Debojyoti Mishra is back with an art exhibition

After a gap of seven years, this is the first time that musician Debojyoti Mishra is going to host a solo painting and installation exhibition. Featuring 130 paintings and five installations, the exhibition will take place at Harrington Street Centre. Starting from August 30, it will go on till September 8. Even though Debojyoti doesn’t exhibit his painting skills as regularly as his expertise as a musician, he has earned himself a name in the

art

circuit for his paintings after the solo exhibition he hosted back in 2012.

The exhibition, called Shadows of Songs, deals with the regimentation of music. “Music is supposed to be a free space, but in today’s time, even that is regimented. I have tried to find liberty of music through my paintings,” said Debojyoti. Along with that, he has used

human migration

as one of the predominant topics of his paintings. Music and faces will be commonly found in his works.

When asked what inspired him to become a painter, Debojyoti said that when he was young, he would see his grandmother painting during various religious festivals and that inspired him to a great extent. “Painting has never been an extension of my music, but a relief,” he said. Besides, during the last exhibition, many renewed artists and singers, including Laluprasad Shah and

Jogen Chowdhury

, had praised his work. That gave Debojyoti the confidence to come up with another exhibition. “All the paintings of the show were bought by many renowned art buyers from across the country,” said Debojyoti, who is quite hopeful about his upcoming exhibition.