
chitrovan masumdar

bangali-indian, franch vamshajaraaya samakaalika indian kalakaaranaanu chitrovanu masumdar (jananam october 13,1956). oru "aashayaparamaaya kalaakaaran", "poost strecturalist" enningane chithreekarichirikkunna masumdaarine chila vimarshakar addehathinte pravartthanangale orotta kalaa paarambaryamaayi tharamthirikkukayo allengil svanthamaayi sthirathayulla eathenkilum vibhaagamaayi tharamthirikkukayo cheiyunnathu budhimuttaanennu karuthunnu. oru "aavishkaaravaada chithrakaaran" ennaanu masudmar svayam visheshippichathenkilum, vividha tharatthilulla maadyamangalum roopangalum ulkkollunnathinaal thante srishtiye yogyamakkaan "oru prathyeka vaakk" upayogikkaruthennu pothuve thaan eshtappedunnuvennum, labelukalude nirddeshaathmaka shakthiyal parimithappeduthunnathinum kaazhchakkaarante swantham anubhavathinu poornnamaayum nalkumbol aaa kala kooduthal rasakaramaanennum addeham paranju.
paareesil janicha masumder thante kuttikkaalatthinte bhooribhaagavum kolkkathayilum jaarkhandile grameena pradeshathum chelavazhichu. prashastha indian aadhunika chithrakaaranaaya nirod masumdaaril (1916-1982) ninnum pinneedu kalkatta gavanment koleju oof art aandu kraafttil ninnum addeham prarambha kalaa vidyaabhyaasam nedi. 1980kalilum 1990kalilum oru chithrakaaranenna nilayil addeham aadyamaayi praamukyam nedukayum 1990 kalude madhyathil instaaleshan joliyilekku maarukayum cheythu. pusthakangal roopakalppana cheiyunnathinaayi addeham palappozhum seagal prasidheekaranangalumaayumam prakadana edangal roopakalppana cheiyunnathinaayi kolkkatha aasthaanamaayulla naadaka grouppukalumaayum sahakarichittund. 2015 januvariyile kanakkanusarichu addeham pradhaanamaayum kolkkathayilaanu thamasikkunnathum jolie cheiyunnathum dubaayile 1x1 galleryumaayi bandhappettirikkunnu. dubay, kolkkatha, lunden, mumbai, newdelhi, newyork, paalo alto, paarees, roome, singapur, salsburg ennividangalil addehathinte srishtikalude pradhana pradarshanangal nadathiyittundu. addehathinte paintingukal newdelhiyile naashanal gallery oof moden artilum anthaaraashtrathalathil niravadhi swakaarya shekharangalilum sookshichirikkunnu.
aadyakaala jeevithavum vidyaabhyaasavum.
kalakaaranmaarudeyum pandithanmaarudeyum vamsheeyavum saamskaarikavumaaya sammishra kudumbathilaanu chitrovanu masumdar janichathu. addehathinte amma maargarat massumdar franchukaariyum pithaav irupathaam noottaandile indian aadhunika kalayude shaktan kalkatta grouppinte sthaapaka amgavumaaya neerod massumdar bangali indiakkaaranumaayirunnu. prashastha chitrakaaranum kalaa adhyapakanumaaya shanu lahiri prashastha bangali novelistaaya kamal kumar majumdar yathaakramam addehathinte pithrusahodariyum ammavanumaayirunnu.
paareesilaanu massumdar janichathenkilum kuttikkaalatthinte bhooribhaagavum kolkkathayilum jhaarkhandile (annu bihaarinte bhagamaayirunna) oru cheria graamathilumaanu chelavazhichathu. oru tribhasha kudumbathilaanu addeham valarnnathu, koodaathe thante moonnu maathrubhaashakalilum (bangali, franch, engleesh) vipulamaayi vaayikkukayum cheythu. addehathinte saamskaarikavum boudhikavumaaya paithrukathinte saaramaya swabhaavam pilkkala jeevithathil addehathinte pravartthanangale ganyamaayi ariyichu. kaviyum kalaa niroopakanumaaya ranjith hoscoat ezhuthiyathu, masumdar "europian chithrakalayude mahathaaya paarambaryatthinu thante apprenteeshipp nalkiyittundu; athupole, saanthinikethanilum kalkatta groupilum samarthamaayi nediya aadhunikathaye addeham abhisambodhana cheythittundu."
