Archive · 15 Nov 2025
Sibaprasad Kar Chaudhuri's 'The River in the Sky' Explores Structure and Sensitivity
An artist named Sibaprasad Kar Chaudhuri has an art show called 'The River in the Sky.'
It features his drawings from a long time ago and his newer paintings.
The show is all about how he balances using straight lines and shapes with showing feelings in his art.
He started using simple shapes like triangles, which he saw on pots, in his paintings.
Even when his paintings become abstract and don't show people clearly, you can still feel the feeling of people and places.
His colors are soft and gentle, and he uses simple lines and shapes to create art that feels both personal and for everyone.
It's like he's remembering places and emotions and turning them into shapes and colors.
The exhibition 'The River in the Sky' by Sibaprasad Kar Chaudhuri at Emami Art explores the artist's lifelong theme of structure versus sensitivity.
Works include drawings from the 1980s and recent paintings from Santiniketan, showing a progression from figurative to abstract elements.
A key influence was the discovery of triangle motifs on local terracotta pots, which reappeared as instinctive elements in his later works.
The exhibition highlights how Kar Chaudhuri distills place, craft, and emotion into abstract structures, with colors that 'hover' rather than assert.
The 'invisible river' of the title is suggested through the flow of color and layered application, evoking memory and subtle rhythms.
- Who
- Sibaprasad Kar Chaudhuri
- What
- An art exhibition titled 'The River in the Sky' showcasing paintings and drawings that explore the interplay between geometric structure and emotional sensitivity.
- When
- The exhibition features works from the 1980s and recent paintings.
- Where
- Emami Art
- Why
- To trace the artist's lifelong negotiation between structure and sensitivity, distilling place, craft, and emotion into abstract forms.
- Artist
- Sibaprasad Kar Chaudhuri
- Exhibition Title
- The River in the Sky
- Location
- Emami Art
- Artistic Focus
- Negotiation between structure and sensitivity in painting
- Included Works
- Bhagalpur drawings (1980s) and Santiniketan paintings (recent)