about the gallery

Kolkata based artist Subimal Das and his team of five has been busy this past month and a half finishing a sculpture of British theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking on his trademark wheelchair for a city museum. Das is Kolkata’s only silicone sculptor and his pieces stand apart for their hyperrealism. These lifelike sculptures are skillfully made to resemble the human figures they are based on, with each pore, fold and trademark characteristic fleshed out. Side by side, the real and Das’ interpretation may well be impossible to tell apart –even to the touch.