Paresh Maity

Neeraj Goswami

K.S. Kulkarni

Paresh Maity

About - Paresh Maity

At the age of forty five, Paresh Maity has already proved himself as an artist of rare extraordinary talent and creativity. Today, he ranks among the more important figures of contemporary indian art.

Born in Bengal-Paresh, graduated in Fine Arts from the Govt. College of Art & Craft, Calcutta and obtained his Master of Fine Arts from Delhi College of Art, topping his class. Through the years he has won many prestigious awards.

At Calcutta he received a solid foundation in the British academic style of painting. He achieved a rare excellence in transparent water colours-with a focus on Nature which captivated and fascinated him totally. At the age of 24, his water color painting was bought by the British Museum in London. Today, his skill in painting pure water colours is unrivalled in the country and he can capture the nuances of light in Nature with masterly skill.

Later, he gradually moved towards abstraction. The emphasis had shifted from the 'perceptual art of looking 'to the more' conceptual art of invention'. Simultaneously, having travelled widely through India, he has been fascinated by the people and colours of Rajasthan and has created a beautiful series of oils on canvas on the subject and other figurative themes with the same degree of excellence as his water colours.

In a span of twenty years he has held over thirty solo shows and has participated in several prestigious art camps and group shows in India and abroad. He has won acclaim in Europe particularly in Germany, Switzerland, Hungary, France and the U.K.

Small wonder that an early age, he has carved a niche for himself amongst the top artists of the country and is well on his way to international recognition.