ekadesham 12 vayassuvare, kolkkathayile paatha bhawan schoolil padikkumbol,
athu [thanikk] nallathaayirikkumenn pithaav karuthiyathinaal" oru cheria mulla kudilil nadakkunna oru grama schoolilekku masumdaarine ayachu. pinneedu addeham kalkatta gavanment koleju oof art aandu kraafttil ninnu art padikkukayum 1981ll thante classil ninnu birudam nedukayum cheythu. art collegil cherunnathinu munbu, pithaav addehathe padippichu, addehathe addeham oru pradhana srishtiparamaaya swaadheenamaayi visheshippikkukayum cheythu.
jolie.
oru chithrakaaranaayaanu masumdar thante professional jeevitam aarambhichath. 1985ll kolkkathayile akkadami oof phine artsil seagal foundeshan phoor arts addehathinte aadya sooloo shhow avatharippichu, athu adutha onnara pathittaandinide indiayiludaneelam oru dussen sooloo exhibitionukal avatharippichu. 1991ll kolkkathayile victoria smaarakathile darbar haalil pankedukkaan shanikkappedunna charithratthile moonnaamathe kalakaaranaayi addeham maari. eee kaalayalavil, eshya, europe, yuu. eiii. iii, yunaittad stetts ennividangalile pradhana group eksibishanukaliloode addeham thante anthaaraashtra prashasthi sthaapichu. indiaykku purathulla addehathinte aadya sooloo pradarshanam 1997 ll newyorkkile booas passia moden galleryil avatharippichu.
athinusesham, indiayilum videshathumulla panthrand sooloo exhibishanukalilum pathimoonnu group exhibishanukalilum masumdaarinte srishtikal pradarshippichittundu. 2004-ll, seagal foundeshan phoor arts tirakkeriya kolkkatha ayalpakkathulla upekshikkappetta appaartment kettidatthil addehathinte vishalavum multy censory instaal cheythathumaaya anthareeksham "puthiya srishti" avatharippichu. 2009ll, dubaayile 1x1 art gallery niroopaka prashamsa nediya "theeyathi nischayichittillaathu naitskin" enna mattoru abhilasha padhathi avatharippichu. 2012-ll, "naitskin", athinte pradarshana sthalathinu prathyekamaayi roopakalppana cheytha, hoow chii miin saraniyile masoodaarinte kolkkatha studiyo ulkkollunna oru sthalathu punarnirmmikkukayum athe kettidatthile studiyoykku mukalilulla oru tharayil sthithicheyyunna haaringtan street arts sentarilekku vyaapippikkukayum cheythu (srishtiyude puthiya aavarthanathinu peru nalki "...koodaathe theeyathi nischayikkappedaathavar naitt skin "). 2014-leeii venalkkaalath, addehathinte vipulamaaya moonnu maasathe sooloo pradarshanam "enthaanennu parayaathe avasheshikkunnu..."romile samakaalika kalayude myoosiyathil (saadhaaranayaayi" "macro" "ennariyappedunnu) ithu nadannu".
roopavum sailiyum.
masumdaarinte paintingukal chilappol valare valia kaanvaasukalil srishtikkappedunnu, drishya gadakangal palappozhum paalikalaayi nirmmikkappedunnu, ithu ore samayam drishyavum moodappettathumaayirikkunnathu phalam srishtikkunnu. vighadicha chithrangal, kolash cheytha vaachakavum chithrangalum, puraana iconography, amoorthavum aksharaarthathilullathumaaya prathimakal ennivayellaam parasparam mukalil nirmmichirikkunnu, orumichu koottam koodunnu, ennittum "ardhasuthaaryavum atharyavumaaya paintinte" vyathyastha thalangalil kaanapedunnu.
