Thoughtful abstraction

The 14th Solo Painting Exhibition of Pallab Kanti Mitra was held in the national Capital, at Lalit Kala Akademi from February 21-27. The event was inaugurated by eminent artist Paramjeet Singh, who is also the chairman of All India Fine Arts & Crafts Society. Honorable Justice of Supreme Court Pinaki Chandra Ghosh and Ram Pravesh Savita, Director Conservation of National Museum, Ministry of Culture were also present at the inauguration. 

There were 44 paintings in all for display, which are inspired from the artist’s view on life. Mitra, who has also been a poet, explained: “Poetry is language bound, therefore everyone may not be able to understand the meaning, but paintings have a universal appeal. A painting is only successful when one can decipher the meaning through the three-dimensional perspective of the work.”

One of his renowned works, titled ‘Colouful Journey’ is a work of acrylic on paper, which expresses a colourful and hopeful journey ahead in life. He explained that his ideas are based on realms of social & environmental consciousness.