| TRAILBLAZER | Soumyadeep Roy | |
| DREAMSPINNERS | Vasundhara Srinivas Sasank IVS |
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| MASTERCRAFTERS | Ankan Karmakar Dipshikha Biswas Sayak Ghosal Rajesh Barman Soumitra Das Koushiki Gupta Mansi Gupta Arnab Nag Akash Dey
Souvick Bhadra |
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| BUDDINGWEAVERS | Debaritra Kundu Rajnarayan Samanta Sinchan Biswas |
TRAILBLAZER AWArd
A drop or Two by Soumyadeep Roy
The artist’s intent is crystal clear. Every shape has been built for a reason.The negative space anchors the subject. One of the most striking pieces I have seen lately. Colour contrast and detailed painting plus choice of objects creates strong imagination of “fragile contemplation”-Jury
DREAMSPINNER AWARD
Anxiety by Vasundhara Srinivas
Could not depict anxiety better! Great use of the digital medium. It feels very analogue in it’s execution. Artist has the right taste for narrative and composition. Instantly eye-catching and evocative. Very good application of skill. A novel idea. -Jury
Self Discovery by Vasundhara Srinivas
[Mastercrafter Award category]
Another great representation of digital work. The digital elements are not as well integrated as the “Anxiety” piece but this one stands strong. Well composed and executed, though appears to be more of an illustration than a painting. A really likeable idea! When you reach peaks of yours and stand in the “Zone”. Impossible is just impossible! -Jury
Ocean of Light by Sasank IVS
Strong graphic representation of a very delicate narrative. Fresh new take on a very familiar celestial body. Though the visual is not very conveying-Jury
MASTERCRAFTER AWARD
Untitled by Ankan Karmakar
Unleashing water colour and let it flow over the free thoughts! Colour contrast and technique are wonderful. Good treatment. Skilful execution of a pleasing composition. Very promising.-Jury
LUST BY Sayak Ghosal
Great work on skin tones and materials. Promising-Jury
Hot Tea by Dipshikha Biswas
It is hard to imply heated coals in paint but this piece does so and furthermore implies the dim moments of an Indian dusk. Good treatment and composition. Very compact. Innovative choice of subject.-Jury
My Cycle by Soumitra Das
There is something incredibly precise in this representation of the bicycle. Not only does it use the best lines and shapes to bring the bicycle to life but it goes further to evoke a narrow alley tucked away in the heart of an Indian city. Pleasing – good skill and composition. Bears the characteristic freshness of intelligent use of water color-Jury
Portrait Study by Rajesh Barman
Incredible attention to detail creates this haunting portrait. One can read the chapters of personal life written in every wrinkle. Great technical work with a pen. A very good study. Very good technique, and choice of subject. Happiness on the face is beyond material world.-Jury
Old Tractor by Rajesh Barman
[Mastercrafter Award Category]
Very inspired still life. Great job finding the resting place of this forlorn tractor. Very good skill. Fresh treatment and good drawing and colour scheme. . –Jury
Untitled by Koushiki Gupta
Good composition and painting. Reflects sincerity and love for traditional Indian art forms. -Jury
Radha Krishna by Mansi Gupta
Good reproduction of common Indian art form-Jury
A Seated Woman by Arnab Nag
Remarkable understanding of anatomy and posture. It conveys subtlety even with it’s broad strokes. Excellent technique! Remarkable choice of mood and subject. Good skilful study. Realistic job. -Jury
Sorrow by Akash Day
Not sure if the artist intended the eyes of this woman to be hollow but it is a subtle touch that transforms the piece. Haunting and poignant. Skilful but appears to be reproduction of a photograph-Jury
Vintage Reflection by Souvick Bhadra
This artist has a personal signature. Scenes of nostalgia crafted into ethereal surrealism. Apart from technique that are outstanding, the reflections bring motion to still life. Very skilful but too detailed. Keep pushing the work and subjects.-JURY
“UNTITLED” by Souvick Bhadra
[ Mastercrafter Award Category]
Drawn in shades of graphite this piece lives in a realm between real and surreal. I can see the real staged scene used for reference but the artist’s execution elevates atmosphere in graphite haze. Incredibly meticulous representation as well as a wonderful montage of nostalgia-JURY
BUDDINGWEAVER AWARD
A Village Woman by Debaritra Kundu
Simple, fluid and gestural. This captures life in a very few lines. -Jury
Rabindranath Tagore by Sinchan Biswas
Great exercise in mark making. Succinct structures created by rivers of ink.-Jury
UNTITLED by Rajnarayan Samanta
Wonderfully executed still life in watercolor. The dappled shadows and the lost edges are indeed lovable. Very fresh water colour. The drawing perspective is very good.-Jury
