Andakulova Gallery and Indian Master Painters host Silajit Ghosh’s artworks

Andakulova Gallery, DIFC, has announced its upcoming exhibition, Abstract Reality, a solo showcase by distinguished Indian painter Silajit Ghosh (Dec. 5 – Jan. 10, 2026). It is presented in collaboration with Indian Master Painters. Born in 1959 in Kolkata, West Bengal, India, Silajit Ghosh is known for his deeply spiritual and sensory approach to painting. A lifelong lover of poetry and music, he integrates rhythm, emotional harmony and exuberant celebration, into his works. His paintings are known for their melodious movement and vibrant colours, radiating a spiritual energy that resonates profoundly with viewers.

For over forty-five years, he has followed an intense daily routine rooted in yogic discipline, practising hatha yoga, pranayama, breathwork, and spending time with Nature, from 4 am to 10 am. It is this commitment that has transformed him into a powerhouse of focus, intuition, and creativity. His artistic process is akin to a meditative trance, where every stroke reflects a deep, divine connection. Abstract Reality encapsulates Silajit Ghosh’s approach to art — moving beyond representation to embrace the emotional, intuitive, and spiritual layers of existence. With flowing lines, textured markings and powerful colour harmonies, the exhibition invites viewers to experience a journey of inner resonance and cosmic connection.

Highlights of the works include a departure from literal imagery; the exploration of essence over representation; emotional storytelling through colour and movement; and a profound sense of positivity, rhythm, and spiritual energy. Through bold forms and reflective compositions, Silajit’s work invites contemplation and conversation. His paintings investigate the essence of reality rather than its literal representation. His dynamic use of colour — from powerful blacks reminiscent of Vantablack to lyrical reds symbolising love and energy and to blues conveying serenity and depth — evoke emotions through visual depictions. His creations are like waves, each with its own rhythm and spiritual undertone, exuding vitality, positivity, and a profound sense of harmony. Vantablack is a material made of carbon that absorbs nearly all of visible light, making it the blackest man-made substance.

Composition titled Black & Red.

Silajit has received numerous awards and honourable mentions from esteemed institutions such as West Bengal State Fine Art Council; Birla Academy of Art and Culture; and Lalit Kala Academy. His solo exhibitions have been reviewed in major Indian publications including Art India, Desh, Anandabazar Patrika, The Telegraph, Times of India, The Economic Times and The Statesman, among others. His works are also represented in important collections in India and internationally, including Agora Gallery (New York), Saatchi Art and Artsy.

“Though basically his paintings are abstract, hints of familiar nature comes out through combination of fiery and sun-drenched complementary and contrasting hues,” says Arun Ghose in Desh. “Silajit has a very personal and penetrating style. The stream of abstract colour explosions created by Henri Matisse, Paul Klee, Wassily Kandinski, Karel Appel, Jean Paul Riopelle, Kasimir Malevich and Gerhard Richter, has been explored by Silajit in his very own inimitable style.” “The works of Silajit Ghosh at a glance,” says Mrinal Ghosh in Anandabazar Patrika, “look abstract and expressionistic, but are not categorically abstract expressionistic. One can almost visualise the reality or the apparently hidden nature that he dismantles block by block and reconstructs in pure pictorial terms.

“There is an internal geometric structure or a skeleton over which the blocks are placed back again, after being transformed imaginatively. What emerges is visionary order. His colours, are raw and sun drenched. Each work has one that dominates. Sometimes there are a couple. Then, there are also contrasting and complimenting hues which add to the complication of the composition. So here nothing is as simple as it seems at first. There are emotional and even irrational elements present in every work, with a very close-knit interplay between them. The tremendous urges of all these elements, to get expressed onto the canvas simultaneously, are kept under control by the calculated logic of harmonic visual structure. His works are complex process of becoming, rather than a simple and gradual organic growth.”

Silajit Ghosh

Founded in 1995 as Eye Within Art by art connoisseur Goutam Das, Indian Master Painters has been a pioneering platform in the promotion and online representation of Indian fine arts. Das, who is also an avid art collector, formed the organisation following his passion for collection and marketing the fine arts of India. Indian Master Painters website, the first online portal of Eye Within Art, was launched in 1999. It was one of the earliest online art portals in India and Indian Master Painters became one of the leaders in digital art marketing.

Over the past 25 years — Indian Master Painters observed its 25th anniversary in 2024 — the organisation has hosted numerous exhibitions, art camps and collaborations, both in India and abroad. Indian Master Painters is the official digital partner to many senior Indian painters and manages multiple artist websites. The exhibition at Andakulova Gallery invites the audience to pause, breathe and reconnect with the deeper harmony of the world — something increasingly missed and yet is vital to contemporary times. Andakulova Gallery was founded by Natalya Andakulova. Among the gallery’s goals is to cultivate a dialogue between Central Asia and the Middle East by re-introducing the art of the ‘Stans’ (Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikstan, Turkmenistan and Kyrgyzstan) to the artistic hub of Dubai. The gallery does this by building academic and professional ties between artists, writers, art specialists, and collectors.