| Medium | : | Ink |
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| Height | : | 11 inch / 27.9 cm |
| Width | : | 15 inch / 38.1 cm |
| Dimension | : | W: 38.1 cm × H: 27.9 cm |
Haloi showcases his signature fluid linework, capturing a lush landscape with expressive strokes. The intricate detailing and dynamic composition reflect his deep connection to nature. The monochromatic palette enhances the raw, organic essence of the scene, making it a striking piece in his oeuvre.
Original price was: ₹500,000.00.₹240,000.00Current price is: ₹240,000.00.
Ganesh Haloi | Khoai Santiniketan | Ink on Paper | 11 x 15 inches | 2021
This ink on paper drawing titled “Khoai, Santiniketan” by Ganesh Haloi, created in 2021, captures the unique geological formations of the Khoai region in Santiniketan through elegant and minimal brushwork. Using a refined black ink palette, Haloi masterfully delineates the rugged contours of the eroded red laterite cliffs alongside delicate foliage and trees. The interplay of bold, vertical strokes and intricate natural detailing reflects Haloi’s deep connection with the Santiniketan landscape—a place that has significantly influenced his artistic vocabulary. The composition, though rooted in reality, conveys a rhythmic abstraction, where nature becomes a lyrical expression of memory and place. Framed in simplicity, the work stands as both documentation and poetic meditation.
Ganesh Haloi (b.1936) is a Kolkata-based artist, born in Jamalpur, Mymensingh (now in Bangladesh). He moved to Calcutta in 1950 following the Partition of India. The trauma of displacement left its mark on his work as it did on some other painters of his generation. Since then his art has exhibited an innate lyricism and a sense of nostalgia for a lost world. He graduated from the Government College of Art and Craft, Calcutta in 1956. In the following year, he was appointed by the Archaeological Survey of India to create replicas of Ajanta murals. Seven years later, Haloi returned to Calcutta. From 1963 until his retirement, he taught at the Government College of Art and Crafts. He has been a Member of The Society of Contemporary Artists, Calcutta since 1971.
He has participated in several group exhibitions in India, Documenta 14 at Athens & Kassel, Greece/Germany; Architecture of Life, at Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archives at BAM/PFA, Berkeley, California; 8th Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art, Berlin; A Special Arrow Was Shot in the Neck, David Roberts Art Foundation, London; and over the edge, crossing the line five artists from Bengal at KNMA, Delhi. He is represented by Akar Prakar Kolkata & New Delhi. He has had various solo exhibitions in Kolkata, Delhi, Mumbai, Dhaka, and New York including Re-citations: rhymes, about land, water and sky six decades of painting at Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Kolkata with KNMA, 2024; Re-citing Land at The Jehangir Nicholson Art Foundation, Mumbai in collaboration with KNMA, Delhi 2022; The Architectonics of Form at Akar Prakar Kolkata and New Delhi in 2022, Form & Play at Asia Week New York in 2020 to name a few.
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