Chowdhury was born in Ulpur, East Bengal (now Bangladesh) into a Zamindari family, and graduated from the Government College of Art and Craft, Kolkata, in 1956. He later studied under the sculptors Prodosh Dasgupta and Sankho Chaudhuri at the M.S. University, Baroda. Between 1960 and 1962, he served as the Head of the Department of Sculpture at the Indian Art College, Kolkata. He spent most of his professional life at Kala Bhavana, Visva Bharati at Santiniketan. He joined the Kala Bhavana faculty in 1969 and remained there until his retirement in 1997.
Influenced by Indian sculptors like Prodosh Dasgupta as well as Western greats like Rodin, Roy Chowdhury found his inspiration in Hindustani classical music. Roy Chowdhury's figures included a lot of Indian musicians including Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, Allauddin Khan, Ali Akbar Khan, Mallikarjun Mansur, Siddheswari Devi, etc. As he admitted, music was always one of his most significant inspirations, "I feel that the abstraction of music can be expressed only through another abstract art form…Music moves me, and its reaction in my subconscious drives my creative activity…On a very personal level, I seek a visual form of music – visual music or the ‘sculpturliness’ of music. I have tried to achieve that in my work. His works, while pictorial are also largely abstract in their style – perhaps a result of his travels to the Academia de Belle Arti, Florence, in 1962, where he met Giacometti and Henry Moore in person, who along with Sankho Chaudhuri had an undeniable impact on his style. His sculptures feature a unique mix of the academic realism of the East and the more innovative cubism and abstraction of the West.
Roy Chowdhury has won several awards including the Gagan-Abani Puraskar from Visva Bharati University, Santiniketan, in 2004, and the Abanindra Puraskar from the Government of West Bengal in 2005. Over the years he has exhibited his works at several group and solo shows, the latest of which was a retrospective entitled Sensibility Objectified: The Sculptures of Sarbari Roy Choudhury held in May 2009 in New Delhi. A book, Sensibility Objectified: The Sculptures of Sarbari Roy Choudhury, by historian R. Siva Kumar, was also released.
Roy Chowdhury is survived by his wife Ajanta Roy Chowdhury and two sons, Sougata and Sourav. The younger son, Saurav Roy Chowdhury followed his father's path and become a sculptor,[3] while his elder son Sougata Roy Chowdhury is a practitioner of Hindustani classical music and plays Sarod.[4]
Referencesedit
^Kay, E. (1976). International who's who in art and antiques. Melrose Press. ISBN9780900332371. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
^"Bruised, Battered and Bolstered". ArtAsiaPacific. May–June 2012. pp. 51–52. ProQuest 1330852770. on February 21, modern Indian sculptor Sarbari Roy Choudhury ... passed away at the age of 79 in Kolkata.
^. The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 19 May 2006.
^"Sougata Roy Chowdhury - Indian Classical Sarod Concert". art Base.
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January 01, 1970
sarbari, choudhury, sarbari, chowdhury, january, 1933, february, 2012, indian, artist, sarbari, chowdhuryborn, 1933, january, 1933ulpur, british, india, died21, february, 2012, 2012, aged, kolkata, west, bengal, india, nationalityindianknown, forartistspouseaj. Sarbari Roy Chowdhury 21 January 1933 21 February 2012 was an Indian artist Sarbari Roy ChowdhuryBorn 1933 01 21 21 January 1933Ulpur British India 1 Died21 February 2012 2012 02 21 aged 79 Kolkata West Bengal India 2 NationalityIndianKnown forArtistSpouseAjanta DebiChildrenSougata RoychowdhurySourav RoychowdhuryBiography editChowdhury was born in Ulpur East Bengal now Bangladesh into a Zamindari family and graduated from the Government College of Art and Craft Kolkata in 1956 He later studied under the sculptors Prodosh Dasgupta and Sankho Chaudhuri at the M S University Baroda Between 1960 and 1962 he served as the Head of the Department of Sculpture at the Indian Art College Kolkata He spent most of his professional life at Kala Bhavana Visva Bharati at Santiniketan He joined the Kala Bhavana faculty in 1969 and remained there until his retirement in 1997 Influenced by Indian sculptors like Prodosh Dasgupta as well as Western greats like Rodin Roy Chowdhury found his inspiration in Hindustani classical music Roy Chowdhury s figures included a lot of Indian musicians including Bade Ghulam Ali Khan Allauddin Khan Ali Akbar Khan Mallikarjun Mansur Siddheswari Devi etc As he admitted music was always one of his most significant inspirations I feel that the abstraction of music can be expressed only through another abstract art form Music moves me and its reaction in my subconscious drives my creative activity On a very personal level I seek a visual form of music visual music or the sculpturliness of music I have tried to achieve that in my work His works while pictorial are also largely abstract in their style perhaps a result of his travels to the Academia de Belle Arti Florence in 1962 where he met Giacometti and Henry Moore in person who along with Sankho Chaudhuri had an undeniable impact on his style His sculptures feature a unique mix of the academic realism of the East and the more innovative cubism and abstraction of the West Roy Chowdhury has won several awards including the Gagan Abani Puraskar from Visva Bharati University Santiniketan in 2004 and the Abanindra Puraskar from the Government of West Bengal in 2005 Over the years he has exhibited his works at several group and solo shows the latest of which was a retrospective entitled Sensibility Objectified The Sculptures of Sarbari Roy Choudhury held in May 2009 in New Delhi A book Sensibility Objectified The Sculptures of Sarbari Roy Choudhury by historian R Siva Kumar was also released Roy Chowdhury is survived by his wife Ajanta Roy Chowdhury and two sons Sougata and Sourav The younger son Saurav Roy Chowdhury followed his father s path and become a sculptor 3 while his elder son Sougata Roy Chowdhury is a practitioner of Hindustani classical music and plays Sarod 4 References edit Kay E 1976 International who s who in art and antiques Melrose Press ISBN 9780900332371 Retrieved 21 April 2015 Bruised Battered and Bolstered ArtAsiaPacific May June 2012 pp 51 52 ProQuest 1330852770 on February 21 modern Indian sculptor Sarbari Roy Choudhury passed away at the age of 79 in Kolkata Merging music and sculpture The Telegraph Archived from the original on 19 May 2006 Sougata Roy Chowdhury Indian Classical Sarod Concert art Base External links edithttp www thedailystar net story php nid 94864 A Concise Chronicle of Bengal s Modern Sculpture artnewsnviews com Archived from the original on 20 December 2010 Retrieved 21 April 2015 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint unfit URL link Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sarbari Roy Choudhury amp oldid 1199712327, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
