Archive · 31 Jul 2026
Book Review: Close Encounters of Bandyopadhyay Drawings
A book called "Close Encounters" looks at the drawings of a famous Indian artist named Ramananda Bandyopadhyay.
The author, Vinayak Pasricha, says the drawings are not just practice but a real art form.
They are quick sketches made with ink that show the artist’s skill with lines.
The book shows how the artist uses the paper’s flat surface, lines, and empty space to express ideas.
It also has two essays that explain the drawings in a way that is easy to understand.
Book titled "Close Encounters: Ramananda Bandyopadhyay — Selected Drawings" by Vinayak Pasricha.
Published by Art Frequencies, priced at Rs 2,999.
Focuses on Bandyopadhyay’s ink sketches, treating drawing as an autonomous art form.
Highlights spontaneous sketches that capture fleeting impressions and disciplined line work.
Includes two scholarly essays that remain accessible to general readers.
- Who
- Vinayak Pasricha, author of the book review
- What
- Review of a collection of Ramananda Bandyopadhyay’s ink drawings
- Where
- India, published by Art Frequencies
- Why
- To argue that drawing is an autonomous artistic language
- Title
- Close Encounters: Ramananda Bandyopadhyay — Selected Drawings
- Author
- Vinayak Pasricha
- Publisher
- Art Frequencies
- Price
- Rs 2,999
- Subject
- Drawing, Indian Art