Love Painting

Devi Rani Dasgupta is a young self taught surrealistic painter who tries to connect the known to the unknown through the association of forms which is the best example of structure and balance. Devi Rani Dasgupta was born in 22nd Oct. 1983 in Motihari, a small town situated in northern part of Bihar near Nepal border. At that time in Motihari there was a lack of good school, colleges and basic infrastructural amenities. She belonged to a joint family living with around 20 to 25 family members all around. Her grandfather and uncles were the renowned Doctors in Motihari. Her father was an Engineer. Her family is very rich in culture and heritage. All the members have the artistic sense of mind. She was multi talented but was mainly fond of singing and painting. In her daily life when all her brothers and sisters used to play around, she enjoyed drawing on the huge verandah with a chalk at the tender age of three. She could memorize a song she listened once. Those days proper teachers in the field of art were also not available. Occasionally in school she learned painting. She participated in number of drawing and music competition organized by Rotary club, Sports club, Bihar police etc. and won the first prize. Her maternal grandparents lived in Kolkata. They advised her father to send her to Shantiniketan for higher education in the field of art so as to further enrich her. Though her father recognized her knack but was unwilling to send her out at a young age. She got her basic knowledge of drawing and music from her mother and grandmother. Finally her father appointed a teacher for classical music and painting at the age of 11. Besides learning art she pursued her graduation in Zoology (Hons.) fom B.B.A. University. She always liked to work in a silent corner of her room and do her riyaz or paintings. She learned painting from different teachers specialized in different fields but she was highly influenced by the famous folk art of India specially the Madhubani and Pot Painting. She has done a no of madhubani painting and mastered in this art. She lived a few months in interior regions of Uttar Pradesh (Jaunpur, Sikrara) and learned folk art there. She use to visit Kolkata once in a year in her summer vacation and used to collect good books and visit art galleries. She learned pot paintings from different pot artists and spend hours in Milan Mela to see their work and learn the intricacies.