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Rabin
Mondal
JUNE - JULY | 2020
b1929
d2019
The son of a mechanical
draughtsman, Mondal took
to drawing and painting
at the age of twelve
when he injured his knee
and was confined to bed.
Mondal’s figuration derives
from a growing abhorrence
towards mankind’s moral decay
in all spheres of life.
The cubo-futuristic
angularities of forms within
the pictorial space arranged
around them evolved into a
series of paintings depicting
highly distinct human figures
that struggle to live a
hero’s life in a mocking but
tragic world.
Mondal’s art is typically
known for its inspiration
from primitive and tribal art
and for its potent
simplifications and raw
energy. Beginning his career
as an art teacher, with a
stint as an art director in
films, Mondal was a founder
member of Calcutta Painters
in 1964, and from 1979-83, a
general council member of the
Lalit Kala Akademi.
Education
- 1959 Completed his Art
Appreciation Course,
Ashutosh Museum, Kolkata
University, Kolkata.
- 1956-58 Attended Evening
Classes, Indian College of
Art and Draughtmanship,
Kolkata.
- 1952 Bachelor of Commerce,
Vidyasagar College, Kolkata
University, Kolkata.
King
Ink on Paper
16 x 11 inches
2008
Head
Mixed Media
on Paper
17 x 11 inches
2015
Head
Mixed Media
on Paper
17 x 10 inches
2014
Head
Mixed Media
on Paper
16 x 13 inches
Head
Acrylic on
Board
10 x 13 inches
2016
Head
Oil on Board
10 x 13 inches
2015
Lady
Acrylic on
Board
10.6 x 13.8
inches
2016
Torso
Mixed Media on Paper
24 x 19 inches
2011
Head
Mixed Media
on Paper
11.2 x 13.4
inches
Untitled
Mixed Media on Paper
22 x 15 inches
Untitled
Acrylic on
Board
7.5 x 11.5
inches
2008
Face
Watercolour
on Paper
11 x 16 inches
2011
Untitled
Figurative
Acrylic on
Paper
15 x 22 inches
2011
Untitled
Figurative
Acrylic on
Paper
16 x 23 inches
2008
Untitled
Figurative
Ink on Paper
16 x 14 inches
2011
Women | Figurative
Ink on Board
12 x 12 inches
2006
Composition 13
Figurative
Ink on Paper
9 x 8 inches
1985
Lover
Ink on Paper
11 x 9 inches
1985
King
Acrylic
on
Canvas
30 x 36
inches
Untitled
Acrylic
on
Canvas
42 x 36
inches
Couple
Acrylic
on
Canvas
42 x 36
inches
2017
Untitled
Acrylic
on
Canvas
42 x 36
inches
2016
Diety Acrylic
on Canvas
12 x 18 inches
Untitled
Acrylic on
Canvas
44 x 60 inches
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