A tryst with colours

After the exhibition of works by painters from Hyderabad, Jaipur is hosting the works of Sasanka Ghosh, a self-taught painter from Kolkata.
The artist, all of 30, is on his fourth visit to the Pink City. Besides two group shows and workshops, this is his second solo show. ���This city is like an album, you just need to keep on turning layer after layer to find a developing metropolis which has the perfect blend of ethnicity and modernity,��� says Ghosh.
His series this time, being showcased at Gallery Art Chill in Amer, portrays cityscapes and has been presented with acrylic on canvas.
Ghosh���s canvases, ranging from small to big make use of bright colours. His theme portrays the sky-high buildings in a modern-day city that jostle for space in a concrete jungle and yet manage to hold up bits of openness and blue around them. ���In my early days, I painted sitting at the maidan in Kolkata and captured the entire skyline of the city. Those inspirations remain with me,��� Ghosh says.
The flow of art lovers and inquisitive visitors from foreign lands ensured that Ghosh���s art was well-appreciated. While many liked his style of work, others admired his perspective. ���I���m here for the first time in India and this is the most unique experience I ever had in my life. Indeed, these small and medium size canvasses present a unique blend of class that takes an onlooker to a different world,��� says Claudie, a visitor from France.