Pratul Dash is a conscientious human being who believes that the most vital role of an artist is to work towards uplifting society. Born in rural Orissa, Dash grew up enjoying the openness of landscapes untouched by man. New Delhi however, came as a rude awakening to the artist, who spent over a year in the bustling metropolis while pursuing his Master’s degree at the College of Art there.
After experiencing first-hand the...
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Pratul Dash is a conscientious human being who believes that the most vital role of an artist is to work towards uplifting society. Born in rural Orissa, Dash grew up enjoying the openness of landscapes untouched by man. New Delhi however, came as a rude awakening to the artist, who spent over a year in the bustling metropolis while pursuing his Master’s degree at the College of Art there.
After experiencing first-hand the deteriorating state of natural landscapes, Dash became more and more concerned with the rate at which expanding cities were invading open spaces. His works reflect his concerns about the environment as well as his own experiences as a man from a simple town, leading a simple life, thrown unprepared into the chaos of urban spaces. On close examination, the viewer can sense the pain caused by this displacement of the self and the physical body, and the struggle of trying to exist in as familiar land as a rightful citizen rather than a refugee.
Dash was born in Burla, Orissa, in 1974. He received his Bachelor’s degree from the B.K. College of Arts and Crafts, Bhubaneswar, in 1995 and his Master’s degree in painting from the College of Art, New Delhi, in 1998. Dash has participated in a number of solo shows, the most recent ones being, ‘Proxy Origin’ at Palette Art Gallery, New Delhi, in 2008; ‘Neo-Istoria’ at Palette Art Gallery, New Delhi, in 2007; ‘UNIDEE in Residency’ at Cittadelarte, Italy, in 2004; and those at Krishna Collections Art Gallery, New Delhi, in 2003; Triveni Art Gallery, New Delhi, in 2001; and Rashtriya Lalit Kala Academy, Bhubaneswar, in 1995. Amongst Dash’s honours are the from the Industrial Literature Society award, Italy, in 2005; a scholarship from the Inlaks Foundation in 2004; the M.F. Husain award from the College of Art, New Delhi, in 1998; and three annual awards from the B.K. College of Arts and Crafts, Bhubaneswar, in 1991, ‘92 and ‘93.
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Born
1974
Burla, Sambalpur, Orissa
Education
1998 Master of Fine Arts (Painting), College of Art, New Delhi
1995 Bachelor of fine Arts, BK College of Arts & Crafts, Bhubaneswar, Orissa
Exhibitions
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2010 'Metropolitan Matrix', Tamarind...
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2010 'Metropolitan Matrix', Tamarind Art, New York
2010 'Human Spaces', Sarah Khan Contemporary Art, Schaan, Switzerland
2008 ‘Proxy Origin’, Palette Art Gallery, New Delhi
2007 ‘Neo-Istoria’, Palette Art Gallery, New Delhi
2004 UNIDEE in Residency, Cittadelarte, Italy
2003 Krishna Collections Art Gallery, New Delhi
2001 Triveni Art Gallery, New Delhi
1995 Rashtriya Lalit Kala Academy, Bhubaneswar
Selected Group Exhibitions
2012 'Angkor Wat: An Indian Perspective', Gallery Art and Soul, Mumbai
2012 'Aqua', Gallery Beyond, Mumbai
2011 'Paper Tongues', Exhibit 320, New Delhi
2011 'New Documents: New Directions in Documentary Photography', presented by Art Konsult at Alliance Francaise de Delhi
2010 'A. SYCO', The Viewing Room, Mumbai
2010 'Irreverent Gene', Crimson- The Art Resource, Bangalore
2010 'India Rising: Tradition Meets Modernity', presented by Ati Art Gallery at Varya, New Delhi
2010 'Next...', Amelia Johnson Contemporary, Hong Kong
2009 'Far & Wide .... Everywhere You Look', Chawla Art Gallery, New Delhi
2009 'Vicissitudes of the Constructed Image', Tangerine Art Space, Bangalore
2009 'Nature vs. Modernity', India Fine Art, Mumbai
2009 'Lost In An Urban Maze', Palette Art Gallery, New Delhi
2009 'Towards a New Viewership/ Audience', presented by Art and Deal, New Delhi and Bakul Art Foundation, Bhubaneshwar at Art Konsult, New Delhi
2009 'Entity', MEC Art Gallery, New Delhi
