Partha Bhattacharjee was born in a town, Chandannagore, the former French colony of India in 1958. Youngest of five kids, Partha, belonged to a very middle-class family. His father was an Accounts Clerk in the Titagargh Paper Mill and mother a housewife with a passion for singing. Partha had a simple and guileless childhood with his cousins and friends.

It was in his teens that he felt immense passion towards art and painting. He noticed the sketches of his school friend and was drawn towards it. During this phase he met Jyoti Prakash Mallick, mentor, guide and one of the key forces that helped him transition to Fine Arts.Partha worked with oil for more than 35 years. It was in the 1990s he decided to experiment with different mediums. His knowledge of Renaissance paintings helped in experimenting with Trompe-l’œil, a technique of using realistic images to create optical illusions. This technique of creating an illusion is evident in his later series.

Art for Partha has been the only form of prayer and reaching the divine. In his words he says: “I believe in a very simple philosophy of life. If I am honest and true to my art, I will reach the divine. This is the only form of prayer.”

Partha wants to paint till his last breath