Analysis - Ashok Bhowmick's Crosshatching Art Art is an approach for evolving; Self-realisation and thereafter self-reform. A healing. Each Artwork is a testament that artist and part of his story, his experiences and ordeals sustained him as a humane. A saga of healing, of seeking and of... Show More

Analysis - Ashok Bhowmick's Crosshatching Art Art is an approach for evolving; Self-realisation and thereafter self-reform. A healing. Each Artwork is a testament that artist and part of his story, his experiences and ordeals sustained him as a humane. A saga of healing, of seeking and of subsistence. The mastery of Ashok Bhowmick's unique crosshatch is above reproach. The perfection of his art match as that of 'The Drawn Paintings'. In a way we can acknowledge his Crosshatching as skilful art meticulously drawn with highly-detailed observations. The choice of mid-tone ground gives his monochrome colours a perfect distinction of light and shade. The observational hatching skills are imbibed in each of his artwork. A feel of 'deliberate elimination or adding' of certain peculiar areas or things adds dramatic appeal to his paintings. It immediately brings focus to his Artworks. What is noteworthy in his art is the perfect use of fine parallel and crosshatch lines, drawn so as to immaculately create the illusion of shade. His artform is primarily figurative underlining both synthetic and analytical cubism. His art is unique. The style, his medium and especial mastery of craft makes it very individualistic. No doubt about the fact that many critics and art aficionados have called hin 'Master of Crosshatching'. The very rare style, which he has not only cultivated over years but furthered too. His themes, his stories; the anecdotes, the scenes in his paintings demonstrate his style with a fluent ease. The unique aspects of his style delineate an exceptional legacy to his paintings. The simplicity in his artworks represent the precision and clarity. Ashok Bhowmick's unique technique of Crosshatch is very intriguing. His master strokes carefully place uneven, minute hatches in some places, precisely defining Crosshatch at others, and polished tone in the most finished areas. A perfect combination of lay down tones and his perfect stroke hatch. His drawing comes out of an etcher's sensibility. He can do so much with simple shapes, immaculately working on wispy fine lines and riveting into strong abstract cubic figures. Ashok Bhowmck is primarily a monochromatic artist, confining his work largely to black-and-white imagery. His subtle style immaculately reflects the symbiosis of humans and nature. The frequent depiction of a canary or a bird beyond any doubt proves that. With such simplicity, with such prudence of means, he communicates Mutualism. He makes an incredible human statement with his peculiar style and scheme of crosshatch. His art also portrays modern contemporary cubism, rendering it with dots and cross hatching technique. It's indeed a recherché art to name and definitely a record breaking achievement in the genre, with almost more than two thousand paintings in his credit. As Ashok Bhowmick rightly points out, "For me, painting is a means of getting messages across to people, for connecting with people, for reaching out." Show less