Paresh Hazra

Paresh Hazra approaches mixed-media painting on paper as a process of construction as much as painting. His works are built through a careful layering of painted surfaces, collage, and drawn elements, giving the paper both visual richness and tactile depth. 

He often begins by preparing the paper with washes of acrylic, pigments, or textured grounds that create an aged, weathered surface. Over this base he constructs his figures using precisely cut pieces of painted paper, printed fragments, currency notes, or found materials. These collage elements are assembled almost like a mosaic, forming bold, stylized figures that recall folk and tribal iconography.

Hazra then integrates drawing, painted details, and symbolic motifs—large expressive eyes, ritual objects, animals, weapons, flowers, and mythic attributes. The surfaces are further animated with scratches, splatters, fibers, and gestural marks that add movement and spontaneity.

Through this layered process, his compositions merge painting, collage, and storytelling. The result is a vibrant visual language where mythological archetypes, rural folklore, and contemporary references coexist, transforming the humble medium of paper into a richly textured narrative space.