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Paresh Maity
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"Water-colours are my heart & soul" says Paresh Maity who over a period of the last 20 years has achieved proficiency in the medium a few can claim. Paresh Maity , on whatever surface he may choose, be it paper, canvas or any other medium, creates magic. The colours are vibrant, and echo the passion of the artist.
The sand dunes of Rajasthan, the backwaters of Kerala, the canals of Venice, to the lake of Geneva, Paresh's paints have...
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"Water-colours are my heart & soul" says Paresh Maity who over a period of the last 20 years has achieved proficiency in the medium a few can claim. Paresh Maity , on whatever surface he may choose, be it paper, canvas or any other medium, creates magic. The colours are vibrant, and echo the passion of the artist.
The sand dunes of Rajasthan, the backwaters of Kerala, the canals of Venice, to the lake of Geneva, Paresh's paints have captured it all. In fact Paresh says that it was his stay in Rajasthan that made his works explode with colour, and there has been no looking back since.
Paresh has also briefly experimented with abstracts, which was more of freeing the limitations of a landscape. One would still see an odd ship or a tree though not in a
representative manner. Even when he did go back to painting figures the contextual setting was more often neglected. The focus was on the figure, specifically the faces, with their myriad expressions, closely cropped and juxtaposed with their surrondings. The colours are vibrant and dazzle the viewer. The stylized, simplified figures have a story of their own, transporting one to an exotic land.
Virtuosity of medium is not the message the spirit behind the man and his talent are. It has taken a long time for Paresh Maity to reach where he is, "the execution of the work itself may take little time, but to get there it has taken me 20 years".
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Born
1965
Tamluk, West Bengal
Education
Master of Fine Arts, College of Art, New Delhi
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Government College of Art and Crafts, Kolkata
Exhibitions
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2013-14 'Symphony of Silence',...
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2013-14 'Symphony of Silence', Jehangir Art Gallery and Art Musings, Mumbai
2013 'Venetian Odyssey', Art Alive Gallery, New Delhi
2012 'Passion', presented by Gallery Sumukha, Bangalore at The Arts House, Singapore
2011 'Shesh Lekha: The Last Poems of Rabindranath Tagore', National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), New Delhi, Mumbai; Tao Art Gallery, Mumbai; Centre for International Modern Art (CIMA), Kolkata
2010 'The World on Canvas', presented by Art Alive gallery, New Delhi at Rabindra Bhavan, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
2009 'Montage Moments Memories', Jehangir Art Gallery; Art Musings, Mumbai
2008-09 Gallery Sumukha, Bangalore; Visual Arts Gallery, Hong Kong
2008 ‘An Enchanting Journey – Paresh Maity's Kerala’, Art Alive, New Delhi
2007 ‘Paresh Maity: Drawings, Paintings, Sculptures, Photographs’, Centre of International Modern Art (CIMA), Kolkata
2006 Aicon Gallery, Palo Alto
2006 Visual Arts Gallery, Hong Kong in collaboration with Gallery Sumukha
2005 Arts India, New York
2005 Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai in collaboration with Art Musings, Mumbai
2005 Gallery in Cork Street, London in association with ICICI Bank
2004 Organized by Gallery Sumukha, Bangalore and Easel, Singapore at Alliance Francaise, Singapore
