Biren De

Biren De studied Arts at the Government College of Arts and Crafts, Kolkata. He graduated in 1949. He was quickly appointed as a lecturer, at the College of Art, New Delhi. His talents earned him a Fulbright Grant and he spent the some part of his life living and working in New York. He has exhibited his paintings all over the world, including Venice Bienniale (1962) and the Salon de Mai, Paris (1951). His works are in display in the National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi, the Berlin State Museum, the National Gallery, Prague, among others.

Biren De paintings abound in symbolism but what makes this symbol come alive is the energy and luminosity he manages to shroud his paintings with. The numen (divine spirit) is the fundamental idea behind his works. It can be safely said that Biren De was the only artist by the late 50s experimenting with Tantric art. It is said that he applies colors in canvas in such a way that they become translucent and bright, capture the eye of viewers and take their minds to the highest level of meditation.