Master of Fine Arts, Leading Painter, Artist from India Asit Patnaik's Gallery of Paintings

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ASIAN ART NEWS(HONGKONG) APRIL -2003

Feeling ia an appropriate title for Pantnaik’s paintings. As he is clearly captivated by male female relationship.

The seductive look on the women’s face is enhanced faster by the use of dramatic red colour that endows the work with strong stiming emotions. The texture of the painting adds certaon mystery as well as visual harmony. As Patnaik explores the human psyche through his adapt handling of his medium. His brush strokes create a buoyancy that is both striquingly mature & visually rewarding deceptive simplicity of his lines adds to the sensuality of the robust figures.

Patnaik handles his couple with sensuality which makes the different moods & energies of the couple compelling & infectious. Although there is so much happening in each paintings Patnaik is never diverted from the central theme of relationship.

WOMEN’S ERA NOVEMER 2002

Asit Kumar Patnaik is a well known artist who has made a name for himself within a span of 8 years. Recipient of gold medal from Banaras Hindu University in 1995, has worked on many facets of human relationships like ‘women in society, child “labour”& relation”. The bold strokes of vibrant colours are an effort to experiment in texture, light &shades. Texture is the main attraction of Asit Patnaik’s paintings which tends an area of mystery as well as visual harmony.

In harmony with art

At the 10th annual Harmony show hosted by Tina Ambani at World Trade Centre in Mumbai recently, the youngest participant in the ‘emerging artists’ section was Asit Kumar Patnaik from Orissa. At New Delhi-based painter, Asit’s works received rave reviews during and after the exhibition.

Asit has come a long way since he bagged the god medal in 1991 National Youth Festival followed by another gold medal for being a topper in Benaras Hindu University in 1995.

“I loved watching and emulating the artists who designed the clay models of different deities in Cuttack, where I had my schooting, during fairs and festivals. And my father encouraged me a lot to continue my experiments with terracotta,” recollects Asit. “Although I was not sure of making a career in painting, I knew I would have a life time affair with art,” he added.

The budding artist lost his father, his greatest source of support and inspiration , long before the lost his greatest source of support and inspiration, long before he could plan to join the premiere Government College Of Art and Crafts at Khalikore.

“My Uncles supported me to the continue in my endeavours and the aesthetic environment of Khallikote College shaped my dreams” acknowledgement the arts who has participated in 24 national level exhibitions during his decade-old career sharing space with luminaries like MF Hussian, Satish Gujral, Anjolii Ela Menon and Paresh Maitry.

While Khallikote laid the foundation for Asit. Benaras helped him widen his artistic vision. “Here I was exposed to the rich and varied artistic traditions of India.