PAINTER, SCULPTOR ARTIST
Swapan Bhandary
"My recent human figures are real unlike my earlier works which were idealistic."
I have been actively engaged with the creative process for more than three decades. My practice primarily include painting were I have been exploring diverse mediums of expression, namely Acrylic on canvas, Reverse on acrylic sheet, Water Color on paper and mix media. Lately I have been also exploring the genre of painted sculptures. My paintings are figurative particularly human figures usually women who are the main characters in my paintings. I compose human figures against the background and with other objects I pick up from everyday life around me with an intention to create purely pictorial compositions. My recent human figures are real unlike my earlier works which were idealistic. This realism is seen as a blend with a kind of sense to create not exactly fantasy but is beyond mere realty. I use bright colour to capture the typicality of colourful Indian life which I see from a kind of distance. My theme is based on men and women with their desires, pleasure and disappointments....
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