Shishir Bhattacharjee

Shishir Bhattacharjee (born 1960)[1] is a Bangladeshi artist. His paintings, critical of the political establishment but always in a satirical fashion, were first seen in the 1980s. His political cartoons appear regularly in daily newspapers in Bangladesh. During the past couple of years, he has produced paintings that appropriate images from Bengali film posters, altered to serve his social and political messages.

This article is about the artist. For the linguist, see Shishir Bhattacharja.

Shishir Bhattacharjee
শিশির ভট্টাচার্য্য
Bhattacharjee in 2011
Born1960 (age 59–60)
NationalityBangladeshi
Alma materUniversity of Dhaka
Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda
OccupationAcademic, cartoonist
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Education

Shishir received a Bachelor of Fine Art from the Institute of Fine Art, Dhaka University, Bangladesh, in 1983. He received his Masters in Painting from the Faculty of Fine Arts, Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda in 1987.[2]

Career

Although one of the most influential artist of his generation, Shishir is best known to a mass audience as a political cartoonist[3] for Bangladeshi largest circulation Bengali-language newspaper Prothom Alo[4] and an Associate Professor of the Faculty of Fine Arts, Dhaka University, Bangladesh. His style as a political caricaturist has now given birth to a new generation of illustrators who follow his style.

He led the influential genre-breaking group of alternative artists "Shomoy" that appeared in the 1980s, and were considered the "third wave" of Bangladesh artists. He was a vociferous and early critic of the Ershad military junta, which frequently placed him at odds with the authorities. His scathing critique of the Jamaat e Islami and 1971 war criminals made him a hated figure for the right-wing forces. Shishir is a major influence on politically motivated Bangladeshi artists.

In 2002, Bhattacharjee released an album of cartoons.[2]

Exhibitions

Shishir Bhattacharjee presented his first solo exhibition in 1994 in Chittagong, Bangladesh, and his second solo in 2000 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. He took part in a group exhibition under the ArtSouthAsia programme in Manchester, England, in 2002. He participated in a group exhibition in Pakistan. A month-long exhibition of Bhattacharjee took place in September 2007 in Japan.[4] He was the only Bangladeshi artist in the 2007 show "System Error: War Is A Force That Gives Us Meaning" at Palazzo Papesse in Siena, co-curated by Bangladeshi artist and writer Naeem Mohaiemen. In March 2008, he had a group Exhibition in New York. In 2008, he had his first Bangladesh solo exhibition in seven years, at Gallery Kaya, one of the newer galleries. In 2013 he had a solo exhibition at Dhaka Art Center.[5]

Teaching Career

Shishir has been teaching at the Institute of Fine Arts since 1989 at the University of Dhaka. As being an educator he has been invited as guest teacher at Slade School of Art in London. Under his teaching several students got reputation nationally and internationally including Firoz Mahmud and few others.

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References
  1. Ali, Author: Atteqa. "Postmodernism: Recent Developments in Art in Pakistan and Bangladesh". The Met's Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
  2. "Cartoon: the Art that Tickles". The Daily Star. 4 June 2003. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
  3. "Shishir Bhattacharjee, A legendary cartoonist beyond comprehension". Nirapad News. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  4. Closeup Japan: Shishir brings the charm of his cartoons to Japan, The Daily Star, 7 September 2007; Retrieved: 2007-09-114
  5. "Shishir Bhattacharjee back in full form". The Daily Star. 22 March 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2018.


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