Biography

Born in (Sagar), Neelesh studied both bachelors and masters of art from Shantiniketan, West Bengal. His practice uses delicately formed paper sculptures. The objects created in his works are mostly man-made but often juxtapose the traditional with contemporary. The current series references the architecture of Bengal. Neelesh has explored the traditional
buildings in the city, in particular the home of Rabindranath Tagore.

His works create nostalgia by weaving architectural elements from the heritage sites of the city. The saturated blue tones achieved through cyanotype printing evokes a sense of darkness opening doors for interpretation of a silhouette or as a metaphor for degeneration of our cultural legacy.