When he started his journey as an artist, he hadn't imagined he would continue working as one for long. Artist Sakti Burman's introduction to art happened in 1956 when his father sent him to an art school in Paris. However six decades later, not only has he stuck to this field but also continued experimenting with art to become the biggest icon in the field of art.
Now this France-based Indian artist is showcasing his artistic journey by hosting a retrospective show at Art Alive Gallery in New Delhi. The exhibition titled 'Hidden Gardens' is a collection of 30 of his paintings created over a period of 60 years.
Highlighting what's in store for art lovers, Burman says, "The show features my old and new works. The earliest work is from 1958. Though I used to make sketches at that time, I refrained from featuring them in this show. All the featured artworks are oil on canvas and a few of them include fresco," he says.
Out of the 30 paintings, four of them are from 1950s, 10 from 1960s, four from 1980s and the rest from the latest collection that he created last year. In the 1980s, the artist used to work with a different material wherein, he added oil on top of the water. "This gave the paintings a structure like wall paintings to give fresco. It added a monumental value to the painting," clarifies Burman.
Speaking of the time he first started painting in 1958, he says, that painting was not that popular, unlike the current days. "Paintings and artists were there but people were not buying paintings and organisations rarely purchased them. Individually, the interest towards art was very limited then," he says.