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Deep Jyoti Kalita
Deepjyoti Kalita was born in 1983 in Assam He graduated in the year 2008 from the Faculty of Fine Arts, Baroda and then pursued his Master’s in Sculpture from the same university, graduating in 2010 His debut solo exhibition titled ‘Amour Fou’ was held at Latitude 28 in 2014 Right from his first exhibition, he caught everyone’s attention The show dealt with modern day relationships and the expression of love in contemporary times The exhibition left a haunting effect on the viewers who were suddenly made to face the harsh reality of their time Another theme that inspires Deepjyoti is the cultural and visual diversity he witnesses because of his shift from Assam to Baroda He is also greatly concerned with the capitalist world that we live in that has caused us to increasingly grow numb to the suffering of others His occupation with such grave subjects is felt in his work, which serves as a mirror to society In 2011, he was part of a major group exhibition titled ‘Collective Metamorphosis’ held at Nature Morte He has already been the recipient of many awards like the Jayram Patel award in 2007 and the Emerging Artist Award by Sarjan Art Gallery in 2010 He was also honoured with the Shanku Chaudhary Award for the year 2005-06 and Mahendra Pandya Award for the year 2006-07 The artist currently lives and works in Baroda
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