The Terrible and the lyrical
The Paintings of Albert Ashok
Diversity of form in contemporary painting is extensive, as it contains all the legacies of the past not only of our country but also of the various trends through out the world. An artist builds up his own form through selection and synthesis of various inheritances according to his/her own motivation and world out look. Our modernity started with assimilation of western naturalism during the middle of nineteenth century. The second trend of the modernity grew out of the rebellion against such foreign invasion that prompted the artists towards the search for an indigenous identity out of a nationalist ideology delving deeper into the legacy of our classical and popular past. The forms of neo-Indian school thus generated. All the subsequent developments till modernist and Post- modern have grown out of these two basic structures.
The present duet show of Albert Ashok is based on two basic trends of the initial phase of our modernity, that is western naturalism and indigenous heritage. The trends are naturally diverse. But the variation endows the show with a different charm revealing how the contemporary life contains the stresses growing out of its complexities and at the same time sublimates the same towards an enchantment and divine beauty.
Albert Ashok is a self made man whose artistic faculty has developed out of his struggling interaction with the life. Born in Agartala of Tripura in 1961 has lost his mother at the age of one and half. The struggle started there. When he was eight or nine, he felt he had an indomitable urge for artistic creativity. But finding no way out he fled from his home at the age of seventeen in search of art. He learnt painting through strife with this life.The life was very much real to him. He might have felt that he could express this dissension through realism, and the reality could best be captured through naturalist form. After conquering a good grasp on naturalism, he deviated. Naturalism has its own limitation. But if it can be energized with subsequent trends of distortions and geometrical innovations, It can delve deeper into reality and also super-reality. At a certain stage Albert converted his realism into fantasy to reveal the deeper mystery of life, of love and sexuality. Out of this fantasy and a mystery a different kind of beauty was revealed to him. He could extract beauty out of struggle of life. He endowed his naturalism with cubist geometrical structure. The synthesis revealed the contradiction between the beauty and the horrid and also how the terrible can be resurrcted towards the pleasant. The present series of paintings shown in this exhibition is built out of this philosophy. Where pastoral cows contain the metropolitan violence and complexities, and the ‘bathing woman’ reveal within her lyrical and bucolic charm an intricate strife with this life. He has made a successful admixture of urban and rural ethos.
Mrinal Ghosh
(Art Critic,Ananda Bazar Patrika)
29.05.2015
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Paintings by Albert Ashok
address:160A, Bidhan Pally, Kolkata 700084
Mobile 91- 9330858536
email: albertashok@yahoo.com
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from 2012 to 2015, these are some paintings available for sale
3. Man and the Nature, Acrylic on Canvas, 24 x 36 inches
4.Man and the Nature, Acrylic on Canvas, 24 x 36 inches
6.Sleeping Boy, Acrylic on canvas, 36 x 24 inches
7.Two Sisters. Acrylic on canvas, 36 x 24 inches
12. Horse Rider II. Acrylic on canvas, 24 x 36 inches
16. The widow, Acrylic on canvas, 12 x 15 inches
29. Not available
39. npt available.
42.
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Albert Ashok (Bidya
Ashok)
Address : 160A, Bidhan Pally,
Jorapark,Kolkata – 84, West Bengal,
India.
Mobile : 9330858536, 9477773288,
9831445765
e-mail:
albertashok@yahoo.com
http://selectedartworks.blogspot.com
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/ Facebook/ Albert Ashok,
Date of Birth : 7th February 1961
Education: Self - taught
Occupation/service (1982 –2011) : At
different advertising agency, press, publishing houses, and as a freelance
artist in film distributor companies, periodicals, art teacher, painter , art
critique, essay writer, translator etc.
Specialisation at : Drawing , painting ,
Cover designing, illustration , comics , cartoon .
