Ganesh Pyne

Ganesh Pyne

Ganesh Pyne (bengali: গণেশ পাইন) is a renowned Calcutta born Indian painter.

Biographical

Pyne was born in Calcutta in 1937. He was a student at the Government College of Arts & Craft, Calcutta between 1955 and 1959. Surprisingly he held his first solo exhibition as late as 1988 at The Village Gallery, New Delhi.

Artistic Approach

Pyne started as a watercolourist in the Bengal School mode.

Exhibitions and Shows

* ‘World Youth Festival’, Prague-1968
* Indian International Triennial, New Delhi-1968 & 71
* Paris Biennial, Paris-1970
* Exhibition in aid of Menuhin School of Music, Royal Academy of Arts, London-1970
* International Festival of Art, Cagnes-sur-Mer-1975
* ‘Modern Indian Painting’, Hirschhorn Museum, Washington DC-1982
* ‘Contemporary Indian Art’, Festival of India, Royal Academy of Arts, London-1982
* ‘Indische Kunst Heute’, Darmdstadt, Germany-1982 & 86
* ‘Trends and Images’, CIMA Gallery, Calcutta-1993
* ‘Chamatkar - Myth and Magic in Indian Art’, curated by CIMA Gallery, Whiteleys Art Gallery, London-1996
* ‘Tryst with Destiny - Art from Modern India’, Singapore Art Museum, Singapore-1997
* ‘Image beyond Image’ traveling exhibition of Indian paintings from the Glenbarra Art Museum, Himeji, Japan to New Delhi, Calcutta, Bangalore and Bombay-1997.

Books on Pyne

* Thirst of a Minstrel: The Life and Times of Ganesh Pyne by Shiladitya Sarkar. Publisher: Rupa & Co. (November 2004)
* Enchanted Space: The Private World of Ganesh Pyne by Sovon Som. Publisher: CIMA (2006)
* Ganesh Pyne, his life and times by Ella Datta. Publisher: Centre for International Modern Art (1998)

External links

* [http://www.contemporaryindianart.com/ganesh_pyne.htm Ganesg Pyne profile at Contemporary Indian Art]
* [http://www.saffronart.com/events/ny02/artistprofiles.asp Saffron Art artist profile]


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