About The Artist
Sumit Sarkar
Sumit Sarkar is a NorthWest based visual artist, whose character based artwork takes the form of digital and canvas paintings, digital sculpture, and aerosol art. The content of his personal work ranges from the fantastical characters of Sumit’s KrikSix world, to his modern interpretation of the Hindu gods.
Sumit also works as a designer, illustrator, curator and workshop leader, and is involved in various live art events around the UK, from live aerosol art and drawing battles to a live digital painting on the walls of the Royal Festival Hall as part of its Overture reopening festival.
He has exhibited in and around Manchester, with solo exhibitions at the Cornerhouse, Contact Theatre, Creative Consultants Gallery & Art Lounge and Arch Bar in Manchester, and Font Bar in Liverpool, and joint exhibitions with various Manchester artists from Spearfish, Doodlebug, Sketch City and Ink Tank.
Sumit Sarkar in residency at Lanternhouse.
Sumit's website
Find out more about Sumit's work at www.kriksix.com
Sumit's Past work
Creation (2000) – digital painting of Brahma and Saraswati.
Preservation (2000) – digital painting of Lakshmi, Vishnu and his 10 incarnations.
Destruction (2000) – digital painting of Shiva and Kali.