RECOLLECTION OF A MANUSCRIPT

Partha Dasgupta describes Recollection of a Manuscript as a simple mathematical expression of vertical and horizontal planes. The artist explores differing ground level dimensions generated through vertical and horizontal multiples. The installation is derived directly from his experience in fabricating the public space of the pandals of Durga Puja in Kolkata. He consciously carries his technical and conceptual expertise back and forth between his private studio and his public pandal design. For Partha, the term ‘sculpture’ has become inadequate in discussions of contemporary art. In his studio practice he explores painting as a three-dimensional space where painting becomes an object, with physicality and spatial space. He considers his installation as reinterpreting painting into an ‘expanded field’, more as a mode of representation than as an object.

PARTHA DASGUPTA has a BVA from the Government Art College, Kolkata and an MFA in Ceramics from Visva Bharati, Santiniketan. His base in Kolkata provides an opportunity to explore an interest in installations and space design during the annual Durga Puja celebrations. He has collaborated with American artists and experimented with ceramic refractory props and 3D street paintings. Partha has been to art camps in Bahrain and Korea, held solo exhibitions and participated in major art events. A recipient of many research fellowships and grants from the Ministry of Culture and the Lalit Kala Akademi, he also works with Indian tribal communities.