharat Sikka
a) Microsoft Office, Gurgaon 2003 Archival-Inkjet Print on paper pasted on aluminium sheet Print size: 37.75 x 47.25 in (95.6 x 119.7 cm) Sheet size: 41.25 x 50.75 in (104.6 x 128.6 cm) EXHIBITEDSpace in Between , Kolkata: Bose Pacia, 1 - 29 December 2007 (another from the edition)Where Three Dreams Cross: 150 Years of Photography from India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh , London: Whitechapel Gallery, 21 January - 11 April 2010; Winterthur: Fotomuseum, 12 June - 22 August 2010 (another from the edition)
b) Park Mehrauli 2007 Archival-Inkjet Print on paper pasted on aluminium sheet Print size: 36.75 x 47.25 in (93.6 x 119.7 cm) Sheet size: 41.25 x 50.5 in (104.6 x 128.5 cm) EXHIBITEDMithu Sen, Bharat Sikka , Vienna: Krinzinger Projekte, 18 September - 17 October 2009 (another from the edition) (Set of two)
Category: Digital Art
Style: Landscape