Krishna- The Enigma

                Krishna- The enigma

The dark jambul coloured icon, surrounded with cows gazing at him with soulful eyes, has a calming effect on the mind and soul. The rhythmic brush strokes and the strong hand movements playing with colours weave the unmistakable magic and gives life to the iconic God-Krishna.

The forms, the textures, the lines, the dots and layering of colours are reflective of Ashok Hazra’s connect with the god himself. Each frame shows the immense soul searching which has gone into giving a body to the enigma of a God.

The fish, the rustic hut, the banana groves the water lilies, are symbols Ashok Hazra uses to connect the currents of thoughts and his life, with his theme.

In today’s world we try to look for peace in times of conflict and it is in Krishna, his “lila” and mysticism that we find solace. The spiritual essence of Ashok Hazra’s existence and journey in life is reflective in his theme which touches the soul in more ways than one.

Ashok Hazra...
Born, 1948 Midnapore (West Bengal), India.

Educational Qualification
Bachelor of Fine Arts (Applied Arts), College of Art, New Delhi, 1974.

Solo Shows
Huthee Singh Art Gallery, Ahmedabad,1980, Gallerie Ganesha, New Delhi 1996, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2004. Sanskriti Arts Gallery, Kolkata, 1996; Juneja Art Gallery, Jaipur, 1999. Wanganui Collegiate School, Newzealand, 2002; Gallerie Ganesha at Shridharani gallery, 2008

Participation
Participated in several prestigious group shows, art camps, art festivals, including the 8th trieniale in 1994. International Exhibition of ArtS WLRA, World Congress, UNESCO, Jaipur 1998, Group show at Plymouth, Newzealand, 2002.

Professional Experience
Attended Artists Camps, Udaipur, Organised by 'AAJ' group and R.L.KA., Jaipur 1980.
Appointed Member of the General Council and Executive Committee of the Rajasthan Lalit Kala Akademi, Jaipur 1988. Invited to an International Artists Camp, organised by S.C. Agromixt, S.A. Catalina, Transylvania, Romania, 1997. Visited U.K to attend the Centenary year celebration of TATE Art Gallery, London, 1997. Invited to an All India Artist Camp, organised by H.H. Maharaja of Jodhpur, Jodhpur, 1996. Visited Bangladesh as Art Councilor, 2001.

Group shows
Group show in U.K in 1997. ARKS Arts gallery, London.
Participated in several prestigious group shows around the country.

Awards
Annual Art Exhibition, organised by College of Art, New Delhi in water colour, 1969,1970 and 1974.
Rajasthan Lalit Kala Akademi, Jaipur, State Awards 1986, 1989 & 1996. Senior Artist's honoured in Kala Mela, R.L.KA. 2004. IFACS award, 2005, Bharat Jyoti award, 2008, New Delhi.

Commission
Mural Painting in Oil under Late Mr. B. Dasgupta in Asia Trade Fair, !972.
Mural Painting on Mahabharata theme, Dayawati Modi Public School, Modi Nagar, U.P., 1976.
Mural on wild life and pre-historic theme under Mr. Karmakar for the Natural History Museum in New Delhi, 1974. Mural for the AVCO, Financial Services India Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, 1997.

Collection
AIFACS, New Delhi.
NCERT (CIET), New Delhi.
R.P.S.C., Ajmer (Rajasthan).
Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur.
Embassy of Finland, Chile, France. Agro nixt Contemporary Art Museaum Covasna, Romania.
G.D.R. Sweden, ARKS Gallery, London and in different Private Collections in India and abroad.

C.M. House Rajasthan