2004 Centre of International Modern Art (CIMA), Kolkata
2003 ‘Shapes in Symphony’, Gallerie Ganesha, New Delhi
2002 Arts India, New York
2002 Venetian Odyssey, British Council, New Delhi
2002 Tagore Centre, Berlin
2001 Venetian Odyssey, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
2001 Philip Gallery, London
2000 Centre for International Modern Art (CIMA), Kolkata
2000 Gallerie Aspekte, Germany
2000 Venetian Odyssey, Hotel Aryanbika, Debrecen, Hungary
2000 Gallerie Mohanjeet, Paris
1999 ‘Two Decades of Classic Watercolours’, Shridharani, Triveni Kala, Sangam; Gallerie Ganesha, and British Council, New Delhi
1998 Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
1998 Cymroza Art Gallery, Mumbai
1998 Gallerie Mohanjeet, Paris
1998 Gallery Sumukha, Bangalore
1997 Centre for International Modern Art (CIMA), Kolkata
1996 Shridharani Gallery, Triveni Kala Sangam, New Delhi
1996 Hungarian Information and Cultural Centre, New Delhi
1996 Gallerie Ganesha, New Delhi
1996 Paracelsus Rotenfleskdinik Ausgestelt in association with Galerie Aspekie, Germany
1996 ARKS Gallery, London
1995 Cymroza Art Gallery, Mumbai
1994 British Council, Kolkata
1994 Gallerie Ganesha, New Delhi
1994 The Gallery, Chennai
1994 Galerie Aspekte, Germany
1994 Shridharani Gallery, Triveni Kala Sangam, New Delhi
1993 Gallerie Ganesha, New Delhi
1993 All India Fine Arts and Craft Society (AIFACS), New Delhi
1992 Gallerie Ganesha, New Delhi
1992 Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Kolkata
1992 Cymroza Art Gallery, Mumbai
1992 Siddartha Art Gallery, Kathmandu
1992 Windsor Manor, Bangalore
1991 Gallerie Ganesha, New Delhi
1991 Gallery Katayun, Kolkata
1991 Sophia Duchesne Art Gallery, Mumbai
1990 Gallerie Ganesha, New Delhi
1990 Gallery Katayun, Kolkata
1989 Gallery Katayun, Kolkata
1988 Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata
Selected Group Exhibitions
2012 'Talking Heads', Art Alive Gallery, New Delhi
2011 'States of Departure: Progressives to Present Day', Aicon Gallery, London
2011 Gallery Sumukha, Chennai
2011 'Aureus 2011', Gallerie Nvya, New Delhi
2010 'Symbols and Metaphors', Centre of International Modern Art (CIMA), Kolkata
2009 'Mark of Masters -2', Art and soul, Mumbai
2009 'Think Small', Art Alive Gallery, New Delhi
2009 'Beyond the Form', Bajaj Capital Art House; Visual Art Gallery, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi and Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
2008 'Review', Centre for International Modern Art (CIMA), Kolkata
2007 ‘Young Guns’, Institute of Contemporary Indian Art (ICIA), Mumbai
2007 Art Alive, London
2007 ‘Art and Fashion Show’, Gallery Sumukha
2007 Royal Watercolor Society, London
2007 ‘Ueno’, Royal Museum, Tokyo
2007 ‘Darpan’, Gallerie Nvya, New Delhi
2007 ‘Indian Summer’, Art Alive, London
2007 ‘Vistar’, Limited Edition, New Delhi
2007 House of Lords, London in collaboration with Tao Art Gallery, Mumbai
2006 Kumar Gallery, New Delhi
2006 Style File Show, Mumbai
2006 ‘Two to Tango’, Gallerie Nvya, New Delhi
2006 V & A, London
2006 Tate Britain, UK
2005 Joint Exhibition with Gallery Nvya, New Delhi
2005 Art Alive Gallery, New Delhi
2005 Palette Art Gallery, New Delhi
2005 Tao Art Gallery, Mumbai
2005 Kumar Art Gallery, Mumbai
2005 Arushi Art, New Delhi
2005 Royal Watercolor Society, London
2005 Sanskriti Art Gallery, Kolkata
2005 Gallery Sumukha, Bangalore
2004 ‘Family Group Show’, Visual Art, London
2003 Uttarayan, group show of Egypt
2002 Rossy and Rossy Gallery, London in association with Gallery’88, Kolkata
2002 International water color exhibition, Royal Watercolour Society, London
2001 Rossy and Rossy Gallery, London, in association of Modi Foundation
2001 Erotica, Gallerie Mohanjeet, Paris
2000 Participated in Indian exhibition in Dubai
