DIPAYAN GHOSH
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Abstract artist merging mixed media with cubism and expressionism to portray themes of contemporary societal & geopolitical dilemmas that intrigue people.
Message
Born in Kolkata, India, a city whose very soul is drenched in the vibrancy of art & culture, my work is inspired by bold colours, passionate brush strokes and spirited themes which stimulates the senses and fires the imagination. As a passionate Cubist Expressionist, I aspire to represent the myriad emotions of the society and soul through wild expressions and use art to bring in a positive change.
At the start of my journey in art during my early childhood, I was deeply moved by the quintessential art of the European Renaissance era. My love for this ancient art movement manifested in many of my early year paintings. I tutored under a teacher affiliated with the Academy of Fine Arts in Kolkata who further introduced me to the techniques of the likes of Bikash Bhattacharya, Paresh Maity and Jatin Das and the cubist, expressionist and impressionist styles of Braque, Picasso, Van Gogh and Rothko. Having dabbled with various mediums and gone through the typical rigmarole of oil pastels, graphite and water, I found my niche in Acrylic, oil and charcoal. And further dived into the unbridled possibilities of mixed media.
I hold a Bisharad Diploma from Rabindra Bharati University, West Bengal, India, a Diploma in Drawing and Painting from London Art College and currently involved with the Royal Academy of Arts.
My artworks have been curated for Times Square in New York, Manhattan Arts Houston, USA by Renee Philips, Lalit Kala Akademi, Delhi, 1340ART Magazine of Netherlands. I am a member of the Fine Art Trade Guild, London, The International Society of Acrylic Painters , The National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society in Houston, USA. Some of my recent shows and exhibitions are Holy Art Gallery, Amsterdam in 2025, 3rd Kolkata International Art Exhibition, Birla Academy in 2025, APF Expo Guild Artists Showcase, The Fine Art Trade Guild, UK in 2024, DD Neroy Art Gallery, Mumbai, India in 2022, Happenstance Art Expo and Gallery,, UK in 2021, Elizabeth James Gallery, London, UK in 2019, Galerie Metanoia, Paris, France in 2019.
I am privileged to be featured in Art India, Fine Art Connoisseur (USA) and Sylph Magazines. And grateful for the awards of International Prize Leonardo da Vinci, Borghese Palace, Florence, Italy in 2022, International Prize Rafaello and Canova, Venice, Italy in 2021 and Best of America.
Statement
My art is theme based and looks at expressing a distinct subject in the midst of abstract techniques. I am deeply enthused with the deep emotions and beliefs of people, societal dilemmas, or environmental concerns and strive to express them through bold, earthen and somewhat fiery colours. One would find a lot of Indian Reds, Indian Yellows, Pyrrole Orange and shades of Terracotta, Ochre or Sienna in my artwork.
As themes, one would, quite frequently, find me adopting a theme of Indian heartland rituals and practices, or contemporary societal dilemmas, or the deep introspective human mind. Environmental concerns, and issues that intrigue people like nature, industrial pollution and racial discrimination also feature incredibly in my works.
I am deeply inspired by cubism as well as expressionism art movements and, somewhat naturally, look at blending the two in my conceptualization of themes.
While making my artwork, I am deeply fascinated in ‘roughing’ up my primed stretched canvas with portland cement, sand grains, resin glue, ceramic stucco or black lava. Then use several layers of ‘hatching-strokes’ with a broad brush of bold colors to lay the medium notes adopting a cubist-expressionism style; before toping the canvas with the alternative media like fibre, shattered glass, resin blocks, textiles, threads, cardboard pieces, etc. The finished work would most-certainly be full of bravado and boldness to light up a positive impact on the soul.