

Ashim Karmakar
His work explores different levels of reality; the world, which is material and socially
constructed, juxtaposed with the transcendental world. He draws his inspiration from the paintings of the Far-East which are infused with mystical tones and the miniature paintings of India. The artist is someone who seeks paradise and journeys within to find it and in doing so expresses our innermost desires and yearning for the truth.
He uses portraits, images, and symbols to depict the social and visible reality and to
express universal space. Each painting for him is like a journey within, a door which opens within the human heart to evoke generative forces and the creative possibilities of life. His use of colour is bright, expansive, and infused with gold, reflecting the brilliance of the life-force within.
He uses textures, batik prints and colour to depict impermanence and creative
possibilities. He gained his Bachelor’s in Art (Painting) in 2007 and went on to achieve his Master’s in Fine Arts (Painting) in 2011 from the Kala Bhawana, Viswa Bharati University, Santiniketan.