Dear Netters:
I have up-loaded a couple of paintings of the budding Oxomiya artist from Tinsukia, Tridib Dutta, to Flickr; Please look up http://www.flickr.com/photos/cmahanta-stl/ In one of my recent visits to Assam I was going to look Tridib up. But I fell sick at Dibrugarh and was stuck there due to a Bondho :-). However Tridib came by and looked me up and I purchased the two paintings from him. Tridib interprets the lovely, peaceful Assamese rural homestead settings that are fast disappearing, in a realistic style. He works mostly with both oil on canvas and water-color. He also does charcoal and pencil pieces. Tridib told me he is a self-taught artist and is continuing to work on his techniques, doing art full-time. Since art is not something with which one can make a living easily, unless people support them by patronizing their creations, many never get to realize their creative potentials. I was struck by the simplicity of Trdib's technique with which he interprets a lifestyle that so many of us hold dear but which is about to vanish, like so much of our past , without a record, without any reminders. Thus, I found Tridib's efforts extremely worthwhile. May I request my fellow men to purchase his work and give him the support he deserves, so that he can become a truly Oxomiya artist of stature and contribute to our culture in an area that has so little to show for? Tridib can be contacted at: Tridib Dutta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. His website is: http://in.artmajeur.com/?go=user_pages/display_all&login=tridibsart Best. cm _______________________________________________ assam mailing list [email protected] http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
