Biplab Sarkar Wins Glenfiddich Emerging Artist Award of the Year 2018 Details

Biplab Sarkar, 17 years old miniature artist, who hails from Siliguri, West Bengal has won the Glenfiddichs Emerging Artist Award of the Year 2018.

Biplab Sarkar became the 7th recipient of the honour, and now he will represent India at the Glenfiddich Artists in Residence (AiR) programme where he will spend 3 months at the Glenfiddich Distillery in Scotland with artists from all over the world.

Biplab Sarkar’s miniaturistic portrayal piece of art work exploring the relationship of body and object in an urban context, made win hearts of many & the judging panel.

Biplab Sarkar’s art collection majorly demonstrates the lifestyle and struggles of hawkers or street sellers who are working at heritage sites, tourist places, local market or the independent wanderers.

Biplab Sarkar’s explicit forms usually painted with subtle tones of water colors with some line drawings are evolved from the photographic reference.

Biplab Sarkar will be also awarded Rs 10 lakh, which includes an international allowance of Rs 1,20,000 per month and a work allowance of Rs 500,000, apart from this he has been granted with a solo show at Bestcollegeart.com Gallery in New Delhi.

Biplab Sarkar on the winning occasion proclaimed that "I am extremely honored and excited to have been selected for the 2018 Glenfiddich Artists in Residence programme”.

Biplab Sarkar further added “I look forward to exploring new ideas while on residence at Glenfiddich distillery and working with artists from different cultures and practices,".

In 2017, artist Sitaram Swain from Odisha won the ‘Glenfiddichs Emerging Artist Award 2017’to become the sixth recipient of the award.