Sudip Datta

Our formative experiences tend to mold us into what we are. They give us our view of the world around us, and enable us to express our innermost thoughts and ideas in our own unique ways. In his paintings, Sudip Datta straddles the boundary between the real and the ideal, depicting the chains of inner conflict that hold us to the human condition, far away from the open fields of imagination. His ability to penetrate the core emotions of this eternal conflict through abstract expression stands out among contemporary artists in its fluidity and grace.

Born in India on 1965 in a prominent Bengali family hailing from what is now Bangladesh, Sudip grew up through the turmoil of post-partition unrest and his family's fall from fortune. Yet amid all the hardship, his parents Sri Ramesh Chandra Datta and Smt. Sabita Rani Datta inculcated in him a love for art and music. As a child he drew on every available surface, and sculpted clay that his father would lovingly prepare for him. Although his family could not afford painting supplies for him, they gave him their wholehearted support and encouragement. Sudip eventually joined the Indian Art College's five-year Diploma program, and graduated in 1990. He trained with the prominent painter...

1987 Bachelor of Arts, Calcutta University
1990 Diploma in Commercial Art, Indian Art College
1990 Institution of Harilal Sahu
1991 Fine Arts, Visual Art under
Shubhaprasanna Bhattacharjee

Solo exhibition at Genesis Art Gallery, Kolkata
Solo exhibition on Mahabharata at Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Kolkata
Various group exhibitions at ICCR, Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Gold Art Gallery, Kolkata

Participated in several Juried Selected Art Festivals and Exhibitions in USA