| Medium | : | Ink, Pen |
|---|---|---|
| Height | : | 17 inch / 43.2 cm |
| Width | : | 13.5 inch / 34.3 cm |
| Surface | : | Graph Paper |
| Style | : | Abstract Drawing, Figurative Drawings, Figurative Paintings |
| Dimension | : | W: 34.3 cm × H: 43.2 cm |
| Year | : | 1970 |
An expressive pen-and-ink artwork on graph paper featuring abstract forms, handwritten notes, and energetic linework. Layered with movement and emotion, the composition feels like a visual journal filled with imagination, spontaneity, and artistic intensity.
Sunil Das | Untitled | Pen & Ink on Graph Paper | 17 x 13.5 inches | 1993
This intriguing pen-and-ink artwork on graph paper is a fascinating blend of spontaneity, thought, and experimentation. Filled with layered sketches, handwritten notes, directional arrows, abstract forms, and expressive black ink gestures, the composition feels like an intimate glimpse into the artist’s creative mind at work. Every corner of the piece carries movement and curiosity, making the artwork feel both deeply personal and visually dynamic.
The use of graph paper adds a unique structural contrast to the free-flowing imagery and instinctive linework. Figures, symbols, fragmented shapes, and cryptic annotations appear to drift across the surface like memories, ideas, or unfinished conversations. The bold black forms anchor the composition, while the lighter pencil-like markings create depth and rhythm.
Rather than presenting a fixed narrative, the artwork invites viewers to explore and interpret it freely. It carries the energy of a visual diary — raw, intellectual, emotional, and experimental all at once. The piece beautifully balances chaos and control, making it especially appealing to collectors who appreciate contemporary expressionism, conceptual drawing, and mixed visual language.
Its monochrome palette and unconventional composition give it a strong modern character, ideal for sophisticated interiors, gallery spaces, creative studios, or collectors seeking thought-provoking works with emotional and artistic depth.
Sunil Das is undoubtedly a multi-dimensional artist known for his furiously experimental and enterprising style. Born in 1939 in Calcutta, India, he studied at the Govt College of Art & Craft in Calcutta. On a scholarship from the French Government, he studied at the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris.
The artist has painted across several oeuvres, each one distinctive and to which he brought his singular version. Not confining himself to using brush & pen while painting (even using the palms of his hands or his fingers) his paintings not only express the physical attributes of his subjects but also their associative ones. It was in the course of his travels that he chanced to spend a few months in Spain, where he developed his passion for horses and bulls.
The artist has won many medals and awards, including from the state government and the Lalit Kala Akademi. He has also been a part of juries and art bodies in India, France & Brazil. In 2014, he was conferred with the Padma Shri Award by the Government of India.
The artist passed away in 2015.
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