1990 kalude thudakkam muthal pakuthi vare, ippozhum pradhaanamaayum chitrakalayil shradha kendreekarichittundile, masumdar vyathyastha saankethikavidyakalum trimana edangalude upayogavum pareekshichukondirunnu. thiyettar edangal roopakalppana cheiyunnathil addeham sahakarichu, avide shabdam, lighting, chalikkunna bhagangal, digital media, koodaathe exhibition vediyude thanne vasthuvidyaa gadakangal, rooparekhakal, sanjarikkaavunna edangal enniva upayogikkunnathinulla thante chila saankethikavidyakalum ashayangalum addeham vikasippichu.
1990kalude avasaanam muthal, multimedia instaaleshanukalilaanu masumdar kooduthalum pravartthikkunnathu. addeham dhaaraalam vyathiriktha paintingukal nirmmikkunnath thudarnnu, pakshe iva saadhaaranayaayi mothatthil pradarshanatthinte valia gadakathil ulppeduthunnu. chila shokalil, addeham onniladhikam paintingukalude grouppukalum (parambaraagatha gallery-space konfigareshanil pradharshippichirikkunnu) display adangiya muzhuvan muriyum edukkukayum ivaye valia instaaleshante gadakangalaakki maattukayum cheythu.
masumdaarinte instaaleshanukal vaividhyamaarnna saankethikavidyakalum saamagrikalum upayogikkunnu. peyint cheytha canvas paper, ozhukiya vyaavasaayika taar, merkuri pothinja kappukal, aluminium reflectorukal, rubber, maram, mezhuk, enchin oayil, brocade tekstail, kallu, svarnnam, irumbu, steel, motorised, mechanical upakaranangal, laitt bulbukal, filter cheytha laitt, viidiyoo, cgi, soundu trackukal (samgeethathinteyum paarayanam cheytha kavithakaludeyum thirichariyaan kazhiyunna izhakalum manushyarude nilavilikalum, traaphik shabdangalum, kuzhanjumarinja shabdangalum ulppede), ulchertha digital ulladakkamulla mettal towerukal polulla valia swathanthramaaya gadanakal enniva addeham upayogichittundu. vaividhyathinte oru bhagam kaaranam, masumdaarinte kruthikal vibhaagangale dhikkarikkunna pravanatha kaanikkunnu. avaa saadhaaranayaayi instaaleshanukalo silppamulla parithasthithikalo aayi leisai chithreekarikkappedunnu, pakshe kalaakaaran thanne avaykku orotta label attaachucheyyunnathil ninnu vittunilkkunnu. addeham parayunnu, "paintingukal, shilpangal, shabda, prakasha instaaleshanukal ennivayundu. oro kashanavum oru puthiya feeldilekku kadakkunnu, ithu kaazhchakkaarane avante/avalude sthaanam nirantharam maattaan nirbandhithanaakkunnu."
vimarsanaathmakamaaya sweekaranam.
bisinus staanderd addehathe "thante thalamurayile munnira kalakaaranmaaril oraal" ennu vilikkunnu."prashastha chithrakaaran emm. eph. indiayile ettavum chalanathmakanaaya yuva kalakaaranmaaril oralaayi masumdaarine visheshippicha hussain pinneedu thante srishtiyekkurichu paranju, "varshangalayi idatharam, roopam, shaili ennivayile niravadhi maattangalkk adisthaanamaaya oru indriya theevratha manushyante anubhavathinte aazhathilulla paalikale athinte ellah traggy-comic saarvathrikathayilum-aarkkaip, kettukatha, oormma, aagraham, vanchana, vaanchha, aanandam, vedana ennivayilum marikadakkunnu."
kaviyum kalaa niroopakanumaaya ranjith hoscoat parayunnath, masumdaarinte srishtikal "drishyaparavum aashayaparavumaaya aaveshathin prachodanam nalkunnu-indriyangalude uyarnna, epiphanic vipuleekaranam polum... samakaalika kalayude pradarshanangalil ippol apoorvvamaayi maathrame anubhavappedunnulloo. uparithala aadambarathinaayi aashayaparamaaya aazham thyajikkunnathilum, ashayavumaayi sathyasandhathaye aashayakkuzhappathilakkunnathum, aupachaarika purogathi ennu thettidharikkunna reethiyilum, niravadhi yuva indian kalakaaranmaar oro fork cheytha pathayum kandethalilekko avasaanathilekko nayikkunna oru labirinthilekku vazhi thetti. maruvashathu, prathiphalanavum pariseelanavum, svayam aavishkaaravum svayam vimarsanavum thammilulla supradhana bandhathe masmad orikkalum nashtappedutthiyittil; madhyasthathayillaatha ulppaadanathinte ashradhamaaya vegathayil oraalude swantham nischayadaarthyathinte srishtiparamaaya villal, maduppu addeham vilamathikkunnu."
