Shampa Sircar Das was born in 1970, in Delhi. Her work reflects a serene introspective setting, inspired from nature and spirituality. Lively palettes characterize the depictions of something deep coming out, resonating with the cultural and philosophical essences of India. Shampa Sircar Das Paintings can be regarded as capturing the essence of her spiritual and natural inspirations.
A BFA in Painting graduate from the prestigous College of Art, New Delhi, in 1993, and then MFA in Painting at Jamia Millia Islamia, Delhi, in 1995, Shampa has curated over 10 solo exhibitions over the last two decades. Her artistic career has taken her to 250 group shows across galleries, international art fairs in India and international to South Korea, New York, Dubai, Chicago, London, Vietnam, and Singapore.
A bundle of laurels adorns Shampa's glorious career: In 2018, she received the prestigious Raja Ravi Varma Samman. In 2017, she was felicitated with the Bharat Nirman Award for her achievement in the art world. Reaching out beyond the gallery, cosmic energies and symbolism seem to emanate in Shampa's work as she engages an interplay between the human spirit and earthly lineage.
A child of her environment, Shampa draws inspiration from wide sources of inspiration such as the serene ponds of Bengal, majestic landscapes of Leh and Ladakh or toiling men and women in fields. These influences are deeply rooted in her compositions, providing Shampa Sircar Das Paintings with an essence that invites everyone to connect with the soil and the human mind. Shampa's series, along with Vriksha, Mriga, Gayatri, and the renowned Purush and Prakrit, depict the stories of continuous resonance, emergence, expansion, and dissolution.
Exploring a self-sustaining relationship of human concern with nature, Shampa undertakes the same in her Prakriti (Nature) series as containing feminine power, beautiful, benevolent, fertile, motherly, attractive, full of knowledge, compassion, and desire. In her Purush (Male) series, Shampa reaches into Purusha, the transcendental self. The universal spirit is everywhere; it is eternal, indestructible, and without form. It is an all-pervasive spirit that cannot be divided.
Not only does Shampa's art draw inspiration from Tibetan sacred imagery but also radiates peace that transcends her to empower implicit meanings to abstract levels. Shampa Sircar Das Paintings grace collections of national as well as international connoisseurs, corporate houses, galleries, ambassadors, embassies, and government organizations. Staying and producing in Delhi, India, Shampa Sircar Das keeps her world of art captivated with profound and thought-provoking creations. You can browse JShampa Sircar Das Paintings here.
