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Ganesh Haloi
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"Isolation is the most important factor in these paintings. You are alone
with nature, and then you become part of it –you participate in it."
Ganesh Haloi's art has evolved through a series of transactions from pure
landscape to the innerscapes.
Even though it is abstract, Haloi's works and his motifs have precise
associations with the artist's psyche, his experiences and the upheavals
that have shaped him and...
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"Isolation is the most important factor in these paintings. You are alone
with nature, and then you become part of it –you participate in it."
Ganesh Haloi's art has evolved through a series of transactions from pure
landscape to the innerscapes.
Even though it is abstract, Haloi's works and his motifs have precise
associations with the artist's psyche, his experiences and the upheavals
that have shaped him and his point of view. "Everything begins in pain,"
says Haloi. He maintains high standards craftsmanship and his construction
of tress, houses and the ambience of Kolkata that seems murky with a
suppressed strength. Some of his unforgettable work includes nature-scapes
painted on rice paper.
Born in 1936 in East Bengal, now, Bangladesh he migrated to Kolkata during
the partition. He graduated from Government College of Art & craft kolkata
in 1956 and joined Archaeological Survey of India as a Senior Artist. He was
deputed to work at Ajanta from 1957 to 1963. Then he joined Art College
Kolkata as a lecturer in 1964.
His initial work includes study of miniatures at Banasthali (Rajasthan) and copying
Ajanta frescoes for six years. While his earlier work is dominated with
landscapes, his later paintings reflect his introvert and philosophic
temperament. Haloi's work shows his preoccupation with the theme of
devastation or calamity and resilience.
Born in a district that is now a part of Bangladesh, his earlier memories of
the region are of Brahamaputra and delta region mixed with communal
holocaust, of partition.
"I try to fit the irregular movements of life into the artificial boundaries
of the paintings," he says. His perspective is that of a victim, but
tempered with a strong dose of philosophy, a tranquil acceptance. His use of
colours is thick, evoking thoughtful reminiscence with spontaneous ease.
Ganesh Haloi has won several awards including the Late R. N. Chakarborty
Memorial (ex principal) Gold Medal from the Government College of Art,
Kolkata (1956), the seven silver medals from Kolkata University (1953,
1954, 1955).
Gold medals from the Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata (1955, 1956, 1957, 1963,
1964, 1966, and 1970).
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Born
1936
Jamalpur, Mymansingh
Education
1952 -56 Government College of Art and Craft, Kolkata
Exhibitions
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2016 'Ganesh Haloi: In Linear...
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2016 'Ganesh Haloi: In Linear Abstraction', Akar Prakar Art Advisory, New Delhi
2016 'Ganesh Haloi: The Feeling Eye', Akar Prakar, Kolkata
2013 'Ganesh Haloi in Linear Abstraction', Akar Prakar, Kolkata; Bengal Gallery of Fine Arts, Dhaka
2011 Gallery Art Motif, New Delhi presented by Akar Prakar, Kolkata and Gallery Art Motif, New Delhi
2007 ‘ Unwanted’, Sallery Sanskriti, Kolkata
2007 Organized by Art Musings, Mumbai at Art Musings, Mumbai and Museum Gallery, Mumbai
2006 ‘An Art Sublime’, Aicon Gallery, New York
2006 ‘Steps That Seek’, Akar Prakar, Kolkata
2003 ‘Works on Paper’, Online Show on Saffronart.com
2000 Gallery Lakeeren, Mumbai
1962 First solo show, Artistry House, Kolkata
Selected Group Exhibitions
2012 'Aqua', Gallery Beyond, Mumbai
2012 'One Eye Sees, the Other Feels', The Viewing Room, Mumbai
2011 'Form and Formlessness', Art Alive Gallery, Gurgaon
