Sakti Burman

Born in Calcutta, in 1936, Burman graduated from the Calcutta College of Art and Crafts in 1956. He studied at L’Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux Arts in Paris, visiting Italy frequently and becoming inspired by the frescoes and paintings of the Renaissance period. Over the years, he has had exhibitions in London, Iran, Moscow, Leningrad, Belfast and Yokohama. Sakti Burman’s paintings evoke the look of a weathered fresco, depicting figures in hues that the viewer feels were once vivid, but that are now faded. It transports one into a dream-like world, where the perspective and composition is often that of medieval icons. Burman uses a marbling effect, achieved by blending oils with acrylics, and employs pointillism to apply paint. Engaging lines of grace and beauty, he creates a sense of tranquility in his art. Frozen in time, is an ageless world of elegance and splendor. The artist lives and works in Paris.