Anil Kumar Goswami (b. 1975) received his formal education in Painting from Kala Bhawan, Visva Bharti, Santiniketan, West Bengal in 1998 and earned his M.A. in Conservation and Restoration from National Museum Institute, New Delhi in 2001. He has participated in a 7 solo and 20 group shows across the country. He has taken part in 12 art camps / workshops. A master of symbolism, his paintings border along abstract and figurative. As a sculptor, he has earned accolades for many of his installations, the latest being a huge twin skull titled “Immortal” made with steel and denim.  Recipient of many awards and honors, he is widely recognized for his style of work. Many of his works are in the collection of reputed organizations and eminent art collectors within country and overseas in the countries like Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Belgium. 

 The Art

Like most of the creative people, Anil Kumar Goswami attempts to unravel the enigma called life in his artistic capacity. His work explores essence and motive of every action. If a bird chirps, he is not content with the movement of her beak. He wonders why every vocal cord produces a different sound; and goes on to question if every individual is essentially dissimilar. His paintings question burning issues we often struggle with, and then attempts to arrive at an answer. Taking a middle path between abstractionism and figurative, his paintings form an epic of sorts expressing intricacies of mind and soul. Experimentation with colors and finding a pattern within the random paint applications delineate Goswami’s works that go on from crosshatching to long free strokes or small to long strokes. The swirls, arches, droplets, sharp edges or random jigsaws – all have a place for symbolic suggestion in his works.