Stroke play of science and Spirituality on canvas

If canvas is a platform for an artist to express creative thoughts, Sanjoy Majumder has merged the lines of painting, science and spirituality, and served the brilliant output on a platter, breaking the vocabulary of conventional painting with his ‘Teja’ series.

“Teja is the energy emitted from Hiranyagarbha, which is responsible for the creation of this universe as our Indian mythology explains. The same theory has been explained as quantum theory in physics in the western world,” says the artist Sanjoy Majumder, who has given painting a different dimension with his thought and modern interpretation.

Going by the interplay of shapes and colours through his brush strokes, most viewers would tend to relate them with regular objects like flowers or human faces; but Sanjay has a different interpretation of his works. “It is a common notion of mankind to relate with their vocabulary of the visual while we introduce them to a new object to identify. There is nothing wrong in it, but we should not create a barrier to accepting a new idea.” He also mentions the essence of art as that based on infinity.

It is a cycle of creation with a process of destruction and construction that comes from small or regular objects of life. Citing an example, he says, “Soil is infinite that gets shaped or formed as Ganesh or any other sculpture with the divine touch of artist. When we put it back to water, it gets the infinite shape again. This is huge philosophy followed by construction and destruction theory which is scientific as well.” That is how he has merged the line of art and science.

Although he was a science student, he started his journey as an artist during childhood. He started off with making dolls like Ganesha, toys with mud with help from his grandmother. Later, he continued his journey of learning the technical part of art and painting from many renowned artists in various parts of the country: Mihir Majumder, Ashok Banerjee, Artist Yusuf, Prabhakar Kolte, to name few.

Since he was exposed to mythology as a kid, he could develop certain unique aspects of spirituality and all of that is the reflected in his thoughts and works. According to him, “Spirituality is the knowledge of knowing own self (without the ego factor). As I believe without this knowledge creation is impossible. Hence, every art work is somehow spiritual.”

His Teja art series is made in acrylic on canvas with an unusual presentation. He has tried to introduce the new concept developed on mythology and science to art connoisseurs round the world by showcasing his art works. The artist has exhibited his works across India and in countries like Bangladesh, UK, USA, Thailand, Albania, New Zealand.

Having faced challenges while working on his unconventional paintings, he urges youngsters to follow their dreams to make own signature in the world of art. “I would suggest them not follow the trend of art, but to be more original. Art is not about concept, but about the honest expressions of your heart; your emotions will lead you to become a true artist some day,” he observes.