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Indian painter (1926–2011)
Biren De (1926–2011) was an Indian painter of modern art , known for his paintings with tantric influences.[1] His paintings were characterized by symmetrical patterns of geometry and the presence of tantric symbols such as mandala , phallus and vagina , reportedly representing masculine and feminine energies of the universe.[2] The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri in 1992.[3]
Biography
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Biren De was born in Faridpur , in the Bengal Presidency (now Bangladesh) on 8 October 1926.[4] He relocated to Kolkata along with his family and joined the Government College of Art & Craft , Kolkata in 1944 for his graduate studies but did not accept the graduate diploma, citing a rift with the then college principal.[2] He moved to New Delhi in 1949 when he was commissioned for a mural at the University of Delhi .[2] His first overseas exhibition was held at Salon de Mai , Paris, in 1951.[5] Returning to India, he joined the College of Art, Delhi , in 1952, as a member of their faculty and stayed at the job till 1963.[4]
During his tenure at the College of Art, he spent one year in New York, on a Fulbright Scholarship. It was after this period, his paintings started to depict tantric symbols.[2] In 1966, his works were exhibited at the Kumar's Gallery, New Delhi and Hayward Gallery , London.[2] His works have since been displayed at several places including National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi , Berlin State Museum and the National Gallery, Prague , Royal Academy of Arts, London , Tokyo festival of India of 1988, and at the biennales in Venice, Tokyo, São Paulo, Mainichi and Sydney.[1] [5]
De received the Lalit Kala Akademi National Award in 1958 which he received a second time in 1964.[4] The Government of India included him in the Republic Day honours list for the civilian award of the Padma Shri in 1992. He was elected as the Fellow of Lalit Kala Akademi in 2006.[6] He died on 12 March 2011, at the age of 84.[4]
Exhibitions
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List of selected exhibitions:[7]
Freemasons Hall, New Delhi. - 1952
All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society (AIFACS) - 1953, 54 and 56
Lalit Kala Akademi , New Delhi - 1953 and 64
Mainichi Biennale, Tokyo - 1959 and 61
Contemporary Art from India, Museum Folkwang , Essen - 1960
São Paulo Biennale, Brazil - 1961
Venice Biennale, Italy - 1962
Ten Contemporary Indian Painters, Cambridge–MIT Institute - 1965
Hayward Gallery , London - 1966
Pittsburgh International Show, USA - 1967
International Triennale India, New Delhi - 1968, 71, 75, 78 and 82
Contemporary Indian Painting exhibition, Washington DC - 1971
Contemporary Indian Painting exhibition, Pasadena - 1971
Contemporary Indian Painting exhibition, - Toronto 1971
Chanakya Gallery, New Delhi - 1971
Contemporary Indian Art, USSR - 1972
Contemporary Indian Art, Greece - 1972
25 Years of Indian Art, New Delhi - 1972
25 Years of Indian Art, Bombay - 1972
25 Years of Indian Art, Madras - 1972
Sydney Biennale, Australia - 1973
Contemporary Indian Painting, Washington DC - 1973
Contemporary Indian Painting, Los Angeles - 1973
Contemporary Indian Painting, Toronto - 1973
Gallery Chemould, Bombay - 1973
Gallery Chemould, Bombay - 1974
Indian Painting Today, Belgium - 1973
Indian Painting Today, Yugoslavia - 1973
Indian Painting Today, Bulgaria - 1973
Indian Painting Today, Belgium - 1974
Indian Painting Today, Yugoslavia - 1974
Indian Painting Today, Bulgaria - 1974
See also
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References
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^ "Padma Awards" (PDF) . Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015 .
^ a b c d "SaffronArt profile" . SaffronArt. 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2015 .
^ a b "Christies The Art People profile" . Christies The Art People. 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2015 .
^ Staff (4 October 2006). "Biren De elected Lalit Kala Akademi's Fellow" . One India . Retrieved 8 May 2022 .
^ "Artist Profile" . Goa Art Gallery. 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2015 .
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