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Asu Dev (আশু দেব) born as Ashutosh Deb (13 December 1917 - 6 February 1983). Asu Dev was born in Dhubri, Assam India. Asu Dev[1][2][3][4][5] was a pioneer artist of Assam. He was a painter, sculptor and an Art Educator. During his lifetime he had worked as a Textile Designer in several Cotton Mills in Jessore and Khulna in Bangladesh, Ahmedabad, Surat, Kolkata, at the Janata College Titabor Assam and Assam Textile Institute Guwahati, Assam and at Weavers Training Centre in Dimapur Nagaland in the later part of his life. His distinguished style of painting, were he had experimented using fine and minute dots often like modern pixels, which was often addressed by art critics as pointillism. Asu Dev was a self taught artist[6] who created his artworks from minute observation of the Nature and the working class, and his innate exposure to Srimanta Sankardeva the 15th–16th century Assamese saint-scholar, poet, playwright, artist and social-religious reformer. The miniature paintings from the Chitra Bhagawata and the traditional folk arts and culture of the region, becoming the prime subjects of his paintings. During his career spanning about fifty years of Artistic career dating to the 1930s, he had created around 180 Art works, mostly paintings, oil on canvas, water colour tempara, textile designs and motifs, illustrations, sketches, drawings and a few sculptures. In 1952, Asu Dev was among the first artists to hold, one man show in Assam.

Asu Dev  আশু দেব

Born
13 December 1917

Dhubri, Assam India

Died
6 February 1983 (aged 65)

Guwahati Assam India

Nationality
Indian

Other names
Ashutosh Deb / Asutosh Dev / Asu Da

Alma mater
Cotton Collegiate H.S School, Guwahati

Occupation
Painter, Sculptor, and Art Educator

Parents
Kadambini Deb    Umesh Chandra Deb

Spouse
Bela Deb

Children
Anutosh Deb (Son)

Known for
Paintings and Sculptures

Founder member
Gauhati Artists' Guild, Guwahati, Assam India

Website
Official Website
Asu Dev আশু দেব
Born 13 December 1917 Dhubri, Assam India
Died 6 February 1983 (aged 65) Guwahati Assam India
Nationality Indian
Other names Ashutosh Deb / Asutosh Dev / Asu Da
Alma mater Cotton Collegiate H.S School, Guwahati
Occupation Painter, Sculptor, and Art Educator
Parents Kadambini Deb Umesh Chandra Deb
Spouse Bela Deb
Children Anutosh Deb (Son)
Known for Paintings and Sculptures
Founder member Gauhati Artists' Guild, Guwahati, Assam India
Website Official Website

Asu Dev breathed his last on 6 February 1983 in Guwahati Assam India, at the age of 65.


Early life


Asu Dev was born to Kadambini Deb and Umesh Chandra Deb in Dhubri Assam. Umesh Chandra Deb, worked as a 'Revenue Shrestadar' (শেরেস্তাদার) in the Office of the Deputy Commissioner Guwahati. Umesh Chandra Deb, was also a research scholar on Srimanta Sankardeva and had published a Bengali publication on Sankardeva in 1327(Bengali calendar) i.e.1920. Asu Dev was the third son of a family of five brothers and three sisters. Asu Dev studied in the Cotton Collegiate H.S. School in Guwahati, and later took up the profession of textile designer in different Mills in India and Bangladesh. He joined the Assam Textile Institute, Guwahati for a some time. Asu Dev's family resided in their ancestral house at Md. Shah Road, Newfield (West) Guwahati 781008 Assam India, till 2003.


Professional Life



Stage performances


Asu Dev had also appeared in stage plays with the local drama groups. His famous plays were 'Tasher Desh', 'Mastermosai' etc. The performances were staged in Guwahati, Titabor, Tezpur and Shillong.


Exhibitions



One Man Shows: 09


  1. April 1952: Guwahati, organised by Sarbeswar Chakravarty, inaugurated by Justice Holiram Deka and presided by Dr. B. Barooah at the Kamrup Academy Hall, Guwahati.
  2. September 1958: Jointly with wife Mrs. Bela Deb in Shillong, organised by Shillong Rotary Club and inaugurated by Bimala Prasad Chaliha, Chief Minister of Assam at the local Hindustan Standard premises.
  3. December 1965: At The State Central Library, Shillong, organised by Indo-Soviet Cultural Society, Assam, and inaugurated by Vishnu Sahay, Governor of Assam and Nagaland at the State Central Library.[General References 1]
  4. November 1967: Organised in collaboration with Gauhati Artists’ Guild, and inaugurated by Kamal Narayan Choudhury at the State Art Gallery, Bhagawati Prasad Barua Bhawan, Guwahati, Assam.
  5. February 1969: Sivasagar organised by ISCUS – Indo-Soviet Cultural Society, Assam
  6. April 1969: Duliajan inaugurated by Chairman, Oil India. Mr. Devkanta Barooah at Club House, Duliajan.
  7. May 1979: in collaboration with Gauhati Artists’ Guild, and inaugurated by Kamal Narayan Choudhury at the State Art Gallery, February 1982asad Barua Bhawan, Guwahati, Assam.
  8. May 1979: New Delhi, organised by the House of Soviet Culture In collaboration with All India Fine Arts & Crafts Society.
  9. February 1982: Gorky Sadan, Kolkata, organised in collaboration with DRUZHBA & Cultural Department of the USSR Consulate General in Calcutta at Gorky Sadan. Exhibition inaugurated by Purnendu Patri, Film Director & Artist and presided by Artist Debabrata Mukherjee.

