Contemporary artist who has worked across mediums, including painting, sculpture and photography, Paresh Maity is known primarily for his landscapes and large-scale works.
Born in Tamluk, West Bengal, Maity received a Bachelor’s in Fine Art from the Government College of Art and Craft, Kolkata, followed by a Master’s in Fine Art from the Delhi College of Art. He began practicing watercolor techniques as a child, often painting in an Impressionist en plein air style, depicting rivers, seascapes and rural scenes. He also briefly created abstract works.
Maity’s work has been influenced by multiple artists, including Pablo Picasso, Vincent van Gogh and JMW Turner, as well as Indian sculptural traditions, folk art and miniature painting. He created two murals stretching over 850 feet inspired by Picasso’s Guernica for a 2010 commission for the Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi. The first mural, titled Indian Odyssey, consists of fifty-three panels and represents the cultural diversity of Indian in Maity’s signature vibrantly coloured painterly style. The second mural, Celebration, consists of five panels depicting the spirit of the country in similar aesthetic language.
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Maity received the Padma Shri in 2014. His works have been exhibited in over sixty five solo shows around the world. At present, his works are part of several private and public collections, including the British Museum, London, the National Gallery of Modern Art, new Delhi among others.
