Sojourns of a Painter: Shyamal Dutta Ray & His Times (Contemporary Indian Artists Series)
Author: Mrinal Ghosh
ISBN: 978-1890206307
Price: Rs. 949.05 • ✓ 100% Genuine Publisher Edition
Book Overview
The imagery in Ray's paintings come from his personal experiences. It is this visual world and its impact that are revealed in his work, with his city of Calcutta and his early days in a village in Bangladesh as major themes. While water-colours have never been regarded as a major medium of painting, for Ray they have immense possibilities through which he expresses his delicate and finer feelings. Born in Bihar, India, Ray trained at the Government College of Arts and Crafts in Calcutta and has been exhibiting since 1962 in solo and group shows across the world. He is the winner of many awards and his works are in the collections of the Victoria & Albert Museum, London; National Gallery of Modern Art and Lalit Kala Akademi , New Delhi; Birla Academy, Calcutta; Pratt Graphic Centre, New York; Shilpa Kala Academy, Dhaka; Chittagong University Museum, Chittagong; Museum of Modern Art, Boghada; and H K Kejriwal Collection, Bangalore.
Browse this title within our Children's Books collection. Edition details: Images in this review, English, 108 pages. Reference ISBN: 978-1890206307.
About the Author
Mrinal Ghosh is a Kolkata-based writer on the arts and a regular columnist and freelance art-critic in Ananda Bazar Patrika. His research on modern Indian painting and sculpture, specially the paintings of Ganesh Pyne, has been well acclaimed by art lovers. He has published many books.
Book Specifications & Quick Facts
- Reading Level
- Ages 6–10 / Early Readers
- Language & Format
- English • Images in this review
- ISBN Reference
- 978-1890206307
- Publisher
- Mapin
- Pan-India Delivery
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What is this book about?
The imagery in Ray's paintings come from his personal experiences. It is this visual world and its impact that are revealed in his work, with his city of Calcutta and his early days in a village in Bangladesh as major themes. While water-colours have never been regarded as a major medium of...
Who should read this book?
Ideal for young readers, parents, and elementary school students looking for an engaging, humor-filled adventure that builds reading confidence and vocabulary.
Why Readers Pick This Edition
- You’ll love this book for its intimate journey into the mind and methods of Shyamal Dutta Ray. Blending personal history with artistic evolution, it lets you experience how memory, place, and emotion shape his watercolours. Richly contextual and deeply reflective, it’s perfect if you enjoy understanding not just the artwork, but the life, times, and quiet sensibilities behind every brushstroke.
- Published by Mapin.
- Language: English.
- Page count: 108.
Catalog Description
The imagery in Ray's paintings come from his personal experiences. It is this visual world and its impact that are revealed in his work, with his city of Calcutta and his early days in a village in Bangladesh as major themes. While water-colours have never been regarded as a major medium of painting, for Ray they have immense possibilities through which he expresses his delicate and finer feelings. Born in Bihar, India, Ray trained at the Government College of Arts and Crafts in Calcutta and has been exhibiting since 1962 in solo and group shows across the world. He is the winner of many awards and his works are in the collections of the Victoria & Albert Museum, London; National Gallery of...
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