Group shows: 13


  1. December 1952: 17th Annual All India Exhibition of Fine Arts Academy at the Indian Museum, Chowringhee, Kolkata
  2. December 1955: Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata
  3. February 1966: Organised by the Indian Progressive Writers Association at District Library, Guwahati.
  4. March 1971: Organised by Assam Academy for Cultural Relations at Cotton College Union Hall, Guwahati.
  5. June 1973: World Youth Festival (Assam State Youth Festival) in Guwahati
  6. April 1975: State Art Gallery, Guwahati, organised by Directorate of Cultural Affairs, Government of Assam.
  7. May 1975: State Art Gallery, Guwahati, organised by the Assam Fine Arts & Crafts Society, Guwahati.
  8. January 1976: State Art Gallery, Guwahati, organised by the Assam Fine Arts & Crafts Society, Guwahati.
  9. August 1976: Rabindra Bhawan, Guwahati, organised by Directorate of Cultural Affairs, Government of Assam.
  10. July 1978: State Art Gallery, Guwahati, organised by Gauhati Artists’Guild. Gauhati
  11. April 1979: State Art Gallery, Guwahati, organised by Gauhati Artists’Guild. Gauhati
  12. September 1980: State Art Gallery, Guwahati, organised by Directorate of Cultural Affairs, Government of Assam.
  13. September 1982: State Art Gallery, Guwahati, organised by Assam Progressive Writers, and Artists, Association on the occasion of Third State Conference and inaugurated by Purnendu Patri, Film Director & Artist.

Retrospective Exhibitions (post 1983)


1983 & 1989 : State Art Gallery Guwahati organised by The Directorate of Cultural Affairs, Government of Assam India, and Gauhati Artists' Guild Guwahati in collaboration with Asu Dev's family.

2007: Held at Srimanta Sankardeva Kalakshetra Guwahati, Assam India, in collaboration with Asu Dev's family.

2017: The Centenary Retrospective was held at Gallery 1 & 2 Gauhati Artists Guild, Guwahati, Assam India.[7] Organised by Gauhati Artists' Guild in collaboration with Asu Dev Art Foundation.


Collection of Paintings



Asu Dev's paintings collected by organisations



Asu Dev's paintings collected by private collectors


Private Collectors in India: Bengaluru, Duliajan, Sibsagar, Guwahati, Kolkata, Mumbai, Dimapur, New Delhi, Shillong, Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum)

Private Collectors outside India: Soviet Union, U.K and USA


Family


Asu Dev married Bela Deb (বেলা দেব) (Bela Palit) on 5 June 1951, in Shillong, then Assam. Bela Deb, was educated in Patha Bhavana and Sangeet Bhavana, Visvabharati Santiniketan West Bengal India and joined the Assam Textile Institute, Guwahati Assam India, as a Textile Designer and retired in the same post in 1991.

Asu Dev's only son Anutosh Deb,[8] is a Graduate in Applied Arts from the Faculty of Fine Arts, Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Gujarat India, and is working as an Art Educator with Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan, an autonomous organisation under the Ministry of Education, Government of India, and is presently posted in Guwahati. Asu Dev's daughter in law Tulirekha Deb, is a graduate in Fine Arts (Painting) from Kala Bhavana Viswabharati Santiniketan, West Bengal, and is an Art Educator presently working with Royal Global School, Guwahati Assam India. Asu Dev's grand daughter Anurekha Deb, is a Masters in Visual Arts from Shiv Nadar University, Gautam Budh Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, India, after graduating in Painting from the Faculty of Fine Arts, Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Gujarat India.


Felicitations


1982: 25th Rongali Bihu Celebrations, Guwahati Bihu Sanmilani, Latasil, Guwahati Assam India


Death


Asu Dev was hospitalized when he felt some discomfort and complained of chest pain, and was admitted in the Gauhati Nursing Home, Bharalumukh, Guwahati Assam at 9 PM on the night of February 5, 1983. He expired due to a sudden cardiac arrest at 6:35 AM on February 6, 1983. He was cremated as per the Hindu rites at the Bhoothnath Crematorium, Guwahati. His funeral was attended by family members, fellow Artists, students, and well wishers. Asu Dev was 65 at the time of his demise.


Asu Dev Art Scholarship


The Asu Dev Art Scholarship [9] has been initiated by the family members of the artist from the Centenary year 2016. Through the non profit trust 'Asudev Art Foundation'. The annual scholarship will award one student domicile of Assam, pursuing Masters in Fine Arts at the Post Graduate Level, enrolled as a regular student in any UGC & Government of India recognized Fine Art College/University in India, and outside the State of Assam.

