Amitabh Sengupta

Born in Calcutta, 1941. Graduated from Govt. College of Arts & Crafts, Calcutta in 1963. Between 1966 and 1969 received French Govt. Scholarship to study painting/printmaking at Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Paris. Two of the highlights of this period were viewing the cine-collections in Cinematheque and witnessing the student revolt of 1968. Also traveled extensively in Europe and partly in Middle East. On return, lived in Chennai and Delhi through 1969-1976, and then left for Europe. Later joined University in Nigeria in 1977, completed Ed.M at SUNY-B, USA, in 1981. Subsequently became Head of Creative Arts at University of Port Harcourt, till 1988. During this period of 11 years, studied African arts and traveled in Africa. Exhibited in Nigeria, Europe and USA. Presently works and lives in Calcutta since 1989.

On Inscription Series

The sound in nature attracted mans inquisitiveness and the survival quest. Man mimicked sound to understand nature and communicate. It gave speech and words; and meanings to words. Sound to speech, and words; objects to pictograms and to alphabets. Journey is on.

The very process of written words is like completing a painting, only through the ages and many minds. A script is symbolic pi...

Major Solo Shows in India, 1988 onwards:

1988 Interiors at The Gallery, Chennai.
1989 - Walls at the Galerie 88, Kolkata.
1990 - Interiors at the Gallery Katayun, Kolkata.
1991 - Interiors at the Art Heritage, New Delhi.
1992 - Split Wall at the Center Art Gallery, Kolkata.
1993 - Surface of Time at Saralas Art Centre, Chennai and Art Heritage, New Delhi.
1995 - Surface of Time at Crimson Gallery, Bangalore.
1996 - Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai.
1997 - Paintings and computer Graphics, Artworld Gallery, Chennai.
1999 - Paintings and digital Graphics, Birla Academy, Kolkata.
2000 Paintings and digital graphics, Artworld Gallery, Chennai.
2003 Surface of Time, Habitat Centre, New Delhi; Artworld, Chennai.
2005 Inscription Series, Artworld , Chennai.
2006 Paintings and Digital Graphics,
November at Kolkata and Singapore.
2007 - Solo Show at American Centre, Singapore, September.
2007 Inscription Series, Time & Space Gallery, Bangalore, November.
2008 Paintings and Video Art, at Artworld Gallery, Chennai, September.
2009 - New York Show,2009

Major Group shows/Art Camps, 1988 onwards:

1990 Bharat Bhavan Biennale, Bhopal.
Bengal Arts, shown by Gallerie88...

Digital Graphics
at SCA Gallery, Kolkata
6 -12 March, 2011