2010-11 'Figure/Landscape: Part Two', Aicon Gallery, London
2010 'Above and Beyond', Aicon Gallery, London
2010 'Essential, Eclectic,...Ephemeral', The Harrington Mansions, Kolkata
2009-10 'Discerning Form', Aicon Gallery, New York
2009 'Tracing Time', Bodhi Art, Mumbai
2008 'Spirit of Abstraction', Mahua Art Gallery, Kolkata
2008 'Eternal Varanasi', Gallery k2, Kolkata
2007 ’12 Artists’, organized by Akar Prakar, Kolkata at Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
2007 ‘Black and White’, Gallery Kanishka, Kolkata
2007 ‘Journey 2’, A Charity Art Show for Passages, Art and Soul, Mumbai
2007 ‘Art for Concern’, The Annual Charity Auction 2007,
2007 Show on Art.indiatimes.com
2006 ‘Space’, Hacienda Art Gallery, Mumbai
2006 Ambadas, Haloi, Dhawan, Kolte, Tun Sein, Galerie Müller & Plate, Munich
2005 ‘Drishti / Vision’, Indian Contemporary Artists, Valentine Willie Fine Art, Kuala Lumpur
2005 ‘Abstract Contemporary Indian Art’, Gallery Art Motif, New Delhi
2003 Chitrakoot Art Gallery, Kolkata
2002 ‘Uncertainty In Certainty’, Chitrakoot Art Gallery, Kolkata
2002 Ganesh Haloi Uncertainty in Certainty - A Journey, Societe Asiatique of Multiple Art and Artists, Gurgoan
1999 ‘Response’, Ganesh Haloi
1997 1998 1999, Chitrakoot Art Gallery, Kolkata
1998 Art World, Chennai
1996 Centre for International Modern Art (CIMA), Kolkata
1996 Gallery Escape, New Delhi.
1996 Gallery Lakeeren, Mumbai
1995 Bose Pacia Modern, New York
1995 Centre for International Modern Art (CIMA), Kolkata
1995 ‘Watercolor: A Broad Spectrum – II’, with Prabhakar Barwe, C. Douglas, Prabhakar Kolte, M. Rai, Vivan Sundaram, Chitrakoot Art Gallery, Kolkata
1994 ‘Trends and Images’, Centre for International Modern Art (CIMA), Kolkata
1994 Indian Contemporary Art, Gallery Maya, Hong Kong
1993 Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
1993 ‘Wounds’, Centre for International Modern Art (CIMA), Kolkata and National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), New Delhi
1992 Alliance Francaise, New Delhi.
1992 ‘Conflict’, Chitrakoot Art Gallery, Kolkata
1991 ‘Indian Contemporary Artists: Multiculturalism and Internationalism through Art’, Melbourne
1987,89,98 'Metascapes', Chitrakoot Art Gallery, Kolkata
1980 'Four Contemporary Artists of West Bengal', Kolkata
Joint Exhibitions
2005 ‘As Within So Without’, with Prabhakar Kolte, Art Musings, Mumbai
Participations
2011 ‘Manifestations VI', Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi
2011 ‘Manifestations V', Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi
2008 'Moderns', Royal Cultural Centre, Amman, Jordan organized by Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi in collaboration with Embassy of India, Amman, Jordan
2008 Shanghai Art Fair, China presented by Gallery Sanskriti, Kolkata
2007 ‘Synchrome 4’, Akar Prakar, Kolkata
2007 ‘12th Harmony Art Show, Nehru Centre, Mumbai
2006 ‘Building Bridges’, 17th Anniversary Show, Gallerie Ganesha and The Visual Arts Gallery, New Delhi
2005 ‘Synchrome 2’, Akar Prakar, Kolkata
1967-95 Participated in the Exhibition’s at Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Kolkata and All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society (AIFACS), New Delhi.
1971-95 Exhibited with the 'Society of Contemporary Artists'.
1967,79,87 Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata
Honours and Awards
Late R.N. Chakraborty Memorial Gold Medal
Seven Silver Medals from Calcutta University Institute
Seven Gold Medals from AFA
Cash Prize, from Lathan Foundation U.S.A
Ministry of Health Government of India
Rabindra Bharati. Siromani Puraskar
Member of SCA since 1971
Late R.N. Chakraborty Memorial Gold Medal
Seven Silver Medals from Calcutta University Institute
Seven Gold Medals from AFA
Cash Prize, from Lathan Foundation U.S.A
Ministry of Health Government of India
Rabindra Bharati. Siromani Puraskar
Member of SCA since 1971
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