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Creature portuaire de Collioure - 2020
Fin de la terre de Collioure - 2020
Gracieuse Collioure - 2020
Sirotant la grandeur de Collioure - 2020
Vent de Collioure - 2020
Vigilance de Collioure - 2020
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Creature portuaire de Collioure - 2020
Fin de la terre de Collioure - 2020
Gracieuse Collioure - 2020
Sirotant la grandeur de Collioure - 2020
Vent de Collioure - 2020
Vigilance de Collioure - 2020
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Collioure mon amour

Nestled at the foot of the steep slopes of the Pyrenees is the Mediterranean coastal city of Collioure which Sen has covered with perspective of colour. He created the series “Collioure mon amour” after his 2-month solo exhibition there in 2019 on invitation of the Mayor and municipality of Collioure. Like many, many artists and writers who had been inspired to express themselves creatively on visiting this spectacular place, Sen too was enmoured by Collioure. In his abstract style with hidden figuratives, Sen captured the charm of boats in the bay, Collioure’s land’s end with its tiny historic church, the mysterious mists around the lighthouse, the forests hiding a windmill, the grandeur of the royal castle, and the living breath of its different natural live inhabitants, all in his perspective of vibrant colours. Sen’s ode to this Catalan city’s unique light that constantly renews its colours, its landscapes is through his perspective of colour “Collioure mon amour” series.

INDIA’S BLOODY INDEPENDENCEIN 1947

When India was partitioned 1947 to create Pakistan, a new country for Muslims, about 20 million people of Bengal and Punjab were displaced and brutally victimized. Sen’s wealthy, literate family had huge landed property in erstwhile East Bengal, the present Bangladesh, which was carved out to be East Pakistan for Muslims. So for being Hindus Sen’s family was overnight evicted from their home. Without taking any possessions, they fled for their lives amidst people warring over religion, and so became squatted refugees in West Bengal.