New artwork uploaded.... 'Visit of the Goddess' or 'Lakhis Visit to My House' is a 15" x 20" watercolor on paper work by Arpita Basu. Lakshmi (/ˈləksmiː/; Sanskrit: लक्ष्मी, IAST: lakṣmī) or Laxmi, is the Hindu goddess of wealth, fortune and prosperity. This painting describes a traditional event where...
New artwork uploaded.... Kids flying kites. Clouds floating in the sky. An untethered kite. A kid with the roll of strings. A little girl helping to get a kite airborne. Kite flying has been an important pastime in India.After its introduction into India, the kite further evolved into the fighter kite, known as the patang...
New artwork uploaded.... A small pond. Palm trees on the edge. Patches of lotus float in the water. A little boy goes in circles around the pond lost in this idyllic world. Artist Arpita Basu creates a magical simplicity that takes the mind to a world fit for reminiscence. ...
New artwork uploaded.... "Everyday rituals in my village" is a 15" x 20" watercolor on paper painting by acclaimed artist Arpita Basu. Two boats on the banks of the river. Fishes swimming. Village women on their way to fetch water. Village women with indoor chores. Cow herdsman. a man astride a buffalo. A decorated mat,...
New artwork uploaded.... Accomplished Artist Arpita Basu's 30 x 20 inch watercolor on Silk, a rare and a difficult medium, in earthy colours, 'The Village Square' captures the essence of a tiny hamlet in Bengal beautifully. Arpita's charming works are collected by major international museums due to the original folk...
New artwork uploaded.... 'Krishna', a 14 x 10 inch charming watercolor on paper by reclusive and amazingly talented artist Arpita Basu is a collectors piece. It's executed in the circular style adopted by the Kantha embroiderers as they used to sit in a circle & stitch. Beautiful, earthy colours & an unusual layout make...
Born in 1964, Arpita completed her M.V.A. from the Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata in 1992. She has won several awards, notable among them the Rajya Charukala Exhibition of West Bengal State Government- in 1987, The National scholarship, Govt. of India-1990-1992 & a Grant from "The Pollock-Krasner Foundation Inc.", New-York, U.S.A in 1998-99. She has held several shows at prominent galleries all over India & her works have been collected by major art institutions, such as the Victoria Albert Museum & others.
