Story of the Masses

Raka Panda

Kolkata, India

My canvas is my world where what I see and feel gets visualized.

Time, space, common people and situations, rickshaw-walas, local trains, crowds, daily routes of people, social issues and problems, all get shelter on these canvasses. I try to give them forms and narrate their stories, to portray the expressions on people’s faces. Enjoyment, struggle, frustration, pain, dislike, they all try to find voice and form in these paintings.