Award
and Honour : In 2008, ArtVenture, a philanthropic
world organization in association with ARTICLE 19, based in London and
Singapore launched the ‘Freedom to Create Prize’. This international prize is
for artists who use their talents to promote human rights, including the
freedom of expression, empathy, equality and understanding. Art venture had projected
Albert Ashok as their featured artist in their global electronic mediums. It is
a matter of honour and achievement, because, about 1000 artists from 89 countries
had participated in that competition.
He is alsoo featured in Dusun, an
International eMagazine featuriing the best in Asian region in their 12th
issue.
http://issuu.com/martinabradley/docs/dusun_12pdf
Asian Arts and Culture e-magazine featuring
only the very best in the Asian region.
Awarded and conferred 'Satya Shiva Sundar' , a highest honour by The
district Council of Culture, Kalahandi, and Lalitkala Academy, Odisha, India,
in 2010.
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group shows, 6 solo shows, in different parts of India.
CREDENTIALS from 1999 to 2012
Solo
Exhibition :
Tripura, Sabrum (A solo oneday
exhibition) 20 nov 2010 in a school hall
from 5th Sept to 9th
Sept 2012 at Chemould Art Gallery
from 5th to 9th
Feb 2013 at Chemould Art Gallery, 12 F, Park street Kolkata
from 15 th sept to 19th sept
2013 at Chemould Art Gallery, 12 F, Park street Kolkata
From 4th to 8th
Feb. 2014 at Chemould Art Gallery, 12 F, Park street Kolkata
From 14th to 18th
February 2015 at Chemould Art Gallery, 12 F, Park street Kolkata
GROUP
EXHIBITION
1. Academy of Fine Arts Calcutta . from 2002 to 2006
2. Chitramoyee State gallery of Fine Arts kavury hills, Hyderabad ,A.P. 10th to 16th April 2007
3. Birla Art And Culture—20 may –25 May 2008 Kolkata, West Bengal.
4. 'MoNSooN ART SHoW 2008' KAMALNAYAN BAJAJ ART GALLERY - 226, Nariman
Point, Mumbai – 400 021
5. Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata- 30 June to 6th July 2011 Creative
org, by Bengal Painters
6. Chemould Art Gallery, Kolkata – 19 July to 23 July 2011 The Passion,
org by Raw Foundation
7. Chemould Art Gallery, Kolkata – 12Oct to 16Oct 2011, Essence of
Expression, org by Raw Foundation
8. Chemould Art Gallery, Kolkata – 17 March to 21 March 2012 Love
Labour and Conception, org by Raw Foundation
9. Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata- 18 july to 24 july 2012 Org by World
Art Society
10. Birla Academy of Art and Culture 11th Sept to 16 sept
2012 org by Sreejan, curated by Debabrata Chakrabarty
11. Miniature101 , org by Colours Land 25th sept to 29th
sept 2012 at Chemould Art Gallery
12. Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata-
Rang O Rup group, 3rd Oct to 9th Oct 2012
13. Chitramoyee State gallery of Fine Arts kavury hills, Hyderabad
,A.P. 23rd to 28th
nov 20121
14. 7th Dec to 13th Dec, Jaipur Rajsthan, Sudarshan Art Gallery,
Jawahar kala Kendra
15. 24th to 30th dec, Saundarya Art Gallery ,
Jaipur Rajsthan,
16. 7th to 11th
March 2013 Chemould Art Gallery, Kolkata –16
17. 28th March to 3rd
April Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata, org
by-World Art Society
18. 14th to 19th may 2013 at Birla
Academy,108, Southern Avenue Kolkata-29
19. 28th july to 1st aug 2013, with Prayas,
Chemould art Gallery, Kolkata
At G C Laha centenary Art Gallery 24th
Feb to 1st March with joy bhadhury, amra Bandhane..
