
ABOUT
Painter and draughtsman who developed a poetic surrealism style and infused his work with Bengali mythology and folklore.He was the subject of the award-winning documentary film "A Painter of Eloquent Silence: Ganesh Pyne" from 1998.He was inspired by the cartoons of Walt Disney.
BEFORE FAMEHis career started with the Kolkata studio of Mandar Mullick in the early 1960s where he worked as a book illustrator and sketch artist for animated films.
PERSONAL LIFEHe and his family were caught up in the Calcutta riots when he was just nine years old. This early trauma greatly influenced his life and art. He grew up listening to his grandmother's folk tales.
FUN FACTSPainter Ganesh Pyne were born on Friday, birthstone is Pearl, the seaon was Spring in the Chinese year of Ox, it is 156 days until Ganesh Pyne next birthday.