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Sanjoy Ghosh The portrait of an artist

Kavita Charanji
The world through the eyes of a child, human relationships and the mysteries of space. These subjects fascinate Kolkata-based artist Sanjoy Ghosh who recently displayed his works at the art gallery of the majestic Travancore Palace in New Delhi. Among his show stealers at the exhibition, titled The Waiting, was The Great Attachment, a mixed media on canvas, A semi-abstract work, Ghosh has a unique explanation for the painting. "Suddenly it came upon me that our planet is moving through space at a very high speed and we are attached to it like ants and can't get out. I felt my pelvis very heavy and I am concentrating on the
space.”
Then there is an art work titled The Relation, also in mixed media. Here we have the semi-nude figures of a man and a woman. "Here I have tried to express the handicap of a man who is unable to satisfy the woman. I have used a crutch to depict his handicap. Still the woman has not left him because she loves him.”
Another work that captivates the viewer is My Village, once again in mixed media. With childlike lines, Ghosh reveals the view of a village through a child's eyes. "1
love this painting very much,” says Ghosh, going on to add, " Though I am not from a village, I feel as if I am there in its joyful, pleasant environs.”
The high point of the exhibition is the display of his art labels for a wine company called Vin ( Opera. One of them shews a woman flying over the city, the other an intoxicated man on a higher plane.
The exhibition carries a somewhat over the top placard stating that since 1945 the finest wine companies are commissioning legends like Picasso, Dali
and Chagall to do their paintings for their art labels. Sanjoy, it says, is the first Indian artist to get this rare opportunity. "I am very embarrassed to find my name along with such great artists. First Meera Kakar of Mirart Fine Art Gallery, who presented the show, said Dada you have to do some labels. While I had initial reservations, she persuaded me to do some art works with the theme of wine.”
Hard to believe but the talented Ghosh's right arm is paralysed. After a polio attack at the age of
four, he lost the use of his hands and feet. Two years later he recovered but he has lost the use of his right arm. Now he paints with his left hand, a skill that he picked up in his childhood.
Working in the United India Insurance Company, he now dreams of the day when he will be able to paint fulltime. Why the title of The Waiting? In his words, “I feel that life is a process of waiting. I have waited a long time and am still waiting for inspiration and appreciation from art lovers.” Hopefully the waiting will end soon.