Artist Devajyoti Ray is holding his first ever solo exhibition in Mumbai. The exhibition will have a total of 28 paintings, all painted in Ray’s new
pseudo-realist style. His earlier exhibitions held at Kolkata’s prestigious Birla Academy and New Delhi’s India Habitat Centre and Lalit Kala Academy had been highly successful. It is to be seen as how Mumbai reacts to his works.
Ray, a former student of JNU has multifarious experience in the field of art. His art was appreciated by Arizona Academy in 2003. His works are there in the collection of the Academy now and also in the
Cuban National Museum of Fine Arts, Havana besides many other private collections in India, USA, Germany, France, UAE, Bangladesh, etc.
Ray was once referred to as the most promising artist among the new generation by
The Telegraph and
The Tribune. But it is a title that Ray resents. “I am not new any more. Its is been over 15 years now that I am painting”, he says.
Ray started his career as an artist in 1993, initially with collage works under the tutelage of veteran artist BR Panesar. Then he worked in watercolours, oil and finally settled for acrylic. But he shot to prominence in 2003 with his colourful set of Pseudo-realistic works. His 2003-exhibition was a complete sell out and since then he never had to look back. It is important to note that Ray is probably the only major artist in India today who paints in the pseudo-realist genre.
The present exhibition will be presented by New Delhi based
Sudhatrs at Jehangir Gallery between 9th and 15th June. A must watch.
