Shishir Bhattacharjee
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Shishir Bhattacharjee | |
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শিশির ভট্টাচার্য্য | |
 Bhattacharjee in 2011 | |
| Born | 1960 (age 65–66) |
| Alma mater | University of Dhaka Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda |
| Occupations | Academic, cartoonist |
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Shishir Bhattacharjee (born 1960)[1] is a Bangladeshi artist. His paintings, critical of the political establishment but always in a satirical fashion, were first seen in the 1980s. His political cartoons appear regularly in daily newspapers in Bangladesh. During the past couple of years, he has produced paintings that appropriate images from Bengali film posters, altered to serve his social and political messages.
Shishir received a Bachelor of Fine Art from the Institute of Fine Art, Dhaka University, Bangladesh, in 1983. He received his master's degree in Painting from the Faculty of Fine Arts, Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda in 1987.[2]
Career
Although one of the most influential artist of his generation, Shishir is best known to a mass audience as a political cartoonist[3] for Bangladeshi largest circulation Bengali-language newspaper Prothom Alo[4] and an associate professor of the Faculty of Fine Arts, Dhaka University, Bangladesh. His style as a political caricaturist has now given birth to a new generation of illustrators who follow his style.
He led the influential genre-breaking group of alternative artists "Shomoy" that appeared in the 1980s, and were considered the "third wave" of Bangladesh artists. He was a vociferous and early critic of the Ershad military junta, which frequently placed him at odds with the authorities. His scathing critique of the Jamaat e Islami and 1971 war criminals made him a hated figure for the right-wing forces. Shishir is a major influence on politically motivated Bangladeshi artists.
In 2002, Bhattacharjee released an album of cartoons.[2]