At Gallery Gold by Art Hub, 4th
to 12th March ‘ Dreams’
11th march to 15 th March
2014 at Birla Academy of Art and Culture, ‘The Essence and Euphoria’
17th March to 22nd
March 2015 at Birla Academy of Art and
Culture, ‘You are the winds Beneath my wings’
12th may to 19th
may 2015 at Academy Of Fine Arts new south gallery ‘B’ group show, Anukriti
23 june to 29 junes 2015, twoman show at
Academy of Fine Arts The reality, super reality and the myth
PARTICIPATION
:
1) 64 th Annual All India Fine Arts
exhibition 1999 SANJOG at Academy of fine Arts.
2) Annual Art Exhibition, 1999,West
Bengal State Akademy of Dance, Drama, Music,and Visual Arts at Academy of Fine
Arts. Calcutta
3) Annual Exhibition,Rajya Charukala
Parshad , Tathya o Sanskriti vibhag, at Rabindra Sadan, Calcutta.
4) Barshik shilpa kala pradarshani1999,
Pashim Banga Rajya,at Nandan Calcutta
5) 65 th Annual All India Fine Arts
exhibition2000 at Academy of Fine Arts Calcutta.
6) Poetry on Canvas a workshop at NSHM
Academy Campus , on 21st, 22nd March 2003,conducted and arranged by NSHM
Academy.Durgapur,Arrah,Shibtala 713212 WB.
7) 71st Annual All India Fine Arts
exhibition2006 at Academy of fine Arts. Calcutta
Art
Camps :
Hyderabad ( Hyderabad Art society) 18
april to 20th april 2007at Mini Hall, 2nd floor, Rabindra bharati
Dhanbad (A National level Art Camp),
19th to 21 st March 2010,
Odisha (All India Painting exhibition
and workshop),3rd to 9th may 2010,
Deoghar (Kala mela : Art Camp)
Jharkhand, 13th to 15th march 2011 and
many more..
Light Club, Mandaran, Hooghly 14 th
April 2013
The ashok ( Delhi) ITDC & APTDC ART
CAMP from 20 to 24th April 2013
Art Camp on Durgamatha from 1st to 4th
October 2013 at Bhavani Island Resort, Vijayawada, Sponsored by Silparamam-
Participation
PRIVATE
COLLECTIONS :
Toronto (Canada) Herts (London) Delhi,
Hyderabad , Kolkata (Sodepur) ,Mumbai, Assam and Tripura (Sabroom), Ireland.
WORKSHOP
art and literature
1. CREATIVE ART MEET at Mirinia Resort
near Science City Calcutta
2. Soumen Charu Kala Utsab Bali sadharan
Pathagar 383 G T Road Bally, Howrah- 711201 in 2004,to 2010
3. ' Monmartre Artist Camp 'at Calcutta
Book Fair 2003 ,2006, Publishers guild.at Maidan Calcutta
4. Little magazine mela ---2003 to 11
5th year,Pashim Banga Bangla Academy ,11 to 15 Jan 2003,West Bengal State
Government , Eastern Region Cultural Center, and Informention Center.
Excluding numerous participations in
poets confluences in various places held through out West Bengal as poetry
reading with local writer and poets.
