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Piyali Ghosh
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Piyali Ghosh paints stories filled with mystery and fantasy. Her narratives are made up of surreal characters with animal heads that are morphed onto many different bodies. The influence of Mughal and Rajasthani miniature painting traditions is apparent in her densely inhabited compositions completed with the minutest of detail.
Ghosh’s palette, like her vocabulary, is colourful, consisting of vivid yellows, blues, oranges and...
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Piyali Ghosh paints stories filled with mystery and fantasy. Her narratives are made up of surreal characters with animal heads that are morphed onto many different bodies. The influence of Mughal and Rajasthani miniature painting traditions is apparent in her densely inhabited compositions completed with the minutest of detail.
Ghosh’s palette, like her vocabulary, is colourful, consisting of vivid yellows, blues, oranges and greens. There is an obvious dynamic between the colours she chooses and her fantastical imagery which keeps drawing the viewer back again.
Born in Kolkata in 1981, Piyali Ghosh received her Bachelor’s degree in Visual Arts (painting) from the Indian College of Art and Draftsmanship, Kolkata, in 2006. In the same year, she completed her Master’s degree in Fine Arts (painting) from the Faculty of Fine Arts at MS University, Baroda. Ghosh held her first solo show, ‘Recent Paintings’, at Chatterjee and Lal, Mumbai, in 2007.
The artist has also participated in a number of group shows including those held at the Lalit Kala Academy, Kozhikode, in 2008; ‘Trends and Trivia’ presented by Art Konsult, New Delhi, and Mon Art Gallerie, Kolkata, in Hong Kong, in 2008; ‘Pulsating Rhythms on Paper’ presented by Tangerine Art Space at Alliance Francaise, Bangalore, in 2007; ‘Return of the Surreal’ presented by Tangerine Art Space at Chitrakala Parisath, Bangalore, in 2007; and at Art World, Chennai, also in 2007.
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Born
1981
Kolkata
Education
2006 Master of Fine Arts (Painting), Faculty of Fine Arts, Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda
2004 Bachelor of Visual Arts (Painting), Indian College of Art & Draftsmanship, Kolkata
Exhibitions
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2009 'Genetic Disorder, Social...
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2009 'Genetic Disorder, Social Maladies', Anant Art Gallery, New Delhi
2007 ‘Recent Paintings’, Chatterjee and Lal, Mumbai
Selected Group Exhibitions
2011 'The Lost Sparrow', presented by Gallery Threshold at Visual Art Gallery, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi
2011 'Of Humour, Wit & Satire', Gallery Threshold, New Delhi
2010 'Changing Skin', presented by The Fine Art Company at Coomaraswamy Hall, Chattrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalay, Mumbai
2010 '10 x 10', Gallery Threshold, New Delhi
2009 'L-Machines', Gallery Open Eyed Dreams (OED), Kochi
2009 'The Human Animal', jointly presented by Gallery Threshold and Arts I (Religare Arts Initiative) at Gallery Threshold, New Delhi
2008 Lalit Kala Academy, Kozhikode, Kerala
2008 ‘Trends and Trivia’, Hong Kong organized by Art Konsult Gallery, New Delhi and Mon Art Gallerie, Kolkata
2007 ‘Pulsating Rhythms on Paper’, organized by Tangerine Art Space at Alliance Francaise, Bangalore, Karnataka
2007 ‘Double’, Gallery OED (Open Eyed Dreams), Kochi, Kerala
2007 ‘Return of the Surreal’, organized by Tangerine Art Space at Chitrakala Parisath, Bangalore, Karnataka
2007 Art World, Chennai
2006 Mahua Art Gallery, Bangalore, Karnataka
2005 Lalit Kala Academy, Kerala
2004 Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata
2004 Gorky Sadan Gallery, Kolkata
Joint Exhibitions
2004 Gorky Sadan Gallery, Kolkata
Participations
2010 'Art Celebrates 2010', represented by Gallery Threshold at Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi to coincide with the hosting of the Commonwealth Games
2008 ‘The Feb Group Show’, Red Earth Gallery, Vadodara, Gujarat
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Can you tell us a little about your creative process and some of the factors that have influenced your style and technique?
Since childhood I have been fond of folktales and fables. In my work, these small town stories get blown up into large scale fantasies. As part of my apprenticeships I worked with self taught miniature and mural artists. The muralist, with his bright hues and monumental scale, is...
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Can you tell us a little about your creative process and some of the factors that have influenced your style and technique?
Since childhood I have been fond of folktales and fables. In my work, these small town stories get blown up into large scale fantasies. As part of my apprenticeships I worked with self taught miniature and mural artists. The muralist, with his bright hues and monumental scale, is particularly attractive to me. The drawings evolve from my academic training, I like to work minutely right from the detailed hair line to the bold color stroke. The lines carry emotions, they curve and bend according to the changing sentiments of the work.
Do you think your artistic vocabulary has evolved over time? How?
I want to explore a visual language with a present that is based on the past. Sometimes I seem to play a role as witness and commentator on contemporary social, political and economic realities. Often my work also reflects human perversity.
What draws you to the corpulent human-animal hybrids that populate your works? What is their message for the viewer?
Animals are an allegory for me. The animal instinct is still within us. Sometimes my characters naughtily exaggerate and laugh at our base desires and hypocrisies. I feel I could express myself well if I were an animal, as they reflect their desires more directly.
The vibrancy of your palette is often at odds with the cynical messages that your paintings convey; can you please tell us more about this relationship?
I like the conflict of primary and tertiary colors which reflects the raw urges and directness of my compositions. Moreover I feel that it helps bring out the characteristics of my subjects as they play out their respective roles.
Frequently, your characters and scenes are half hidden from the viewer by translucent veils, drapes or curtains; can you elaborate on the purpose and significance of this device in your work?
My paintings are like acts of popular theatrical productions. The curtains are like welcome notes to the viewers. Moreover they stand for the ideas of opacity and hideousness. Socially constructed gender difference and discriminations definitely influence me. This comes through the usage of veils, almost transparent but ever-present. Though we think things have changed and taboos have disappeared, in reality they remain but have merely changes their forms.
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Lot 110
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Spring Auction 2009
11-12 March 2009
Untitled
Acrylic on canvas
72 x 95.5 in
Winning bid
$2,300
Rs 1,15,000
(Inclusive of buyer's premium)
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