Biggest Art Award of the Year - Emerging Artist of the Year Award 2013

Bestcollegeart.com is very happy to announce the winner of the biggest art award of the year - ‘The Emerging Artist of the Year 2013 Award' presented by Glenfiddich. On 12^th April, 2013, Bestcollegeart.com brought to the forefront 5 amazing talents of India. The winner of the award is the talent from South India – YUVAN BOTHYSATHUVAR.

The competition was very tough between all the five finalists – Ankush Safaya, Poorvesh Patel, Sumantra Mukherjee, Yuvan Bothysathuvar and Shivanand Shyagoti, but our respected jury took a very wise, unbiased and experienced decision making Yuvan the winner. The jury comprised of Mr Kapil Chopra, Andy Fairgrieve, Peter Nagy, Rajshree Pathy, Art Collector, Rajiv Bhatia, Jiten Thukral & Sumir Tagra, Swapan Seth, Nitin Bhayana and Veer Munshi.

We got amazing reviews about the award announcement function at The Oberoi, Gurgaon, the show and the cocktail evening and some amazing media coverage. Many artworks got sold during the event along with the trailing follow-ups.

Yuvan has now got the exclusive chance of going to Scotland for a 3 months residency, all paid for by Glenfiddich. He is also awarded Rs 10 lacs and is entitled for a solo show in Nature Morte on his return.

Take a look at some exclusive pictures and media coverage from the show

Yuvan Bothysathuvar with Andy Fairgrieve

Mr Kapil Chopra with the jury members

Yuvan Bothysathuvar receiving the cheque and award

Jury members in contemplation

Artist Veer Munshi with Manu Dosaj

Veer Munshi, Swapan Seth and Kapil Chopra

Yuvan Bothysathuvar with Kapil Chopra

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The Audi Art Book

On 14 April 2012, bestcollegeart.com in conjunction with Audi Gurgaon, released their magnetic artbook in the presence of some of the prolific artists like Subodh Gupta, Veer Munshi amongst others. The works of more than 25 very talented upcoming artists were featured in it. Some of the top art collectors also made their presence felt resulting in the sale of more than half of the artworks exhibited. 


The soft copy of the very exclusive Audi Art Book can be viewed at our website www.bestcollegeart.com. Please follow the link 

http://www.bestcollegeart.com/AudiArtBook.pdf

The event was widely covered in reputed newspapers like 'Hindustan Times' and others. Take a look at the very exclusive event and do share your opinion with us.

Outside Audi, Gurgaon

Artist Veer Mushi

Sculpture Artist Atul Bakshi

Artist Subodh Gupta at the event 

Kapil Chopra at the event

Artist Vilas Naik 

Kapil Chopra with Mikey Todd

Rashy Todd with Kapil Chopra, unveiling the artbook !

The event was extremely memorable for the art and the audi world alike !

Everyone who was a part of the event or otherwise, please leave your comments and share your artistic experience with us !

Expressive visual language of Sumantra Mukherjee

Born in Kolkata, Sumantra Mukherjee holds a Bachelor’s degree in Visual Arts. His style of art is very unique. He usually does portraiture with distorted expressions and emotions with a streak of realism. His works are visually very impactful with a very strong ability to convey the masked emotions.

Sumantra has participated in various group exhibitions since 2002 and had his first solo show - CLOUD NINE in 2009. In the last couple of years his works have been exhibited in THE PRESENT IS NOW, curated by Peter Nagy, a Bestcollegeart.com initiative. EXTEND BEYOND curated by Manas Acharya in Studio 21 (initiative of CIMA Art Gallery) Kolkata.

Freedom, 78 x 58 in, Acrylic, oil bar, charcoal on canvas, Rs 1,00,000

This work is titled FREEDOM !

The artwork justifies the title in more than one ways. Firstly, it is just emotions let loose. A work, primary initiated in a stroke of insanity. The expression on the face is relaxed, still the emotions are so strong. Secondly, the numerics 1947 forming their shape through the curvatures of the face cuts are exemplary. 1947 is the year of freedom for all Indians!

Too see 26+1, 27 individual works arranged, 16.5 x 22 in each, Acrylic paint on paper board charcoal

The present body of works is grotesque depiction of faces.
This work titled 26+1 showcases the continually changing face of the society paralleled by desired and the undesired faces alike.

The work assembles the images of women in their vicious best. Surrounding it is the age old Hindu epitome of creation & destruction LORD SHIVA meditating, unaffected by all that is engulfing his calm presence. The pivotal placement of Lord Shiva makes us think as if he is contemplating his surroundings. Symbolically used there as the DEITY blessing women with desired male companions since time immemorial, the Lord here seems ironically undisturbed by the distractions around.

The placement is also characteristic of his unique omnipresent nature. It also highlights his being the ultimate creator and the destroyer. The title finds its meaning in the fact that Lord Shiva (1) leads the world (26) even while being a part of the group (26 + 1).

A critical analysis might render it as being too blatant and almost vulgar in its depiction of Lord Shiva surrounded by the opposite gender.

Shiv Kali, 78 x 108 in, Acrylic, oil bar on canvas

Cloud 9, 58 x 78 in, Acrylic on canvas

So basically, Sumantra's visual language deals with bright imaginaries with an expressionist attitude.

Bestcollegeart.com, being an incubation hotbed of young contemporary talent has successfully sold many phenomenal works of this exceptional artist.

The article is written by Shruti Singh, the manager of Bestcollegeart.com. The thoughts and opinions expressed, entirely belongs to the writer.