Bharat Sikka
Space in Between
December 1 - 29, 2007
Kolkata
Bharat Sikka: "Space in between"
December 1st to 29th, 2007
Bose Pacia Kolkata is proud to present a solo exhibition of color photographs by Bharat Sikka.
Born in 1973 in Karnataka, the photographer is now based in New Delhi.
Bharat Sikka moved from India to New York in the late 1990s to pursue his career in photography and to study at Parsons School of Design. He earned his BFA in photography and since then his work has been published in magazines such as ID, Marie Claire, Vogue India, Time, Wallpaper and Details. He has been commissioned to shoot advertising campaigns for both Air France and Hyundai.
In addition to his commercial assignments, Sikka pursues subjects of his own choosing. "Space in between" concentrates on his landscape work shot in India, highlighting the changes taking place in the country today as well as the timeless beauty of its varied terrain. Primarily urban landscapes, Sikka's vision is boldly formalist and eschews the colorful clichés of tourist India. The prints are large scale and in their subtle color palettes and balanced compositions seem more akin to painting than photography.
Selected Exhibitions:
• 2003 Solo show at Artists Place in NYC: "INDIAN MEN"
• 2005 "INDIAN MEN" at the Valerie Cueto Gallery in Paris
• 2006 "MAHARAJAS" at the Espace Louis Vuitton in Paris
• 2006 "BOMBAYERS DE LILLE" at LILLE 3000, France
• 2007 "SPACE IN BETWEEN" at Le festival des rencontres d'Arles, France
• 2007 Primo Marella Gallery, Milan
Bose Pacia Kolkata is a partnership between two galleries: Bose Pacia in New York (est. 1994) and Nature Morte in New Delhi (est. 1997). The gallery is open everyday from 11 to 7 and closed on Mondays. For more information and press photographs, please contact Bhavana Agnihotri at 98307-61742.