Amit Dutt (painter)

Amit Dutt is an Indian painter from New Delhi,[1] his paintings depict diverse facets of human nature and the social interdependence of man through multiple ties. He has done several national and international exhibitions in both solo and group format.[2] His paintings are in collection of many art collectors in Indian and abroad, including Rashtrapati Niwas Shimla and National Gallery of Modern Art.[3][1]

Amit Dutt
NationalityIndian
EducationDiploma in Fine Arts
Alma materShilpa Bharti Institute of Fine Arts and Crafts
OccupationPainter
Known forSutra, Mukhaute, Dayre, Serenity, Tranquility, Inner Journey
AwardsLalit Kala Akademi
Sahitya Kala Parishad
Websiteartsutra.net

He has received many awards for his notable work including Lalit Kala Akademi Award, the highest award honoured by the Government of India for visual arts,[4] and Sahitya Kala Academy Award.[5][6]

Career

Amit has completed 5 years Diploma in Fine Arts from Shilpa Bharti Institute of Fine Art, New Delhi.[1] A course in carpet designing led him to Art School. He is a contemporary artist whose most of the works are in acrylic and mixed medium on canvas and paper in the modern art category.[7][5]

He has participated in many solo and group shows inside and outside the country.[2][6] His recent international exhibition Identity was organized by Arth International and KL City Art gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in 2020.[3]

Amit has also conceptualized an app with the name ArtSutra that helps the viewer to see the artwork on their phone including the crafting of their favorite artwork. The app is available both on android and iOS operating systems.[8]

Solo exhibitions (selected)
  • 2017: ‘Lakeeren’ at Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhawan, New Delhi[7]
  • 2016: ‘Serenity’ at Art Sutra, New Delhi[9][10]
  • 2014: ‘Art Sutra’ at Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhawan, New Delhi[7]
  • 2013: ‘Art Sutra’ at Gallery Pioneer, New Delhi[11][12]
  • 2012: ‘Tranquility’ at Gallery Pioneer, New Delhi[12]

International exhibitions (selected)
  • 2020: ‘Identity’ organised by Arth International and KL City Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (Virtual mode)[3]
  • 2017: ‘Indian Contemporaries’ in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia[13][14]

Awards and honours

2017: National Academy Award in the 59th National Exhibition of Art[4][15]

2005:[3][12]

2004: Camel All India Art Teachers' Award[3]

1998: Scholarship by ‘Times Eye Research Foundation’[3]

1991: Sahitya Kala Parishad Award in 7th Yuva Mahotsav (Youth Festival)[3]

Books
  • Dutt, Amit (1 January 2016). Khayalon Ke Parinde. India: SHILALEKH. p. 112. ISBN 978-8173293887.

References
  1. "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - NCR stories". The Tribune. 26 December 2003. Retrieved 2022-03-16.
  2. Gurung, Naureen (22 April 2019). "Chitkara University's 'National Level Art Festival' unites art lovers and artists". Careers360. Retrieved 2022-03-16.
  3. "Amit Dutt" (PDF). klcityartgallery.com.
  4. Popli, Bhumika (2018-01-20). "This group of contemporary artists will shape our cultural currents in the future". The Sunday Guardian. Retrieved 2022-03-16.
  5. "Cause and Effect". The Indian Express. 2018-09-16. Retrieved 2022-03-16.
  6. Behal, Arsh (14 September 2018). "Visual treat for Tricity's artistic minds | Chandigarh News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2022-03-16.
  7. Tripathy, Nandini D. (2013-11-27). "A 'sutra' of expression". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2022-03-16.
  8. "Technology conjoined with colours through Art Sutra". The Hans India. 2016-06-22. Retrieved 2022-03-19.
  9. "Lexicon art by Lexicon Collection". issuu. Retrieved 2022-03-19.
  10. "Serenity". Pressreader. Retrieved 2022-03-19.
  11. Singh, Ayesha (17 November 2013). "Unshackled expressions of a free mind". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2022-03-16.
  12. "Artist Amit Dutt". Better Interiors. 2016-09-02. Retrieved 2022-03-16.
  13. Popli, Bhumika (16 December 2017). "Towards a new beginning: Styles and subjects in contemporary Indian art". The Sunday Guardian.
  14. "Indian Contemporaries/ Индийские современники". Garage Museum of Contemporary Art. Retrieved 2022-04-02.
  15. "Lalit Kala Akademi hosts 59th National Exhibition of Art". Millennium Post. 2018-01-23. Retrieved 2022-03-19.
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