Bhaskar Krag is a former New York, SoHo based painter. Since moving to Cortes Island in 2001, he has spent the last two decades creating a new body of work, inspired by the deep spiritual nature of British Columbia. The New York Times describes his work as "square, heavily impastoed painting with a festive sensuousness." His paintings are built one stroke at a time, creating successive layers that are evocative, a little bit of paradise, or some place that you could enjoy for a while.
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Arresting and original, Krag's paintings seem to depict a luminescent underwater universe of dreams, transcendence and shamanistic exploration. They are reflective of a deep spirituality. They are windows into non material worlds. The paintings and the meaning within them change, depending upon where they're viewed from and depending upon the mood of the viewer. From every angle, however, they are stimulating, illuminating and speak to the interconnectedness and complexity of life.
Now, in his late 60s, he's been working daily as an artist since he was a teenager. In five decades, he has built a large body of work, a treasure trove--the bulk of which is housed alluringly unattainably on Cortes Island, and the remainder in various collections around North America, as well as a select few in his studio at the Arc.
"I'm painting the way I see light," Krag said.
Now, in his late 60s, he's been working daily as an artist since he was a teenager. In five decades, he has built a large body of work, a treasure trove--the bulk of which is housed alluringly unattainably on Cortes Island, and the remainder in various collections around North America, as well as a select few in his studio at the Arc.
"I'm painting the way I see light," Krag said.
Krag's work has been exhibited with the Jay Grimm Gallery in Chelsea and is held in collections throughout the United States and Canada, including the head of the Calder Foundation, the director of the Honolulu Museum of Art and in Vancouver mayor Gregor Robertson's home.