Bharat Thakur

Bharat Thakur

ABOUT SELLER

Born to a family of landowners in what was then the state of Bihar, India, Bharat Thakur had an unusual childhood and upbringing. At the age of four, he was taken to the icy remoteness of the Himalayas and for the next thirteen years, was immersed in mysticism, in the cave habitations above the snow line, where there is round the year snowfall and there has been no habitation for eons. Pase one as an artist between 1992-97 was around the time of his higher studies when he expressed on canvas his experiences in the hills which were very unusual and rare for a common person. These mostly consisted of charcoal drawings. Phase two between 1997-2000 was when he extensively toured the length and breadth of the country, meeting people of all strata, while conducting motivational workshops called ' Tapasya'. These paintings were done with brush, spatula and bare hands. He also explored the medium of Oil, acrylic and pastels. After this, Bharat took a sabbatical and travelled extensively accros