| Medium | : | Charcoal |
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| Height | : | 9.5 inch / 24.1 cm |
| Width | : | 12.75 inch / 32.4 cm |
| Dimension | : | W: 32.4 cm × H: 24.1 cm |
This 2011 charcoal on paper by Suhas Roy depicts a bird in bold, gestural strokes, blending realism and abstraction. The dynamic lines and rich textures evoke movement and freedom, capturing the raw vitality of nature with minimal yet powerful detailing.
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Suhas Roy | Untitled | Charcoal on Paper | 9 x 12 inches | 2011
This artwork, created by Suhas Roy in 2011, is a striking charcoal on paper composition that captures the raw, expressive beauty of a bird in motion. With bold, sweeping strokes and smudged textures, the piece conveys a sense of vitality and freedom, while the stark black forms stand out against the light background. Roy’s gestural approach transforms the bird into a near-abstract form, evoking both the elegance and wild energy of nature. The minimal detailing allows the viewer’s imagination to fill in the gaps, making it as much about emotion and atmosphere as about the subject itself.
Suhas roy’s early Etchings, Landscapes, and Christ figures eventually gave way to his radha series – paintings of women, beautiful, luminous, and slightly melancholic, gazing at the viewer or away into the distance.
Born in Dacca (now Dhaka) in present-day Bangladesh, Suhas Roy had a difficult childhood after the early demise of his father. Yet, he pursued his passion for the arts with the support of his mother and studied at Indian College of Arts and Draughtsmanship, Calcutta, where he would eventually return as college principal.
Though Roy came to be known for his Radha series of paintings later in his career, he practiced printmaking and glass painting too, and created art on a variety of subjects. The protagonist is the mythic embodiment of feminine beauty, born out of his belief in the need for beauty in art.
Upon graduation, Roy went to Paris on a scholarship with fellow artists Jogen Chowdhury and Dipak Bannerjee, where he studied graphic arts under S. W. Hayter at Atelier 17 and mural art at the École Supérieure des Beaux-Arts. A month spent in southern Europe visiting churches inspired his series on Jesus Christ in a variety of mediums. He also incorporated elements from the minimalist works of Japanese artist Taikan in his landscapes. Besides, he captured the political turbulence in Bengal during the Naxalite movement through his Disaster series.
Roy, who retired as professor of painting at Santiniketan’s Kala Bhavana, passed away in Kolkata on October 18 2016.
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