“I have been working for only one month and it is not enough for a residency. The calm and peaceful surrounding is very helpful for thoughts and creativity. Thank you Saloni for this great experience and looking forward to being in Space118 again.”
KALAM PATUA
KALAM PATUA
1962, West Bengal, India
About the Artist
Self-taught artist, Kalam has reinvigorated and reinvented Kalighat paintings in India. His work can be deceptive, seemingly playful and charming. He has taken the conceptual aspects of Kalighat art and reinterpreted them, making Kalighat vital and relevant, depicting life and philosophy of the present times. Patua’s works have been exhibited in India with Gallery Espace, Delhi, the Victoria and Albert Museum, London and is in several collections in India and abroad.
“I have been working for only one month and it is not enough for a residency. The calm and peaceful surrounding is very helpful for thoughts and creativity. Thank you Saloni for this great experience and looking forward to being in Space118 again.”
