Devajyoti Ray is an Indian painter and installation artist whose works attained significance
in the post-liberalization phase of the Indian economy. His works have been exhibited internationally and have been acquired by many art academies. Devajyoti Ray is primarily known for his particular genre of work called
Pseudorealism
Pseudorealism, also spelled pseudo-realism, is a term used in a variety of discourses connoting artistic and dramatic techniques, or work of art, film and literature perceived as superficial, ''not-real'', or non-realistic.Eric Loren Smoodin, Ann ...
,
which involves the use of offbeat colours and abstract shapes to arrive at an imagery which looks as comprehensible as real. Devajyoti Ray lives and works in
Delhi
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,
Mumbai
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,
Bangalore
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and
Kolkata
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.
Life
Partly trained under Indian collagist Balraj Panesar, Ray has developed a style of his own which has often been described as Pseudorealism.
It was noted as an original
Indian Art
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form, that has since been written about widely in the art media.
References
Further reading
* ''Indian Journal of Contemporary Art'', First Issue 2009
* ''The Hindu Newspaper'', 8 October 2009, http://www.hindu.com/2009/10/08/stories/2009100855230200.htm
* ''Deccan Herald Newspaper'', 12 October 2009 http://www.deccanherald.com/content/29835/popularising-pseudo-realist-renderings.html
Bengali Hindus
Indian male painters
Living people
21st-century Indian painters
Year of birth missing (living people)
21st-century Indian male artists
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