About Amar Singha
Amar Singha grew up in a noble family in North Bengal. As a child, he found comfort in drawing with colored pencils and crayons, which helped him cope with the loneliness that often came with his privileged upbringing. His fascination with the royalty around him sparked a desire to explore deeper truths and joys through his art. After attending the Academy of Creative Art in Kolkata, Singha experienced a profound loss when his father passed away during his final year of school. This event prompted him to embark on a spiritual journey and search for meaning in life and death. Singha spent 16 years in seclusion, listening for whispers of truth, and emerged as an artist who translates the untranslatable through his paintings. He now works from his home studio in Raghunathganj.
Statement
A conversation between ancestral Indian lineages and synthetic cubism allows me to express my emotions expressively. The use of colors demonstrates my sentiment that works to find hidden lofty things we usually ignore. The color itself becomes a subject that whispers for my sensation.
I love to show several emotions that exist in humans in a calming approach inspired by the spiritual realm. It could serve a tranquil vibe inside viewers and refresh their souls, which is my ultimate destination.
Simplifying the composition produces uncluttered spaces that sometimes create a feeling of boundless joy followed by the expression of colors or sometimes inexplicable sensitivity of the subconscious mind. It also brings a calmness that immerses me deeply in the spiritual realm, followed by the past spiritual experience that makes sense of my creative spirit. A subtle emotional approach transforms my form into an abstraction that is steadily expressed by line drawing. Drawing is a pivotal factor in my painting that helps viewers discern the insides despite the abstract approach of my artwork.
Amorphous brush strokes with acrylic paint create a little texture, but finally, it produces a calming smoothness that I enjoy. I then start drawing lines to make the details. Seeing how the object is revealed under several abstract shapes in the painting cheers me.
With guidance from an unbroken lineage of ancestors – the master painters of India – I pick up transmissions that my brushes aspire to translate into the present.
I love to show several emotions that exist in humans in a calming approach inspired by the spiritual realm. It could serve a tranquil vibe inside viewers and refresh their souls, which is my ultimate destination. It will thus whisper to those diverted souls to rediscover the peace inside them and inspire them to take the flavor of this beautiful life and, of course, this world once again.
[**The biography of Amar singha were composed by an art collector based on an interview with the artist. The USA-based art collector is also a poet and musician working at California university and obtained paintings of Amar Singha in her collection.**]
Awards and achievements
Received the Platinum Award from Kalaratnam Foundation, Utter Pradesh.
Received the Gold Medal from Creative Art Affairs, Mumbai for outstanding art.
Top Indian Painter (acrylic medium) Award granted by Art Mania Foundation Ajmer, (India)
National Excellence Award granted by Srijanshil from Odisha, (India)
Granted National Award of the Best Artist by Creative Art Affairs, Mumbai (India)
Featured and Recognized by Saatchi Art (USA)
Featured by - Artsy Shark (USA), BlueBee Magazine (London), Viswagatha Magazine (India), LST Gallery (USA), Indian Art Idea (India). International Contemporary Artists (ICA-USA)
Recognized by Google Art & Culture/ Google Book.
Global Brand Ambassador of the Art-world appointed by Artdex (New York).
Author of the art books - 1. Ajanta Cave Painting, From The Approach of an Artist.
2. The Inside of Indian Sculpture.
Author of the Painter's Blog [Awarded as the world's Top Indian Art Blog out of 15]
Award of Outstanding Art. [Arte Mundial En México. Mexico]
Special Recognition Award. [LST Gallery, Florida, USA]
Honorable Mention Award. [IVAC, New York]
Award of Excellence. [Artavita, Los Angeles]
Listed artist of Global Art Directory [London]
Best Artist of 2014 [International contemporary artists]
Honorary Lifetime Member of World Citizen Artist for the contribution to rescue the children of Gua, Africa.