Paintings...

2. Sudipta Karmakar's works are atmospheric and combine a unique accuracy of
observation with remarkable technical precision. He has a deep and intuitive
understanding of the special advantages of this fluid and sensitive medium for
capturing the feel of a particular place or moment and conveys a sense of
mystery and romance through sensitive forms and tones. In Karmakar’s oeuvre
there is none of the problematic confusion between tradition and the avant-
grade which characterises the works of so many contemporary Indian artists.
Instead, he reinvents the glorious tradition of the watercolour and, in doing so,
re-evaluates the tradition - much like Paresh Maity - such that it is no longer
opposed to modernity.

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