Amitava Das (b.1947)

Born in Delhi, he graduated from the Delhi College of Art. From the gentleness and resignation in his earlier works, Amitava has now moved on to canvases that depict the violence and avarice of modern times. Working with a variety of mediums, Amitava uses watercolours, oils, and pastels to portray his thoughts and feelings evoked by his observations of the life around him.He has had several solo and group exhibitions.

In Amitava's art, we see the collapse of the traditional aesthetics of beauty and equilibrium. His is the raw energy at work that refines itself through its own gestural acts. He allows no preconceived plan or theme to guide his actions which often arises from subconscious levels of sentience, allowing plastic signs and signals to emerge through incident.

The artist lives and works in Delhi.