"My works play on the deep, dark recesses of the human mind. My canvasses have a deep brooding quality." A majority of Sanat Kar's works are surrealistic and have a curious dream-like appearance,... Read full biography
"My works play on the deep, dark recesses of the human mind. My canvasses have a deep brooding quality." A majority of Sanat Kar's works are surrealistic and have a curious dream-like appearance, mostly nightmarish. Figures are distorted and barely recognisable, and leave an uncomfortable feeling... Read full biography
"My works play on the deep, dark recesses of the human mind. My canvasses have a deep brooding quality." A majority of Sanat Kar's works are surrealistic and have a curious dream-like appearance, mostly nightmarish. Figures are distorted and barely recognisable, and leave an uncomfortable feeling behind them. The same treatment is given to objects. As a result, all his paintings hover on the edge of reality without ever actually reaching there, symbolising the mysteries of life to which there... Read full biography
"My works play on the deep, dark recesses of the human mind. My canvasses have a deep brooding quality." A majority of Sanat Kar's works are surrealistic and have a curious dream-like appearance, mostly nightmarish. Figures are distorted and barely recognisable, and leave an uncomfortable feeling behind them. The same treatment is given to objects. As a result, all his paintings hover on the edge of reality without ever actually reaching there, symbolising the mysteries of life to which there are no answers. Born in 1935 at Santiniketan,( West Bengal) Kar acquired his diploma in painting from the Government College of Arts and Crafts in Kolkata in 1955. The artist maintains a low profile, and allows his work to speak for him. His paintings... Read full biography
"My works play on the deep, dark recesses of the human mind. My canvasses have a deep brooding quality." A majority of Sanat Kar's works are surrealistic and have a curious dream-like appearance, mostly nightmarish. Figures are distorted and barely recognisable, and leave an uncomfortable feeling behind them. The same treatment is given to objects. As a result, all his paintings hover on the edge of reality without ever actually reaching there, symbolising the mysteries of life to which there are no answers. Born in 1935 at Santiniketan,( West Bengal) Kar acquired his diploma in painting from the Government College of Arts and Crafts in Kolkata in 1955. The artist maintains a low profile, and allows his work to speak for him. His paintings are an eloquent testimony to his talent and artistic powers. He uses the medium of tempera most often in his work and there are layers... Read full biography
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