1997 ‘Images of Kolkata’, Exhibition along with Ragu Rai and Desmond Doig, Mumbai, New Delhi, Kolkata
1996 Tribute to Mother Teresa, Mumbai
1996 Sakhi Mandal, Bangalore
1996 Gallerie 88, Kolkata
1996 Rotary Club, Kolkata
1996 Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
1996 ‘Views and Visions’, Gallerie Ganesha, New Delhi
1996 ‘Wounds’, Centre for International Modern Art (CIMA), Kolkata
1996 National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), New Delhi
1996 ‘Trends and Images’, Centre for International Modern Art (CIMA), Kolkata
1996 World Miniature Exhibition, Toronto, Canada
1995 ‘Tree in My Life’, Village Gallery, New Delhi
1995 ‘Urusvathi’, New Delhi
1995 Hyatt Regency, New Delhi
1994 Gallery Katayun, Kolkata
1994 Gallerie 88, Kolkata
1994 Indian Contemporary Art Exhibition, Tokyo
1994 ‘People for Animals’, Taj Hotel, New Delhi
1993 ‘Malhar’, Maurya Sheraton, New Delhi
1993 Gallery Katayun, Kolkata
Joint Exhibitions
2012 'Eternal Landscapes', with Ram Kumar presented by ICIA at The Arts Trust, Mumbai
Participations
2012 'Synergy 2012', 12th Anniversary Show, Tao Art Gallery, Mumbai
2011 'Celebrations 2011', Kumar Gallery, New Delhi
2010 'Art Celebrates 2010: Sports and the City', represented by Art Alive Gallery at Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi to coincide with the hosting of the Commonwealth Games
2010 'Summer Show 2010', Centre of International Modern Art (CIMA), Kolkata
2010 'Evolve: 10th Anniversary Show', Tao Art Gallery, Mumbai', Nehru Centre, Mumbai
2010 Annual Exhibition, Chawla Art Gallery, New Delhi
2010 'Celebration 2010', Annual Exhibition, Kumar Art Gallery, New Delhi
2007,06,05 ‘Harmony Show’, Nehru Centre, Mumbai
2006 17th Anniversary Show, Gallerie Ganesha
2005 Triennale, India
2005 Lalit Kala’s Golden Jubille Celebration Show, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
1997 Aquarelle Internationale Thun, Switzerland
1996 Silver Jubilee Exhibition. Cymroza Art Gallery, Mumbai
1995 Cleveland International Drawing Biennale, Cleveland
1991 Annual Exhibition, Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Kolkata
1990 Annual Exhibition, Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata
1990 Annual Exhibition, Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Kolkata
1989 Annual Exhibition, Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata
1989 Annual Exhibition, All India Fine Arts & Crafts Society (AIFACS), New Delhi
Honours and Awards
2002 Royal Watercolor Society, London
1999 Harmony Award;...
2002 Royal Watercolor Society, London
1999 Harmony Award; Mumbai
1993 British Council Visitor ship
1992 Pt. Ravi Shankar Award from College of Art, New Delhi
1990 All India Fine Arts and Craft Society Award for 62nd All India Art Exhibition, New Delhi
1990 Award for Outstanding Painting by Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Kolkata
1990 All India Fine Arts and Craft Society (AIFACS) Award for Best Water Color Painting, New Delhi
1989 National Scholarship Award from Government of India
1988 Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru Birth Centenary Celebration Award
1988 Governor’s Gold Medal from Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata
1987 Jamini Roy Birth Centenary Celebration Award
1986 Award from Indian Society of Oriental Art, Kolkata
1985 Award from Government of West Bengal for Best Water Color Painting
1983 Award from Indian Society of Oriental Art, Kolkata
1983 Gold Medal from U.S.S.R
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The Vision
Oil on canvas
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Untitled
Watercolour on paper pasted on mount board
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