Abhishek Dasgupta

As a practicing artist - it has been my constant quest to explore the human mark on time and vice versa. A certain attraction to find traces of psyche in flux or maybe an urge to transcend mortal boundaries through mediation between people and the cosmos. The concept of microcosm (body), mesocosm (earth) and macrocosm (cosmos) form the pivotal triad in my artistic expression.

Born in the ‘city of joy’ in 1981 and raised in an atmosphere that cherished music, art and culture - with deep inclinations towards philosophy and spirituality and an eagerness to explore mysticism and metaphysics - has enabled me to contemplate and question - form, space and emptiness.

There is an internal dichotomy that drives my creative process on several levels, though the execution is very exact, the starting point is often circumstantial. As Wolfgang Tillmans rightly puts it “ it’s an ongoing process of observing cause and effect, a locked and unsolvable coexistence of intentions and results.” With cause I don’t mean just the external influences - but my own influence in a situation.

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Born 1981, Kolkata, India

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Lives and works in - Mumbai, India

2022 - Fresh produce, works exhibited at India Art Fair , New Delhi, India
2021 - Works exhibited for Venice International Art Fair , Venice, Italy

2021 - Bangalore inside / out - IFA & 1 Shanti Road, Bangalore, India
2020 - Jury member for TFA Awards, Bangalore, India

; 2018 - “ A moment in time “ - gallery manora, group show, Bangalore, India; 

2016- 2017 -‘Sweet Smell of the Cosm’ – Kochi Muziris Biennale, Kochi, India; 

2015 – Artworks displayed at Korea International Art fair, Seoul, South Korea; 

2014 - ‘Accelerating the depth of life’- Galerie Romain Rolland, Alliance Francaise,
New Delhi, India; 

2013 - Group show in Madrid and Amsterdam with ABC club; 

2012 - Group show with Gallery Kolkata, Kolkata, India

; 2011- Art Bengaluru through Gallery Khamaaj, Bangalore, India; 

2010 - Group Exhibition ‘ART Bengaluru 2010’ in U.B. City, Bangalore, India

; 2004-2010 – Conceptual / advertising / journalistic photography for brands like Times of India, International News Services, Vijay Karnataka, Maruti Suzuki, State Bank of India, Sobha Developers, HM, TATA, etc.