Born: 11 June 1937
Died: 12 March 2013
Arguably one of the more enigmatic figures in the Indian art scene, Ganesh Pyne has created his own universe. He was born on June 11, 1937 in Kolkata, West Bengal. One gets the distinct feeling that he is not interested in the immediate moment or the everyday reality that surrounds him. He has often said that he sees a parallel world unfolding itself, “In my mind’s eye, I see things in my own way. I carry my own world within me. And often this world runs parallel to the world of reality in which I live. He carried on with this conquest and established himself as one of the most notable contemporary artists of Bengal School of Art whose dark imageries got him an international fame until he passed away from a heart attack on March 2013.