telegraphyle soumithra daas 2012-leeii instaaleshan kandethi... 1990kalil ninnulla addehathinte munkaala kruthikalumaayi thaarathamyappeduthumbol, "bheeman kaanvaasukalude" upayogathil "thantrapara" maayi kandethiya "," naitskin "" pakwata praapikkukayum shanikatha, parivartthanam, ratri sarggaathmakathayude maathruka enna aashayangalude soundaryaparamaaya saakshaathkaaramaayi parivartthanam cheyyappedukayum cheyyum "... electric laittukalum mattu thiyettar proppukalum."
massumdaarinte 'puthiya kruthi' (kolkkatha, 2004) avalokanam cheythukondu ezhuthukaaran avik seen ezhuthi, "eee kruthi valia kleeshukalude vakkilaan.... ennaal, "kalayude mahathaaya klichukale athinte mahathaaya prameyangalil ninnu verthirikkunna varii ethratholam vyakthamaan?"
sradheyamaaya kruthikal.
"theeyathi nischayikkappedaatha naitt skin".
2009ll dubaayil arangettam kuricha masumdaarinte 'undateda naitskin' enna kruthiye 'aaa' enna peril punarnirmmikkukayum cheythu...2012ll kolkkathayile naitt skin. yadhaartha dubay instaaleshan oru valia warehouseil avatharippikkukayum exhibition sthalavum chuttumulla marubhoomi bhooprakrithiyum srishtiyude gadakangalaayi upayogikkukayum cheythu. hoow chii miin saraniyile masoodaarinte studiyoyil sthaapicha kolkkatha pathipp studiyoykku mukalilulla oru nilayilulla haaringtan street arts sentarilekku vyapippichu.
rund nilakalilaayi vyaapichukidakkunna pradarshanatthil photographukal, multimedia instaaleshanukal, uyaramulla gopurangal (avayil chilath samriddhavum thunikondu nirmmicha texture cheytha paalikalum kondu moodappettirikkunnu), pettikalil ninnu chorunna ennakal, viidiyoo, prakasham, shabdam ennivayude pravachanangal enniva ulppedunnu. oru niroopakan "amithamaayi choodaakkiya enchin poleyulla oru petti pukaye" visheshippichu, athu eathu nimishavum thee pidichekkaam, ennaal sookshumamaaya parisodhana puka neeravi aanennu velippeduthunnu."oru muriyil velutha mathilukalundaayirunnu, athil anchu divasathinullil edutha photoyil" "oru chathurashra kilometer" "enna peril oru kaalakkutty azhukunna mrithadeham kaanikkunna printukalude oru parambara thookkiyirunnu". mattoru muriyil valia screenukal undaayirunnu, athil chithrangaludeyum shabdathinteyum aswasthamaaya ozhukk ozhukunnu, vaachakavumaayi chitharikkidakkunnu."karangunna, niramulla prakaashakiranangalude pettennulla minnalukalaal idaykkide prakaashippicha oru valia, irunda, nilavarayulla arayum undaayirunnu. eee arayil karutha loha gopurangalum valia, skvaatt karutha loha pettikalum undaayirunnu. chakrangalil mouttu cheythenkilum anangunnilla."viidiyoo chithrangalil kathunna thee, ozhukunna vellam, urangunna oru penkutty, thilangunna nirangalil" pookkalude theerangal ", chila praadhamika nirangal, chila lohangal enniva kaanikkunnu. avyakthamaaya vaakkukal, samgeetham, muffle shabdangal ennivayude paalikal ulla oru sountraakku kettu. thurakkunnathum adaykkunnathum, puka, pettikalil ninnu ozhukunna viscos draavakangal, bhaagikamaayi thurannirikkunna janalakal, prakrithidathavum jaivavumaaya gadanayudeyum vasthukkaludeyum-sareerabhaagangal allengil manninte pookkal ennivayude cheria, digital printukal adangiya apperchar polulla mechanical gadakangal undaayirunnu."
