Sibaprasad Karchaudhuri returns to Kolkata’s Emami Art with his solo exhibition The River in the Sky, running from 29 August to 18 October 2025 at Gallery 3. Known for his evocative brushwork and meditative use of color, Karchaudhuri bridges nature and imagination in works that invite viewers to experience landscapes as both outer and inner journeys.
This show’s title is itself a paradox—water belongs to earth, yet here it hovers above us, almost celestial. Karchaudhuri transforms this idea into paintings that merge rivers, clouds, and light, dissolving boundaries between the tangible and the spiritual. His works resist straightforward interpretation, instead offering quiet spaces for contemplation. The hues of blue, white, and grey dominate the canvases, mirroring Kolkata’s monsoon skies and rivers while adding an ethereal quality.
Emami Art provides the perfect backdrop for this exhibition. The gallery’s commitment to showcasing Indian masters alongside contemporary innovators aligns seamlessly with Karchaudhuri’s practice. While rooted in modern Indian art traditions, his work transcends geographical confines, connecting to universal questions of time, transience, and memory.
For Kolkata audiences, The River in the Sky resonates deeply. The city’s relationship with the Hooghly River is not just geographical but cultural, woven into its poetry, music, and daily life. Karchaudhuri elevates this connection, turning the river into a metaphor for human emotion and resilience.
Visitors can expect not just paintings but an immersive journey where the sky and river flow into one another. The exhibition stands as both a tribute to Bengal’s natural heritage and a reminder of art’s ability to lift the familiar into the sublime.