| Medium | : | Acrylic |
|---|---|---|
| Height | : | 38.9 inch / 98.8 cm |
| Width | : | 38.9 inch / 98.8 cm |
| Surface | : | Canvas |
| Style | : | Figurative Paintings, Landscapes |
| Dimension | : | W: 98.8 cm × H: 98.8 cm |
| Year | : | 2006 |
A richly textured, dreamlike landscape where deep blues, greens and earthy tones bring water, trees and winding pathways to life. The expressive surface and unusual colour palette give the work a mysterious, almost remembered quality.
Arunima Choudhury | Untitled | Acrylic on Canvas | 38.9 x 38.9 inches | 2006
This evocative landscape by Arunima Choudhury draws the viewer into a dreamlike world of water, trees, winding paths and scattered architectural forms. Painted in a striking palette of deep blues, blacks, greens and earthy browns, the work feels both familiar and mysterious, as though the landscape is being remembered rather than simply observed.
The composition moves through layers of vegetation and reflective water, with the winding forms creating a gentle sense of depth and movement. Bright blue trees and patches of green stand out against the predominantly dark surroundings, while small human and animal-like forms quietly inhabit the landscape. The richly worked surface, built through energetic strokes and textures, gives the scene an almost tactile quality. There is a wonderful balance between stillness and movement—the landscape feels quiet, yet alive with hidden activity.
Created in 2006 using Acrylic on Canvas, this 38.9 × 38.9 inch work has a distinctive atmospheric quality. Rather than presenting nature as a straightforward view, Choudhury transforms it into an imaginative space where colour, memory and landscape come together.
Born in 1950 In Siliguri, West Bengal, Arunima Choudhury holds a Diploma in Fine Arts from Indian College of Arts & Draftsmanship, Kolkata, 1974, and a Certificate in Graphic Design & Mass Communication from Chitrabani, Kolkata, 1978. Working primarily with natural colours on handmade paper, she is known for her works depicting the languid world of nature and human being, their intimacy and coexistence.
Her solo shows include Āranyaka: Arunima Choudhury’s Recent Works on Nature, Emami Art, Kolkata, 2025; The Dark Edge of Green curated by Nancy Adajania, Emami Art, Kolkata, 2022; Khela, Seagull Foundation of the Arts, Kolkata, 2007; and Nature as I See, Emami Art, Kolkata, 2020.
She has participated in several important group exhibitions including Vichitra/विचित्र organised by Emami Art and Kolkata Centre for Creativity in collaboration with Bihar Museum, Patna, 2026; Vivartan: Fragments of Tradition and Continuity, National Gallery of Modern Art, Kolkata, 2026; Summer Dream: Edition 2, Charubasona, Gallery Chittoprasad and Sunayani Chitrasala, Kolkata, 2025; Freedom & Awakening: Phases I & II, Kolkata Centre for Creativity in collaboration with Alipore Museum, Kolkata, 2023; Unconnected Yet, Bengal Boston Bridge, Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata, 2023; Garden of Infinite Desires, Emami Art, Kolkata, 2023; Kolkata: Run in the Alley curated by Praneet Soi and Manuel Klappe, Marres, Netherlands, 2022; Feminine Facets, Emami Art, Kolkata, 2021; Constellations, Emami Art, Kolkata, 2021; and Seven Women Artists, Birla Academy of Art & Culture, Kolkata, 1996, among others. Her works have been presented by Emami Art at various international art fairs including India Art Fair 2026, 2025, 2024, and 2022; Art Mumbai 2025 and 2024; and India Art Fair’s IAF EDI+IONS, Hyderabad, 2025.
Arunima Choudhury founded Bihan, a centre for visual and performing arts for young boys and girls, in 1974 and Bihan Pathsala, a play school for pre-primary children in Naihati, West Bengal, India, in 1979. She worked as a music, art, and craft teacher at Patha Bhavan, Kolkata.
Choudhury was awarded the Shilpi Maha Samman by West Bengal Rajya Charukala Parshad in 2022. One of her paintings Looking Back (2023) is part of the Kiran Nadar Museum of Art collection in New Delhi.
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