"naitt skin" valia, sandhyaasamayathe bhooprakrithikaludeyum aranidrayude aduppamulla, translike nimishangaludeyum chithrangal ulppede "ratri" yude vividha edangal nirmmichu. ithu marimari aashvaasam pakaruna (garbhapathram allengil boudoyar pole) shwaasammuttunna (aalukalude veediyokaliloode baarukaliloode thaazhekku nokkunnathu pole, avar kudungikkidakkunnathu) chithrangalkk kaaranamaakunnu. britiish charitrakaaranum pathrapravartthakanumaaya lucian harris ezhuthiyathu, "prakaashatthinteyum iruttinteyum santhulithaavastha raathriyude charmmatthil punarnirmmikkunnathin munbu ellah dravyavum layikkunna" pakal muthal raathriyilekkulla parivartthana nimisham eee kruthi pakartthukayum pakal velichathinte kadinamaaya lokam upekshichukazhinjal "paambineppole, prakashavum thilakkavum" athinte marikkunna skeyilukalude pottuna courset ozhikkumbol uyarnnuvaraan anuvadikkunna "raathriyude niravadhi paalikalulla nigoodathakale" dhyanikkukayum cheiyunnu."
saankethikavum chittayumulla nettangalkku padhathi parakke prashamsikkapettu. telegraph" enna kruthiyile soumithra daas ezhuthi "athu sambhavikkanamenn veruthe aagrahichukondu masumdarinu eee daidal ovarle opttik, ooral sensationukal srishtikkaan kazhiyumaayirunnilla. sookshumamaaya aasoothranam athilekku kadannuvennu vyakthamaan."peyint cheyyaanum shilpangal varaykkaanum samgeetham krameekarikkaanum mattu saadhaarana srishtiparamaaya srishtikalum, mathramalla "kuranjathu nooru frame cheytha chithrangalenkilum melkkoorayil ninnu thookkiyidaanum, oru paanal rigg upp cheyyaanum, orumichu koodaan thudangunna oru cheria munny kondu chuttikkaranganum, aaa dushtavum uyaramullathumaaya karutha 'alamarakal' orumichu gadippichu chakrangalil sthaapikkaanum" aavasyamulla samayathekkurichum parishramathekkurichum daas oohichu... windos' ulcherthukondu viraamachihnangal... chithrangal, koodaathe shwaasakoshathinte kramamaya reethiyil mathiyaya veediyokal velippeduthunnathinu lauvarukal thurakkukayum aduthu varikayum cheiyunnuvennu urappaakkuka."
naitt skin" poortthiyaakkaan ekadesham anchu varshameduthuvennu "dhii stettsmaan" nuu nalkia abhimukhathil masumdar paranju.
"naitt skin" svayam, oormma, kalayude kanvenshanukal, kalakaaranmaarude praadhaanyam ennivayekkurichu chodyangal uyarthunnu. harris parayunnathanusarichu, yaadhaarthyathe thirichariyunnathinulla vividha vazhikale ithu chodyam cheiyunnu. ellaam valare prachodanaathmakavum aksharaarthatthilum praathinidyaparavumaaya reethiyil nilanilkkunnathayi thonnunnu, ennaal sookshumamaaya parisodhanayil, onnum thanne thonnunnathu poleyalla. chithrangalum bhauthika vasthukkalum padaarthangalum (pookkal, puka, chila anjjaathamaaya "viscos draavakam") polum thikachum vyathyasthamaanennu svayam velippeduthunnu.
velipaad ennathu masmadaarinte sthaapanathinte oru prathyeka vyapakamaaya vishayamaan" ennum harris ezhuthunnu. keel vaathilukal ulchertha viidiyoo screenukalum nischala photographukalum paintingukalum marachuvekkunnu, madhyakala aikkanukal pole thurakkunnu. muzhuvan krameekaranatthiludaneelam paryavekshanam cheyyaanum sparsikkaanum charmmathinu thaazhekku pookaanum paalikal tholi kalayaanum ulla shanamaanu, eee prakriya oro bittum charge cheythathupole thanne. taamasiyaathe, masumdarinte upabodhamanassiloode namme nayikkunna rooparekhakalil naam muzhukunnu, indriyangalude muzhuvan vishalathayeyum paraamarshichu addehathinte oormmakal mapp cheiyunnu."
