A Conversation with Abhishek Kashyap Abhishek Kashyap How were you inclined towards art or painting? There were no artists in my family. But I vividly remember that since I became old enough to sense the world ‘Amrit bazaar patrika’ used to be a part of our household because my father’s background had been socialist-communist. …
The Poets and The Pain Georgina Maddox As we enter the exhibition we are first greeted by a canvas by Pratul Dash. It is a touching portrait of a little boy, wearing a mask and a pair of shorts with its drawstring dangling. He stands out in high relief against a sky full of stars, …
In the Twilight Zone Roobina Karode Pratul Dash has been preoccupied with the fear and fantasies that accelerate contemporary life, constantly changing it in unwarranted ways.While the artist has been sharpening skills of rendering the painted surface with a seductive realism, he also continues to seek ways and means to address the predicament of living …
Decoding Environmental Concerns Subhra Mazumdar In his well ordered sun-lit studio in the newly built satellite city of Ghaziabad, near Delhi, artist Pratul Dash is at work, sitting floor level, conceptualizing his concern for the environment. Though the works initially give the impression of finishing into painterly images of holiday-makers at a seaside, or a …
Chronicler of a Lost World JohyML The imminence of loss and the immanence of hope mark the latest suite of Pratul Dash, an artist from Odisha, who has made Delhi his home and studio for the last two decades. Dash has seen Delhi changing from an expanded village to a sprawling urban megalith and in …
Human Spaces Rajesh K Singh Solo of Pratul Dash at Sara Khan Contemporary Art, Schaan, Switzerland I have had no chance to visit Pratul’s solo show currently on view at Sara Khan Contemporary Art Gallery, Schaan, Switzerland. However, during my last visit to his studio, I had seen the entire range of the works …
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The Case of Pratul Dash A Living Space (Details) Acrylic on Canvas, Trypitch, 2008 Dr. Rajesh K Singh The aim of this article is threefold. One, to formulate a basis for evaluating contemporary art in India; two, based on the formulation, evaluate the place of young contemporaries from Orissa; and three, to discuss the synchronic …
Proxy Horizons Rajesh K Singh Palette Gallery is showing the works of Pratul Dash (April 12–May 6). The opening had good attendance with noted people in Delhi’s art world. The gallery is located on the first floor of the building. A staircase takes the visitor to the upper floor. The staircase takes a U-turn in …
A Lunch box at the Scaffolding Johny ML JohnyML takes a quick look at the works of the young painter and video artist Pratul Dash who is going to have his solo exhibition at the Palette Art Gallery, New Delhi on 10 January 2007. The latest suite of paintings by Pratul Dash, which are to be presented in …