The 'Asu Dev Art Scholarship carries a Memento, a certificate and one time financial grant of 50,000 only to one applicant, through a process of selection by a constituted jury nominated by the Trustees of the Asu Dev Art Foundation.


Awardees


2017: Seemanta Bhagawati

2018: Debangona Paul [10]


Asu Dev Centenary Retrospective 2017


The Asu Dev Centenary Retrospective 2017[11] was organised by Gauhati Artists' Guild in collaboration with Asu Dev Art Foundation, from 13 December to 27 December 2017 in Gallery 1 & 2 of Gauhati Artists Guild, Guwahati Assam India. The First Asudev Art Scholarship was also presented to Seemanta Bhagawati a final year student of Kala Bhavana Santiniketan pursuing MFA Graphics.



Among some of Asu Dev's notable works, include The Wake c.1948, The Cage c.1958, Harijan c.1966, Humanity Uprooted c.1968, Symphony c.1973, Life Moves on c.1973, Night Awake c.1978, The Contenders c.1978, The Hunt c.1978, Birth of a New Rhythm c.1981, Shadow of Life c.1981, and early water colour tempara, have the pixel effects whereas other canvasses had bold strokes and dabs as in The Birth of a new life c.1962, Virginity c.1964, On the way to work c.1964, The Silent flutter c.1965, My Comrade c.1966, A lazy evening on the Brahmaputra c.1966 are among the few Oil on canvas paintings Art works documented and photographed at Asu Dev Art Foundation AAFTAA, a permanent gallery has been set up privately by the family for display of ASUDEV's artworks, and is open for public viewing on appointment. The gallery is situated at Kalpana Enclave, House No. 45, Barthakur Mill Road Ulubari Guwahati 781007 Assam, India.


References


https://indianreview.in/nonfiction/an-introduction-to-the-contemporary-paintings-in-assam/

https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/assam-s-pioneering-contemporary-artist-asu-dev-s-centenary-celebrations-118031600469_1.html

https://www.asianage.com/life/art/250717/founding-works-of-modern-assamese-art-on-display.html

https://artanddeal.com/?p=5943

https://indianreview.in/nonfiction/remembering-my-father-asudev/

https://tulirekha.org/taa/

https://janambhumi.in/VFZScmVVNTZVVDA9/en/Assam%60s%20pioneering%20contemporary%20artist%20Asu%20Dev%60s%20centenary%20celebrations.html

https://www.indiatoday.in/pti-feed/story/exhibition-showcasing-pioneer-artists-of-assam-1002802-2017-07-23#:~:text=Among%20the%20other,and%20Tapan%20Bordoloi.

http://www.ptinews.com/news/8913410_Exhibition-showcasing-pioneer-artists-of-Assam.html#:~:text=Among%20the%20other,and%20Tapan%20Bordoloi.



  1. Asu Dev's 1965 One Man Exhibition catalogue published by Indo-Soviet Cultural Society, Assam asudev-exhibition-catalogue-1965.pdf (wordpress.com)
  1. Barman, Jinny. "An Artist's World". The Assam Tribune. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  2. Anutosh, Deb (17 December 2016). "Beyond the Dots". The Assam Tribune. p. Mosaic Page 13.
  3. Digitized, Books (1967). The Assam Quarterly. University of Michigan: Assam Academy for Cultural Relations. p. 71.
  4. Information, Assam 1963 (1963). Assam Information - 1963. pp. 29 & 37, 38.
  5. Modern Assamese Life and Culture (10 August 2018). Modern Assamese Life and Culture: Special Silver Jubilee 1985. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: Assam Academy for Cultural Relations, 1985. p. 96.
  6. Janambhumi, Dainik (March 16, 2018). "Assam's pioneering contemporary artist Asu Dev's centenary celebrations" (URL). Janambhumi. Jorhat Assam. Press Trust of India. p. Internet Edition_PTI.
  7. Gauhati Artists', Guild (13 December 2017). "Asu dev-multicolour- Multicolour Catalogue published by Gauhati Artists' Guild Guwahati for Asu Dev Centenary Retrospective 2017" (PDF). Gauhati Artists' Guild Exhibition Catalogue for Circulation. Gauhati Artists' Guild Guwahati. Asu Dev Centenary Retrospective 2017: 32 including the front and back covers.
  8. Anutosh, Deb (10 June 2018). "A father's legacy". The Assam Tribune. pp. 4 Sunday reading.
  9. Kalita, Kangkan (August 20, 2017). "Artist couple pledges ₹50k fine arts scholarship". The Times of India Guwahati issue.
  10. "SECOND AAS AWARDEE 2018". artofasudev.org. 13 December 2018.
  11. Entertainment Culture, Press Trust of India (March 16, 2018). "Assam's pioneering contemporary artist Asu Dev's centenary celebrations". The Business Standard. p. Web publication. Retrieved February 5, 2022.



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