Honoured to Introduce
Uma Bardhan
Contemporary Artist & Founder Kalangan
Global Visual Arts Community
Kolkata Chapter
Uma Bardhan (born in 1945) is one of India’s contemporary female artists. Her paintings are usually themed on stories and positions which are under-represented in both mainstream and contemporary art culture. Her paintings are in several major collections in India & abroad. Her works have been hugely inspired by her formative years in Kolkata and her deep belief in spirituality. An alumnus of Birla Academy of Art & Culture under the tutelage of artists like Makhan Dutta Gupta and Maniklal Banerjee, Uma is one of the few artists who use ‘Water Color on Silk’. She has worked in other media, including oil on canvas. Bardhan has participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions in prominent galleries in India and abroad. Her works are included in several private art collections in India and abroad.
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University:
Birla Academy of Art & Culture, West Bengal
Degree:
Diploma in Fine Arts
University:
Calcutta University, West Bengal
Degree:
Bachelor of Arts
Achievements
First Prize in Water color section from Govt. of West Bengal1986- Certificate for Workshop from Govt. of West Bengal1987
- Certificate of merit in Water color from Oriental Arts Society1987
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This series is dedicated to Kolkata’s sweat-soaked, bare-footed hand-rickshaw pullers struggling against the heat and hunger while towing human loads on their rickshaws. The artist has romanticised the hand-rickshaw pullers through her paintings as they are a discomfiting symbol of Kolkata’s poverty and struggle. The Red color tone used in the paintings represents struggle,…
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The artist has traveled to various places in the West Bengal hinterlands to observe the rural culture and lifestyle; and to depict the lives of village women in her work. Her attention focuses on the protagonists doing everyday things like weaving, farming, household chores, relaxing and socializing.
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The artist has traveled to various places in the West Bengal hinterlands to observe the rural culture and lifestyle; and to depict the lives of village women in her work. Her attention focuses on the protagonists doing everyday things like weaving, farming, household chores, relaxing and socializing.
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This series depicts Lord Shiva going through the motions of creation, destruction and salvation.
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Flora and fauna is a omnipresent theme in the artist's works. In this series, dedicated to 'mother nature'; they act as the protagonists as well as the backdrop.
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This series was inspired by the traditional women folk artists and storytellers of Bengal called 'Potua'. Their works are called 'Pot'-s or 'Potichitra'-s; and depict day-to-day life and religious figures.
This ongoing series is inspired by the numerous fascinating events and characters one encounters in our history.
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The artist's sketches capture the essence of the subject at hand, ranging from quick studies in pen and ink to lovingly rendered landscapes in water colour.
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This series is a study of figures, human and mythical; real and imagined.
This series is an exploration by the artist into new ways of representing nature in her work. It is an eclectic medley of different media techniques and visual styles.
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This series is a reflection on the forms religion/ faith takes in the different parts of India.
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Social Cause
Exhibitions for Social Cause
'Women empowerment' organized by Central Social Welfare Board at Sridharani Gallery, New Delhi 2012 'Color discrimination' organized by Gallery Sree Arts at Alliance Francaise, New Delhi, 2014.
