The Bartan Boy - Subodh Gupta

Subodh Gupta, Was Born In 1964 He is an Indian Contemporary Artist based in New Delhi. His work encompasses sculpture, installation, painting, photography, performance and video.

Subodh Gupta was born in Khagaul, a small town in Bihar. His father, a railway guard, died in his early forties, when Subodh Gupta was 12 years old; his mother, who came from a farming family, sent Subodh Gupta to live with her brother for a few years in a remote village. 

Subodh Gupta is best known for incorporating everyday objects that are ubiquitous throughout India, such as the steel tiffin boxes used by millions to carry their lunch, as well as thali plates, bicycles, and milk pails. From such ordinary items, Subodh Gupta produces sculptures that reflect on the economic transformation of his homeland.

​Of his practice, he has said, "All these things were part of the way I grew up. They were used in the rituals and ceremonies that were part of my childhood. Indians either remember them from their youth, or they want to remember them."