Gautam Paul

Artist Statement
Painting in Search of the Raw Form of Consciousness
I do not seek to establish a style and repeat it. I allow each painting to emerge from the changing state of consciousness, shaped by experience, observation, thought and critical judgement.
I began developing my own visual language through the Juggler series in 2004. Since then, the language has continued to change. I work without a fixed formula, and often without a predetermined image. I allow marks, colour, movement and unexpected forms to enter the process, while remaining critically engaged with what is happening on the surface. The work is complete when it begins to surprise even me—when it opens a possibility that I had not previously understood.
This is also why I see an important difference between an idea and an evolving body of paintings. In science, the same question may lead different people independently toward the same discovery. If one person does not arrive at a particular formula, another may eventually do so. The question remains shared.
Art can begin differently. An artist may develop a visual language from a lifetime of particular experiences, and that consciousness continues to change with time. Another artist may imitate the appearance of a...

Qualification : B. V. A. Passed in the year 1990from the Govt. College of Art & Craft,
under University of Calcutta.
Artistic Experience including number of years studying and working:
 Certificate of Merit Award for calendar 1988-89
 Award for outstanding work for poster design 1989-90
 Illustrator cum Visualizer under Ogilvy & Mather 1991-98

 Participated in a Group Exhibition at Birla Academy of Art & Culture in 2009 at Kolkata.
 Participated in Solo Exhibition 2010 in Royal Tunbridge Wells Library Museum and Art Gallery, Civic Centre – Mount Pleasant – Royal Tunbridge Wells – TN1 1JN
 Participated in solo exhibition 2012 in Hastings Arts Forums East Sussex England.

Participated in solo exhibition 2016 in Academy of Fine Arts and 2023 Birla Academy Kolkata INDIA.