2009 'New Perspectives of India', Avanthay Contemporary, Zurich
2008-09 'Time Transcendant', Tamarind Art, New York
2008 'Uncovered', Sans Tache Art Gallery, Mumbai
2008 'Deeper Than Skin', DAIRA Centre for Arts and Culture, Hyderabad
2008 'Bricks and Mortar', Hacienda Art Gallery, Mumbai
2008 'Metropolis And The Self', Art Alive, New Delhi
2008 'Live Wires', presented by Art Konsult & Mon Art Gallerie at Visual Arts Centre, Hong Kong
2008 ‘Representation 4’, Triva Contemporary, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
2008 ‘Desaturation’, Palette Art Gallery, New Delhi
2008 ‘Walk The Line’, Avanthay Contemporary AG, Zurich
2008 ‘Dimensions and Directions’, Mon Art Gallerie, Kolkata
2008 ‘Creative Circuit: Indian Contemporaries’, Tamarind Art, New York
2007 ‘Images and Illusions’, Tamarind Art, New York
2007 ‘Landscapes and Cityscapes’, Art Pilgrim, New Delhi
2007 ‘Cool 5’, Landsdowne Gallery, Mumbai
2006 ‘Millenium Turks – Envisaging Contemporary India’, Trident Hilton, Gurgaon
2006 ‘Digressing Domains’, Lalit Kala Akademi, New delhi
2006 ‘A Compensation for What has Been Lost’, New Delhi
2006 ‘Arts in Art’, Shridharani Gallery, New Delhi
2006 ‘Shifting Focus’, Air Gallery, London
2006 ‘Hariyali Teej’, Monsoon Show, Alliance Francaise
2006 ‘Real 2006’, Matters of Art.com, Indian Habitat Centre, New Delhi
2006 ‘Infinite – Us Unbounded’, Planet Arts
2006 ‘Art in Cinema’, Indian Habitat Centre, New Delhi
2005 ‘Eternal Recurrence’, New Delhi
2005 ‘Detour a Metamorphic Journey’, Gallery 88, Kolkata
2005 ‘Temptation Temperament’ , Anant Art Gallery, New Delhi
2005 ’Elements’, Travancore House
2004 India Habitat Centre, Visual Art Gallery, New Delhi
2003 Epic Gallery
2001 ‘Art in transit’, Krishna Collection Art Gallery, New Delhi
2001 ‘Buddha Will Smile Again’, Academy of fine art and Literature, New Delhi
2001 Prof. B.C. Sanyal Centenary Exhibition, organized by Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), New Delhi,
2000 Lakshana Art Gallery, Hyderabad
2000 Master Guild Exhibition at Rabindra Bhawan, New Delhi
1997-98 Swastika Gallery, New Delhi
1997-98 M.E.C. Art Gallery, New Delhi
1997 Vedanta Art Gallery, Chicago, USA
1995 Lalit Kala Galleries, Rabindra Bhawan, New Delhi
1995 Rashtriya Lalit Kala Kendra, Bhubaneswar, Orissa
Joint Exhibitions
2009 'City Breathes: City Breeds', with Rajesh Ram at 1x1 Art Gallery, Dubai
1999 Rabindra Bhawan, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
1998 Nehru Center, Mumbai
Participations
2012 'Art for Humanity', Coomaraswamy Hall, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya, Mumbai
2010 Annual Exhibition, Chawla Art Gallery, New Delhi
2009 'The Monsoon Chapter 4', presented by Red Earth in Association with Gallerie Nvya, New Delhi
2009 'The Miniature Format Show', Sans Tache Gallery, Mumbai
2009 'Entity', Annual Exhibition, M.E.C Art Gallery, New Delhi
2008 ‘The Miniature Format Show – Part I’, Sans Tache Art Gallery, Mumbai
2007 ‘Harvest’, Arushi Arts, New Delhi
2007 ‘Real 2007’, Rabindra Bhawan, New Delhi
2006 ‘Real 2006’, Matters of Art.com, Indian Habitat Centre, New Delhi
1993,98,99 National Exhibition, Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhawan, New Delhi
1997 11th All India Exhibition, South Central Zone Cultural Centre (SCZCC), Nagpur
1996 Annual Exhibition, All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society (AIFACS), New Delhi
1991-94 Orissa State Lalit Kala Academy, Bhubaneswar, Orissa
1991-94 Summer Show of Working Artist Association, Bhubaneswar, Orissa
1993 Intach State Exhibition, Bhubaneswar, Orissa
1993 All India Exhibition of WAA, Bhubaneswar, Orissa
Honours and Awards
2005 Industrial literature society, Biella, Italy
2004 Inlaks...
2005 Industrial literature society, Biella, Italy
2004 Inlaks Scholarship
1998 M.F. Hussain Award, College Of Art, New Delhi
1997 Silver Jubilee Award of Utkal University, Bhubaneswar. Orissa
1997 11th All India Exhibition Award of South Central Zone Cultural Center. Nagpur
1993 Silver Medal of East Zone Youth Festival, Kalyani, West Bengal
1991-93 Annual Award pf B.K. College of Art and Crafts, Bhubaneswar, Orissa
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