Ashok Bhowmik - Interesting Indian Contemporary Art.

I read about the Ashok Bhowmik exhibition at Tamarind Art in New York City till August 15th, in Art News Blog.

The Insect and The Angel Ashok Bhowmik

the gallery says:

“Ashok Bhowmik is the featured artist in our current exhibition, ‘Alchemy of Enigma.’ Ashok’s paintings manipulate and invoke a spiritual yet haunting imagery within the synapses of the mind. His juxtapositions have a distinct style, streamed with color and accents against stark, bleak backgrounds to add to the simplistic yet powerful nature of his images. Ashok graduated from the Government College of Art and Craft in Kolkata and has exhibited in many solo and group shows worldwide. He currently lives and works in Kolkata.”

I don’t know much about Contemporary Indian Art, I can see a connection between his work and naive art in that his work has a definite narrative to it.

looking at each of the pictures, keeping the name in mind, you have all the elements of a story

The Egyptian and The Clock Ashok Bhowmik

The colors, of course, are way to sophisticated to really be be naive art.

I recommend musing in front of his pictures if you are have plans of being in New York soon