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Ashim Purkayastha
(1967)

Butterfly Man



"I don`t see myself just as an artist, but as an activist, who is trying to draw attention to the dying arts. The Supreme Courts judgment three years ago, allowing the commercial use of forest resources has left lakhs unemployed in Assam. "The clay and straw goddesses of 6 to 9 feet have been replaced by images of permanent material like stone and concrete of 13 to 16 ft. in height. A layer of poisonous gases emitted by the oil...



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  Lot 35 of 130  

AUTUMN AUCTION 2008
3-4 SEPTEMBER 2008

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ARTWORK DETAILS

Ashim Purkayastha
Butterfly Man

2005-06
Acrylic and ink on postage stamps pasted on board
9.5 x 9 in (24.1 x 22.9 cm)

EXHIBITED AND PUBLISHED:
Dilli Dilwalon Ki - Ashim Purkayastha, Anant Art Gallery, New Delhi and Kolkata, 2006

Category: Painting
Style: Figurative


 









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