EDUCATION
1948-54 Studied at High School, Karimganj, Assam.
1957-1961 Graduated in Fine Arts, Kala Bhavan, Santiniketan.
1966-67 Received specialized painting training in Ecole
des Beaux Arts, obtaining French Govt. Fellowship, Paris.
Passed the Audio-Visual Method Examination, Alliance
Francaise.
EXHIBITIONS
1962,63,64,65 Participated in the group shows by Society
of Contemporary Artists, Calcutta, Delhi and Bombay.
Since 1962 participated in the National Exhb., Lalit
Kala Akademi, New Delhi. 1962 Solo exhb. organised by
Alliance Francaise Da Calcutta at French Cultural Centre
Gallery, Calcutta. 1963 Exhb. sponsored by The Society
of Contemporary Artists at The Artistry House, Calcutta.
1964 Solo exhb. in New Delhi. 1964 Solo show of paintings,
Society of Contemporary Artists, Calcutta. 1964-66 Group
exhb. at Gallery Chemould, Bombay, Calcutta. 1965 Represented
in `Indian Painting Now` at Commonwealth Arts Festival,
London. 1965 St. Peter`s Abbey, Newcastle. 1965 Gent.
Belgium. 1966 One man show at Kunika Chemould Art Centre,
New Delhi. 1967 Represented in Young Artists of Today,
Paris. 1967 Solo show at Rue Gozlin, Paris, London,
Bruselles and Amsterdam. 1968 Solo show in Frankfurt,
Dusseldorf and Paris. 1968 Solo show Gallery Chemould,
Bombay. 1969 Solo show of collages,
COLLECTION
Society of Contemporary Artists, London. National Gallery
of Modern Art, New Delhi. Taj Hotel, Bombay. Punjab
Museum, Chandighar. Birla Academy of Arts and Culture,
Calcutta. Mr. Jean Daridan, Paris. Dr. A. Lindt, Geneva.
Mr. Peter O` Tool, London. Dr. H.N. Roland, London.
Mr. M. Gar-stone Laclare, Paris. Madam Colone, Brussels.
Mr. & Mrs. Waldmar Gaymann, Munich. Mr. & Mrs.
Max Hellmann, Washington. Mr. Erhard Hein, West Germany.
Mrs. Gayatri Dalmia, New Delhi. Mr. Masoorori Pukoka,
Japan. Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi.
AWARDS
1957-61 Obtained Govt. of India Scholarship for higher
studies. 1966-67 Awarded French Govt. Fellowship for
specialised training in Fine Arts. 1975 AIFACS Award,
New Delhi. 1975 President of India`s Gold Plaque for
best exhibit. 1978 Received the National Award, Lalit
Kala Akademi, New Delhi. 1983 Invited by British Council
to visit Artists Organisations and Studios. 1986 State
Dept., United States of America invited to visit various
states of America to study and acquaint the American
contemporary art scene today.
STYLE
Sudhi Ranjan Bhushan`s most substantial works - paintings,
sculptures, collages and screen prints bears the imprint
of an intense and keen understanding of the medium.
They are the result of a mind, which has strong natural
and unmixed non-figurative inclinations. Unlike his
noted contemporaries, Bhusan wants to escape the reality
without any built in philosophical appendix to his works.
He doesnot offer any philosophical quiz to justify the
escape. Nor does he pretend to solve some `technical`
problems with high-brow seriousness. Yet, in this luminous
bid for escape, one can detect the restless shadow of
the reality he wanted to flee. His use of tear - sheets
of corrugated paper tells us of darker things in sombre,
brown silence.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
1962-63 Senior Art Teacher at Gyan Bharati, Calcutta.
1964-66 Incharge of the Art Dept., Cambridge School,
New Delhi. 1978-80 Taught as Visiting Faculty in the
School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi. 1980
Assistant Professor, School of Planning and Architecture,
New Delhi.
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