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Debanjan Roy
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Debanjan Roy effortlessly uses figurative sculpture as a means to express himself, and seems to enjoy this three-dimensional medium, over any other, for its explicit ability to mimic as well as distort the real and the familiar, depending on the manipulation of the artist. Roy’s index of materials ranges from wood and bronze to his recent use of fiberglass. The artist sometimes combines materials, which are worked on by different methods,...
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Debanjan Roy effortlessly uses figurative sculpture as a means to express himself, and seems to enjoy this three-dimensional medium, over any other, for its explicit ability to mimic as well as distort the real and the familiar, depending on the manipulation of the artist. Roy’s index of materials ranges from wood and bronze to his recent use of fiberglass. The artist sometimes combines materials, which are worked on by different methods, enhancing the dynamics of his pieces. Moving away from classical figuration, and changing the trend, if one has been defined, Roy’s work advances towards a more global sculptural idiom, referencing various artistic traditions including Pop and Shock art.
Born in 1975, Debanjan Roy completed his Bachelor’s degree in Visual Arts from Rabindra Bharti University, Santiniketan, in 1998, and his Master’s degree from the same institution in 2000. He has participated in a number of solo shows including those held at Gandhara Gallery, Kolkata, in 2007; and at Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Kolkata, in 2002. Amongst his group shows, the most recent are ‘Who Knew? Mr. Gandhi’ at Aicon Gallery, London, in 2008; ‘Eastern Edge’ at Aicon Gallery, New York, in 2007; ‘New Wave in Bengal Art’ at Gallery Akar Prakar, Kolkata, in 2005; and ‘Tale of Two Cities’ at Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Kolkata and Mumbai, and Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, in 2004. In the year 2000, Roy received the Best Sculpture Award from the West Bengal State Academy, an award he was honoured with the previous year from Rabindra Bharti University.
The artist lives and works in Kolkata.
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Born
January 1, 1975
Education
2000 Master of Visual Arts from Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata
1998 Bachelor of Visual Arts from Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata
Exhibitions
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2014 'Waste Side Story', Akar...
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2014 'Waste Side Story', Akar Prakar, Kolkata
2013-14 'The Altar of Convenience', Aicon Gallery, New York
2010 'Looking for Bapu', Akar Prakar, Kolkata; L & P Hutheesing Centre, Ahmedabad
2009 'Experiments with Truth', Aicon Gallery, New York
2007 Gandhara Gallery, Kolkata
2002 Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Kolkata
Selected Group Exhibitions
2011 'Enduring Legacy', Akar Prakar, Kolkata; Neumeister Gallery, Munich
2011 'Reprise', Aicon Gallery, New York
2010 'Who Has Seen Gandhi?', presented by Tangerine Art Space at Raj Bhavan; KynKyny Art Gallery and Tangerine Art Space, Bangalore
2010 'Artifact', Gensler, San Francisco
2009 'Shapeshifter', Aicon Gallery, London
2009 'The Human Animal', jointly presented by Gallery Threshold and Arts I (Religare Arts Initiative) at Gallery Threshold, New Delhi
2008 ‘Who Knew? Mr. Gandhi’, Aicon Gallery, London
2007 ‘Eastern Edge’, Aicon Gallery, New York
2005 ‘New Wave in Bengal Art’, Gallery Akar Prakar, Kolkata
2003 ‘Migration City, Home’, Lalit Kala Academy, Kolkata
Participations
2010 'Art Dubai 2010', presented by Aicon Gallery, New York
2010 'ARCO 2010 Madrid', presented by Aicon Gallery, London
2009 Pulse New York, presented by Aicon, New York
2008 ‘The Road to Contemporary Art’, Art Fair, Rome
2004 ‘Tale of Two Cities’ Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Mumbai, Kolkata and Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
2001 Award Winners Exhibition, HK Kejriwal Foundation, Bangalore
2001 Japan Triennale
2000 Annual Exhibition, West Bengal State Academy
2000 Annual Exhibition, All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society (AIFACS), New Delhi
1999-2000 Annual Exhibition, Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Kolkata
1994-2000 Annual Exhibition, Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata
Honours and Awards
2007 'Navonmesha Puruskar', Kolkata
2004 Nirman Award
2002-03 Lalit Kala Academy Scholarship
2002-04 Junior Fellowship from Ministry of Tourism and Culture, Government of India
2000 Best Sculpture Award by West Bengal State Academy and Rabindra Bharati University
1999 Best Sculpture Award by Rabindra Bharati University
1996 Certificate of Merit from Inter University Competition
2007 'Navonmesha Puruskar', Kolkata
2004 Nirman Award
2002-03 Lalit Kala Academy Scholarship
2002-04 Junior Fellowship from Ministry of Tourism and Culture, Government of India
2000 Best Sculpture Award by West Bengal State Academy and Rabindra Bharati University
1999 Best Sculpture Award by Rabindra Bharati University
1996 Certificate of Merit from Inter University Competition
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