praanabranjan reey thante "naittskinine" kurichulla anubhavathe "vismayavum athbhuthavum" enna nilayil samgrahikkunnu...nirmmaanangalude alavukol prachodippichathum...nirmmaanangalude samarthavum ennaal thadassamillaathathumaaya swabhaavam."raay parayunnu", masumdar nirmmikkunna bhasha ardhathinte thalamuraykk vendiyalla, marichu shaareerikavum maanasikavumaya vikarangal unarthunnathinuvendiyaanu. ithu massumdaarine oru romaantik kalakaaranaakkunnu, eee padatthinte ettavum mikacha ardhathil, addehathinte saakshaathkaara prakriya vanjanaaparamaayi aadhunikotharamaan. yaathrayude njettikkunna anubhavavum athishakthamaya perseptual anantharafalangalum vargeekaranathe dhikkarikkunnu."
"nadhi". "
2016-leeii keralatthile kochiyil nadanna samakaalika kalayude kochi-musiris binale pradarshanatthinte bhaagamaayi masumdaarinte "nadhi" pradharshippichirunnu. onniladhikam, paalikalulla lokangal srishtikkukayum avaykkidayil neengaan kaazhchakkaare prerippikkukayum cheiyunna" kruthikal avatharippikkuka ennathaayirunnu pathippinte kazhchappadulla kalakaaranaaya sudarshan shettiyude paripadi.
"nadhi" (exhibition vazhi "aashayangalude nadhi" ennu vilipperulla), aspinwall housile oru multy-room exhibishanaanu, athil kaazhchakkaarkkaayi niravadhi yathrakal avatharippikkunnu, oru black mettal tonnel ninnu aarambhich "thoongikkidakkunnathum thuranna vayarukal upayogichu apakadakaramaakkukayum cheiyunnu", oru niroopakan parayunnathanusarichu, athinte madhyathil, incandescent laitt bulbukal kondu nirmmicha simulated theeykku mukalilulla oru paalavum. vellam, elakal, "kshayam" ennivayude viidiyoo projectionukal ulla murikalum oru pusthakathinullil ganga nadhi ozhukunnathinte veediyoyum undu.
ezhu nadikalude naadu enna nilayil indiayekkurichulla puraana vivaranagalil ninnu prachodanam ulkkonda eee kruthi, masumdaarinte kalayil palappozhum kaanapedunna chalanam, parivartthanam, shanikatha, oormma ennivayude gadakangal puthiya reethiyil prakadippikkunnu. padhathiyude thudakkathekkurichu charcha cheyyumbol, curator sudarshan shettiyumaayulla oru sambhaashanathe addeham vivarikkunnu, athil iruvarum purathana nadiyaaya saraswati nadiyekkurichu samsaarichu, athu ippol nilavililla, pakshe puraanatthilum oormmayilum nilanilkkunnu. nadhi" samayatheyum samskaaratheyum oru nimisham kadannupokunnathinekkurum ningal engane manassilakkunnu ennathinekkurichum chodyangal uyarthunnundennu masumdar parayunnu. addeham "jalam parivarthanatthinulla oru idamaanu" ennu visheshippikkunnu."oru nadiyude kaaryam, addeham parayunnu," "orikkal athu pooyi, athu ennennekkumaayi pooyi; ningalkk orikkalum athe vellam thirike labikkilla".
vividha.
pareekshanangalum naadaka roopakalppanayum prasidheekarikkunnathil masmadar pathivayi earppettirikkunnu. khoju" (nyoo dalhi), "frack payis dii laa lloyer" (france) thudangiya kalaa silpashaalakalilum addeham sajeevamaan. mrugakshemathil massumdar sajeevamaaya thaalparyam kaanikkunnu. avanum bharya avarude veettil paripaalikkunna niravadhi rakshappeduthiya naaykkalundu.