Subrata Ghosh 

SEA EPIC (Too Romantic To Be Normal / Too Normal To Be Romantic) 

3 min 11 sec 

An introductory work based on experiences from ocean. This deals with our cultural discourse in the space of our belief, our ideas. This work deals with our existence in front of an ocean. It grows with an objective of 'nothingness' to a great discovery. This discovery will intrigue questions on our 'Romantic' ideology which would open up a new dimension of our living. 

Name: Subrata Ghosh

Qualification: B.A, B.V.A (Painting) and M.F.A (Painting).

Major Recognitions:

All India Youth Art Award (on the occasion of the birth centenary of Jamini Roy), 1987.

Achieved the ‘UNESCO-ASCHBERG bursaries pour les Artistes’(Paris) and Stayed and Worked in Senegal.(1996)

Dak’Art’96: I participated at a Biennale exhibition of Africa and International Art organised by the Government of Senegal, 1996.

Worked and stayed in Ile de Goree (an island near West coast of Africa), 1996.

Honored by the award ‘The Outstanding Young Person in Fine Arts for the Year 2003’ given by Bengal Chambers of Commerce and Jaycees, India, 2003.

Invited to visit and to interact with the faculties of the Savannah College Of Art and Design(SCAD), Georgia, U.S.A, 2006.

Selected as an international fellow artist and worked as a resident artist in Vermont Studio Center. U.S.A. 2008

Invited to conduct a workshop in Alfrink College in The Hague, Netherlands- 2016

‘Viswaroopa – the form of Universe’ an exhibition of Indian Contemporary Art – curetted by Johny M.L at Birla Academy of Art & Culture, Kolkata – 2018

(de)construction, An international selection of short films show different perspectives on cityscaping and inhabitation around the world, from historical remnants to potential future outcomes, Riihipellonkuja 3, Finland. – 2022

Worked in the l’Arex Atelier as a selected international artist – in Nice, France - 2022.

Selected and participated in the ‘Diaphragm’ mixing culture in the WRONG Biennale – 2022

Resident as an artist in Marnay, France – Les Atelier de Creation in 2024

Solo Exhibitions:

A Transmuted Myth: A solo show in Calcutta : 2000

Les Memoirs: A solo show in France (Les Memoirs) :2004

A solo show of water colors: Amsterdam:2006

Au Coeur Du Monde: Homage to Blaise Cendrars, Calcutta, 2011

(an interview and a presentation available in YouTube)

Oh! My Calcutta: water colours and drawings, Calcutta, 2013

A solo show ‘Living in Allegory’ at Academy of Fine Arts, Calcutta- 2015

‘Beethoven’s Pathetique’: A site specific audio-visual installation. (available in You Tube). – 2016

‘Too Romantic To Be Normal – Too Normal To Be Romantic’ – Solo Exhibition with paintings and video at the Gallery Charubasona, Kolkata – 2023.

Lectures, presentations, seminars : many places in country and abroad.

Book authored - 1. ‘Aban Gagan’ – 2022.

2. ' Drishyantare Eisenstein' - 2025

Insta - subrataghoshatelier