Paresh Maity Indian, b. 1965
Whispers on the Riverside , 2010
Water colour on paper
20'' x 12''
51cm x 30.50cm
51cm x 30.50cm
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The busy waterways of Banaras bustle with visitors and pilgrims by day, but at night the boats are home to boatmen who keep vigil over the waterfront as they go...
The busy waterways of Banaras bustle with visitors and pilgrims by day, but at night the boats are home to boatmen who keep vigil over the waterfront as they go about their tasks—cleaning their vessels, sharing a meal, exchanging conversations, or singing a soulful song. Paresh Maity’s watercolours attest to his mastery over the medium, but here he uses daubs of additive paints to the layered transparency that adds to the haunting quality of this moonlit landscape.
-Kishor SIngh, writer/critic