Ganesh Pyne

Arguably one of the more enigmatic figures in the Indian art scene, Ganesh Pyne has created his own universe. He was born on June 11, 1937 in Kolkata, West Bengal. One gets the distinct feeling that he is not interested in the immediate moment or the everyday reality that surrounds him. He has often said that he sees a parallel world unfolding itself, “In my mind’s eye, I see things in my own way. I carry my own world within me. And often this world runs parallel to the world of reality in which I live. My inner world is rooted in my childhood. It has been nourished by my childhood associations.” An air of sadness envelops him. One wonders at the deep sense of loss that makes him talk so wistfully. Pyne never forgets the evanescence of life and the knowledge that death is ever-present. Feeling blue is a way of life with him and it is understandable when one gets to know his childhood and youth. He seemed to have had more than the ordinary share of traumas in his childhood.