| Medium | : | Mixed Media |
|---|---|---|
| Height | : | 30 inch / 76.2 cm |
| Width | : | 20 inch / 50.8 cm |
| Surface | : | Paper |
| Style | : | Figurative Paintings |
| Dimension | : | W: 50.8 cm × H: 76.2 cm |
| Year | : | 2007 |
An evocative mixed media portrait of Radha, filled with expressive textures, flowing lines, and subtle color accents that capture emotion, mystery, and timeless feminine grace.
Suhas Roy | Radha | Mixed Media on Paper | 30 x 20 inches | 2007
This expressive mixed media portrait carries an intense emotional presence, blending softness with raw artistic energy. The face of Radha emerges gently from layers of textured charcoal-like strokes, giving the artwork a dreamlike and deeply introspective quality. Her partially shadowed eyes, loose flowing hair, and subtle touches of color create a mood that feels both mysterious and deeply human.
The artwork does not rely on precise detail alone; instead, it captures emotion through movement, texture, and atmosphere. Flecks of green and red scattered across the monochromatic surface add life and contrast, hinting at passion, devotion, and memory. The free-flowing lines and unfinished edges make the piece feel intimate, as though the viewer is witnessing a fleeting thought or emotion captured directly by the artist’s hand.
Rich in mood and poetic expression, this artwork beautifully reflects themes of love, longing, femininity, and spiritual grace. It is a striking piece for collectors who appreciate expressive portraiture and emotionally layered contemporary Indian art.
Suhas roy’s early Etchings, Landscapes, and Christ figures eventually gave way to his radha series – paintings of women, beautiful, luminous, and slightly melancholic, gazing at the viewer or away into the distance.
Born in Dacca (now Dhaka) in present-day Bangladesh, Suhas Roy had a difficult childhood after the early demise of his father. Yet, he pursued his passion for the arts with the support of his mother and studied at Indian College of Arts and Draughtsmanship, Calcutta, where he would eventually return as college principal.
Though Roy came to be known for his Radha series of paintings later in his career, he practiced printmaking and glass painting too, and created art on a variety of subjects. The protagonist is the mythic embodiment of feminine beauty, born out of his belief in the need for beauty in art.
Upon graduation, Roy went to Paris on a scholarship with fellow artists Jogen Chowdhury and Dipak Bannerjee, where he studied graphic arts under S. W. Hayter at Atelier 17 and mural art at the École Supérieure des Beaux-Arts. A month spent in southern Europe visiting churches inspired his series on Jesus Christ in a variety of mediums. He also incorporated elements from the minimalist works of Japanese artist Taikan in his landscapes. Besides, he captured the political turbulence in Bengal during the Naxalite movement through his Disaster series.
Roy, who retired as professor of painting at Santiniketan’s Kala Bhavana, passed away in Kolkata on October 18 2016.
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