ARINDAM CHAKRABORTY

About Artist

Life began, like that of any mortal, with my birth. However, I started ‘living’ when I began to feel and register the various nuances associated with the two fundamental parts of human existence – joy and sorrow. This process was further augmented by the diverse associations with like-minded people which inevitably develop based on the most fundamental of human associations – the prime one being that of one’s family. Concurrently, there developed those emotions which evolve from the complexities and tensions linked with alternating periods of happiness and grief, hope and despair. These emotions cannot be properly expressed by means of language – spoken or written. It is the irrepressible urge to express these very ‘untold words’ which acted as a catalyst to focus all my attention to painting. I felt that it is through this medium that I could express these complex and sensual emotions. To me the very act of interacting with the canvas is a form of meditation. Being a die-hard optimist and a believer in positivism I am relentlessly fighting to establish a distinct identity through my paint-brush and canvas. However, my struggle is aimed at enhancing the quality of my work, not – at least primarily – to ensure bread and butter. It is the struggle to rise above the material and bring out the real ‘I’ that wants to establish itself in accordance with Bharat’s culture and heritage. It is this frame of mind which inspires me to express myself on the canvas when even the tiniest ray of sunlight or moonlight touches me in spite of the concrete jungle in which we live. Thus it is through an intermingling of various forms, textures, tones, and colours – both familiar as well as unfamiliar – that I create in my works. It is my dream world which in turn serves as a platform for my struggle in today’s world – for my very existence as well as for carving out a niche – a personal space - for myself which transcends the restrictions imposed by society.

Academics

BACHELOR OF VISUAL ARTS, FROM RABINDRA BHARATI
UNIVERSITY, KOLKATA (1997-2002)

MASTER OF VISUAL ARTS, FROM RABINDRA BHARATI
UNIVERSITY, KOLKATA (2002-2004)

COMPUTER GRAPHICS (MULTIMEDIA) COURSE
IN THE INSTITUTE OF COMPUTER ENGINEERS,
KOLKATA (2004)

DIPOLMA IN D.T.P AND MULTIMEDIA
FROM NATIONAL SCHOOL OF COMPUTER EDUCATION
KOLKATA (2007)

POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN ANIMATION ,MONARCH COLLEGE
BERHAMPORE, DIST: MUSHIRDABAD. (2007-2008)

Award & Recognition

AN NCPEDP (NATIONAL CENTRE EMPLOYMENT OF PROMOTION FOR DISABLED PEOPLE. (THE RAJIV GANDHI FOUNDATION) /POST GRADUATE LEVEL SCHOLARSHIP. 2002 –2004

MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE & IMPOWERMENT SCHOLARSHIP,(GOVT. OF INDIA)
FOR 2003 – 2004.

2008- Best Youth award, Monarch College of Digital art & Animation, Berhampore

2007- YOUTH CERTIFICATE AWARD, Berhampore Youth Cultural Association Berhampore

2016-Certificate of participation, ARTEX2016, organised by artofcolors

2016-The Kolkata City Level Award, Prafulla Dahanukar Art Foundation, Kolkata