Details

Name

Shubho Karmakar

Brief Biography

born 1990, Dariapur, West Bengal, India

Occupation

Sculptor

Description

West Bengal Dhokra art is unique to this region and is made from a fast disappearing process of lost-wax casting. Ramu Karmakar and Shubho Karmakar are a father-son pair who are one of the few artists working in this tradition. They create works that are truly traditional in inspiration, continuing what their ancestors used to do, but they also create contemporary sculptures based on heroes of modern times such as Gandhi. Shubho left school early inorder to train as a dhokra artist.