SHIPRA BHATTACHARYA



The theme of desire has grown with Shipra Bhattacharya through the years. Often her women are moored in a surreal landscape, where the backdrop assumes a magnified mobility. Burgeoning flowers with phallic connotations, butterflies, lush verdure, all in strong contrasting colours are her forte.

After a BSc. degree she joined the Govt. College of Art & Craft. She has had seven solo shows and has participated in many national and international exhibitions and has four publications on art to her credit. SOHINI DHAR: Professor and Dean of visual arts at Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata she has participated in over 40 major exhibitions and has authored several papers and publications on subjects as varied as Rasa in Indian art and on Tagore.


Desire