The Art of S. Pranam Singh
Artist S. Pranam Singh was born in 1958 in Manipur. He studied painting at the Government College of Art and Crafts, Kolkata, where he was a student of Vikas Bhattacharya, a renowned artist. He also obtained his MFA from Kala Bhavan, Shantiniketan, a renowned institution founded by Rabindranath Tagore.
Pranam has received several honors and awards for his paintings, such as the Senior Fellowship in Painting by the Department of Culture and the Birla Academy of Art and Culture in Kolkata. He has held several solo exhibitions at prestigious venues such as the Jehangir Art Gallery in Mumbai, the Chinese Academy of Arts in China and various cities in India including New Delhi, Kolkata and Varanasi. His works have also been shown in group shows in Germany, Dubai, Kathmandu. and other cosmopolitan cities.
Pranam’s paintings reflect his artistic skills through the use of lines and colors. His figurative paintings and drawings convey a sense of inner and outer reality, transporting the viewer into a different realm. While his work typically features a vibrant color palette, he also incorporates subdued tones and subdued color fields. His paintings reflect his inner journey, life experiences and exploration in pictorial space. His rich renderings and expressive use of hues and lines create a visually captivating experience for viewers.
Indian Beauty
Pranam Singh is a contemporary Indian artist who specialises in painting portraits and figures of Indian women in various settings and moods. His style is realistic and expressive, depicting the beauty, grace, and emotions of the subjects depicted. He plays with colors and creates different eye-catching contrasting combinations to create a sense of depth and drama in his paintings. Some famous examples of Pranam Singh’s artwork style and details are:
The Red Sari
Red Sari is one of his paintings that shows his mastery of color and form. The painting depicts a woman wearing a red headscarf and red robe holding the headscarf in her hands. His face is blurred out, creating a sense of mystery and intrigue. The red color dominates the painting, creating a contrast with the darker background. The painting is signed by the artist in the lower right corner. This painting is a wonderful example of Pranam Singh’s artistic vision and style. It conveys a sense of beauty, elegance, and grace. The woman in the painting seems to be lost in her own thoughts, oblivious to the gaze of the viewer. The painting invites us to wonder about her story, her identity, and her feelings.
The Blue Sari
The blue sari is a beautiful metaphor for the woman’s emotions and her connection to the sky. Her eyes are fixed on the distance. She waits for a sign, a glimpse, a clue of the one who holds her heart so true. She wraps herself, in the blue sari She hopes it will bring, some solace to her She knows it is his, favorite color She wears it as a reminder, of their love so pure.
The Green Sari
It depicts a woman in a green sari, a traditional garment worn by Indian women. She is looking at the audience with a calm and confident expression. Her saree is draped over her body and has black and white patterns on it. The green color of the saree matches the warm color of her skin and hair. The background is a plain white wall which gives a feeling of spaciousness and simplicity. He is inspired by the beauty and diversity of Indian culture and the beauty and grace of Indian women.
The subsistence of society is exclusively depending upon the feminine facet, in which, the imagination of the endurance of all human beings is inconceivable. The status and connotation of womanhood can be defined appropriately through visual art. S. Pranam Singh has managed to represent women in the socio-culture pretext and is strongly connected with the taste and demands of the feminine ideology.
-Ankit Sharma