Work Arun Chatterjee (born 1971)
Arun Chatterjee (born 1971)
Born in Darbhanga, India, Chatterjee took his BFA the College of Fine Arts at Patna University. Under scholarship he then moved to Bejing in China where he obtained his MFA at the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Bejing. Subsequent funding enabled Chatterjee to complete a residency programme in Tokyo, Japan.
The work on display at Art 18/21 is part of the series Expressions the title of Chatterjee's first solo show which opens at the Jehingir Gallery in Mumbai, India, May 7 – 11.
In Expressions Chatterjee portrays experiences, both his and others observed, through facial forms focused on expression. He explains,
"The source of the eye is the fish eye which is rooted in the Indian folk arts of Madhubani where the fish is is associated with 'auspiciousness' and 'hope'. The two parts of the eye are both Indian and Chinese, the pupil is like China the country which although large is focused inwards, self scrutinising. By contrast, the outer field is Indian in aspect always looking outwards. However, like vision itself there is a fantastic infusion of both aspects which can be observed in the eyes".
Arun Chatterjee 2008
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