books published
There are numerous
poems stories, and articles scattered in little magazines published from
various places which are yet to get a book form, 1) Ravishing Youth 300 my first book of poetry in English , Published by : Spectrum Cal 700009
2)Bhvnai Kamnai Jatnai Bengali book of poetry ,published by: Snehashis Baul ,R .G.Brothers.2 Shaymacharan dey street Cal 73
3)Shatabdir Shesh Surjya 1991 do Published by Do
4)Phire Phire Chai Mukti Ache Kothai (1997) Published by Sahitya barta , nabin pal lane cal 9
5) Baruder kabi Ami Ami Barud 1998 june 08th Published by: Baren Ghose ,Nagar darpane cal 9
6) Bhalabasa ekhon daou daou shikha 2000 Baimela published by: Deb kr. Basu, Biswa jnan, 13, Tamer Lane Calcutta 9
Art BOOKS ARE ENLISTED FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN
1) Ami anki 1
,2,3,4 parts. Published by : Ranjan Publication , 8/1 A Shayama Charan Dey Street
Calcutta 7000732) Dekho Aar Anko 1,2,3,4parts
3)Ranger mela Aankar Khela 1,2,3,4 parts
4)Aanka Shekho Pencile 1,2,3,4 parts
5)Esho Anki Pestele 1,2,3,4 parts
6)Chabi Dekhe Chabi Aankho 1,2,3,4 parts Published by : Basak Book Stores,Megdoot, 4 Shayama Charan Dey Street, Calcutta 700073
7)Rang Bahar 1,2,3,4 parts
8) Alpana 1,2 parts Published by : Pragati Publishers, Tamer Lane, Calcutta
9) Rang O Rekha 1,2,3,4 parts Published by : Deepayan, Keshab Sen Street, Calcutta
10) Super Pastel Scenery published by: Siksha Niketan Sitaram Ghosh Street,Calcutta
11) Super Colour Scenery
12) Aanko ar rang karo Published by :Anubhava 12/6Tamer lane,Calcutta700009
ART BOOKS FOR GENERAL PEOPLE
1)Kane Sajano o
Mehendi Published by : Shiksha
Niketan ---- 50,Sitaram ghosh Street, Calcutta--92) Utsabe alpana
3) Kane sajano Published by :Nirmal book Agency : 89,Mahatma gandhi road, Calcutta700007
4)Alpana
5) mehendi published by: Mahajati prokashan 13,Bankim Chatterjee Street, Calcutta73
6)Kane sajano
7)Alpana Published by; J .N.Chakraborty & co : 13,Bankim chatterjee Street ,Calcutta-700073
8 Alpana
9)mehandi
Landscape And Sceneries
1) Nature
Study Published by :Biswa
Bani Prokashani - 79/1B, Mahatama Gandhi Road, Calcutta2) Pencil Drawing For Young Artist Published by: Skylark : 15Bankim Chatterjee Street Calcutta 73
3) Pencil Drawing For Young Artist Part 2 Published by: Skylark
4)Super Scenery Published by Siksha Niketan Sitaram Ghish Street Calcutta
4)Super Composition 1, 2 Parts
5)Super colour scenery
FOR ADVANCED STUDENTS OF ARTS
1)Drawing
Chabi Tairir Gathan Tantra Published
by Biswabani 79/1B Mahatma Gandhi Road ,
Calcutta7000092)Charukalar Protham Padakshep
3) Nude Study
4) Figure Study
5) Jal Rang Lagabar Kaida o Niyam
6) portrait Study
7) Drawing Course ( prokriti, Pashu,o Pakhi) Published by:J.N.Chakraborty & Co Bankim Chatterjee Street, Calcutta
8) Drawing Course (Jantu Janour)
9) Drawing Course (Manab Deh)
10) Animal Figure Published by :Siksha Niketan - 50,Sitaram Ghosh Street Calcutta-- 9
11)Human Figure
12) Water Colour in Natural Scenery Published by ; Skylark
13) FIGURE DRAWING for advanced student in English Text Published by:Bhuniya Book Distributor. 8 ,Shayama Charan Dey Street ,Calcutta700073
14)Model study for the Artist: published by SBS PUBLICATION 78 M G Road kolkata 70009, Shankar Book Stall, 1, Bankim chatterjee street.
15) CARTOON DRAWING ; PUBLISHED BY SBS PUBLICATION
There are many books that have no records and now out of print, not available in market ,a few I can name as :
Eklabya a book of comics published by Golden Comics ,college st subra mazumdar and baby roy
Tarjan,suku, axa etc published by Ashok roy, from APP keshab sen st
Birds figure, colour composition, flowers and fruits human figure 2, animalfigure 2 , super paintings
Published by Shiksha niketan 2007
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