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Ashim Purkayastha
(1967)

Unknown



"I don`t see myself just as an artist, but as an activist, who is trying to draw attention to the dying arts. The Supreme Courts judgment three years ago, allowing the commercial use of forest resources has left lakhs unemployed in Assam. "The clay and straw goddesses of 6 to 9 feet have been replaced by images of permanent material like stone and concrete of 13 to 16 ft. in height. A layer of poisonous gases emitted by the oil...



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CHARITY AUCTION 2008
11-12 NOVEMBER 2008

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ARTWORK DETAILS

Ashim Purkayastha
Unknown

Signed and dated in English (lower right and verso)
2007
Watercolour and pencil on paper
70 x 55 in (177.8 x 139.7 cm)

Category: Painting
Style: Figurative


 









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