Krishnendu Chaki, born in 1962 has engaged himself in an intense and personal struggle where on one side exists the entire world and on the other, stands the aesthetic sense of the artist. He keeps away from the fast moving world of technology but in such a position he did not attach himself to any artistic celebration, till date no orthodoxy could touch his aesthetic self; it is aesthetics that bestows him with his only catholic and unadulterated strategy. That such a realization flows derply within his self only because the Bengali as well as Indian great history, tradition and lineage remain close to his heart. They are both his teacher and adversary, here adversary does not connote any dissent or defiance. Here, adversary means exactly how much he can contribute to his root or lineage and how much he can discard. This scholar who studied art in the Government Art College under the tutelage of the legendary artists like Bikash Bhattacharya, Ganesh Haloi and Badhan Das continuously searches for his own pictorial language. From the narratives of the Puranas to any contemporary story or poem- anything may evolve into the element of his creative endeavour. Deep inside he carries the profound connection between folk art and painting. Unlike an orthodox, he never discards the beauty of the ornate tone, because the expanse of his pictorial account is wide open, not concealed under a veil. Professionalally, he shouldered the responsibility of an art director in the Ananda Bazar Patrika and realized that an artist’s obligation is to achieve his own pictorial language. But this obligation should abstain from any unconventional propensity towards a different route, much away from his frequented one.His unwavering path offers novelty to tradition.
Debovasha hosted a number of his solo exhibitions a.nd he participated in various joint shows.He played the role of a pioneer in creating cover-pages and developing books. His caligraphy proves to be a significant wealth of the sphere of Indian paintings. His conscious self remains active by constant search, stability was never his forte.
