ADITYA BASAK

Born in 1953, Aditya Basak graduated in 1977 from the Government College of Arts and Crafts in Kolkata. He has been a member of the Society of Contemporary Artists since 1984. Basak has held several group shows both in India and abroad. He is known for his paintings that are surreal and have a haunting quality and somewhat mysterious effect. Basak is the recipient of numerous awards and honors including the National Award for Painting. Through the medium of the fantastic, I probe the dark alleyways of human consciousness bringing to light the depths of the unconscious.