Sitikanta Samantsinghar - Battle Ready II

«India Contemporary curated by Veer Hooda» presents a rare opportunity for collectors and art lovers in Europe to acquire original works by highly established Indian contemporary artists, and to connect with one of the most vibrant and fast-growing art markets in the world.

India Contemporary is a curated initiative that brings leading Indian contemporary artists directly to European collectors. Each artist is selected personally by Veer Hooda for artistic depth, originality and long-term relevance, and each work is an original, sourced from the artist's own studio and shipped with full documentation. The programme exists because the distance between the Indian studio and the European wall has, until now, been the main thing standing between these artists and the collectors who would want them. India Contemporary closes that distance: no intermediary market, no re-sale mark-up, direct access at an early stage.

India's contemporary art scene is in an exceptional moment - dynamic, intellectual, many-voiced, and growing quickly in both global visibility and investment value. With rising interest from international collectors and institutions, this is a compelling time for European collectors to engage with Indian contemporary art at a pivotal stage of its ascent.

The works are offered exclusively by auction on Catawiki.

The works are curated in Vienna by Vijit Veer Hooda and shipped to you directly from the artist's studio in India.

About the Artist: Sitikanta Samantsinghar

Sitikanta Samantsinghar (β. 1991, Οντισα) είναι ιρανσηνικός σύγχρονος ζωγράφος που ζει και εργάζεται στην Οντισα. Προέρχεται από μια αγροτική κοινότητα στην περιφερειακή Chilika, και σπούδασε ζωγραφική στο Government College of Arts and Crafts, Khallikote (Bachelor in Visual Art, 2014) και στο Amity School of Fine Arts, Amity University, Noida (Master in Fine Art, 2018). Instagram: @samantsinghar_sitikanta

Το έργο του έχει αναγνωριστεί με το Shilpi Maharathi Kala Award, Odisha (2026), το 40ό Odisha Lalit Kala Akademi Award για ζωγραφική (2022), το Critics' Choice Award του World University of Design, New Delhi (2020), μια Junior Fellowship του Ministry of Culture, Government of India (2017-18), και το V.L. Mewada Award, Ujjain (2017). Οι διαμονές του περιλαμβάνουν APRE Art House, Mumbai (2023), KOOSHK - Space 118, Tehran (2019), Barbil Art Project IV, Odisha (2019) και το NEXT-STEP residency στο 1Shanthiroad, Bangalore (2018).

Καλλιτεχνική όραση

Ο χείμαρρος Chilika, η μεγαλύτερη λιμνοθάλασσα αλμυρού-ύδατος της Ινδίας, αποτελεί τον επιρροή που ο ίδιος ονομάζει εαυτός· η πρώτη του έμπνευση ήταν το Bhaga Chashi Andolan, το κίνημα αγροτών το 1953 στην αγροτική Odisha, με ηγέτη τον παππού του, Dr. Nrusingha Samantasinghar. Με τα δικά του λόγια: "Θέλω να δημιουργήσω έναν οπτικό διάλογο που να εργάζεται με την πολιτική της βιωσιμότητας, και η φιλοσοφία μου βασίζεται στο πνεύμα του συμπονετικού και της κατανόησης." Και: "Η μετανάστευση είναι ένα ρίσκο. Τα πουλιά και τα ψάρια πρέπει να αντιμετωπίσουν όλων των ειδών τους κινδύνους κατά τη διαδρομή - από ακραία καιρικά φαινόμενα και πεινασούς θηρευτές μέχρι εξάντληση και λιμοκτονία." Το Outlook India (2025) έγραψε ότι οι στρωμένες, σουρεαλιστικές συνθέσεις του "μιλούν για την αγροτική αντίσταση, τον εκτοπισμό και την οικολογική διαφωνία." Παράλληλα με τη ζωγραφική, η πρακτική του έχει χρησιμοποιήσει φύλλα τσαγιού, καψίματα καπνού, νέον φως και εγκαταστάσεις βασισμένες σε κείμενο. Η σειρά του 2024, Hidden Areas, απαντά σε οικολογικά ζητήματα και σε συγκρούσεις που προκύπτουν από τη μετανάστευση: ένα παταχίτρα σε παλάμη φυλλόχορτου στην παλιά παράδοση της δικής του Οντισα, δύο υδατογραφίες, μια δέκα-μέρη σειρά ντοκιμαντέρ φωτογραφιών και μια εγκατάσταση φρέσκου σιταριού με δρεπάνι - σύμβολο των αγροτικών κινημάτων από τα οποία αντλεί έμπνευση.

Εκθέσεις

Μόνες: Nilambu - The Body of Blue Water, curated by Gourmoni Das, Nine Fish Art Gallery, Mumbai (2024).

Επιλεγμένες ομαδικές εκθέσεις: 65th National Art Exhibition, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi (2026); The Imagined Pantheon (two-artist show), AppaRao Art Gallery, Chennai (2026); Isotropical Future, curated by Yash Vikram, Tao Art Gallery, Mumbai (2025); Temporal Resonance, curated by Pranamita Borgohain, Gallery Art Positive, New Delhi (2025); Unfolding Curiosities, Apparao Galleries at Shridharani Gallery, New Delhi (2024); Yuva Sambhava, Raza Foundation, Galerie Romain Rolland, Alliance Française, New Delhi (2022); 60th National Lalit Kala Exhibition, NGMA Mumbai (2019).

About the Artwork

Artist: Sitikanta Samantsinghar
Name: Battle Ready II
Year: 2023
Size: 48 x 33 inches (121.9 x 83.8 cm)
Technique: Acrylic on canvas

Hand signed by the artist on the front, in white paint near the right edge. The work is sold unframed and shipped rolled in a tube.

About Veer Hooda - ig: @vi_hov

Veer Hooda is an Indo-European (Austrian) contemporary artist based in Vienna, whose practice is shaped by a deep connection to his Indian roots and a great love for his now home, Europe.

Veer Hooda has exhibited across some of the top galleries and exhibitions in the world and recently finished his sold-out show at Art Basel Miami 2025. This year he will be exhibiting at, among others, the Venice Biennale 2026 and ArtExpo New York 2026, in multiple exhibitions across Europe and Austria, and returning to Art Basel Miami at the end of the year.

While his own work reflects a strong conceptual and material sensibility developed over years of creative and professional experience, Hooda is equally driven by a clear mission: to make outstanding Indian artistic talent more visible and accessible within the European art market. Positioned between India and Europe, he acts as a cultural bridge, offering early access to artists and narratives that are already gaining significant international recognition - a distinct insider perspective at a pivotal moment for Indian contemporary art.

Signed and authenticity: The work is hand signed by the artist, and a signed Certificate of Authenticity is provided with every work by India Contemporary by Vijit Veer Hooda.

Packaging & insurance: The painting is packaged professionally and shipped rolled in a tube. It arrives unstretched and will need to be restretched onto a frame on arrival - any framer will do this routinely.

Shipped from: This work is shipped from India by NIV Art Center and is fully insured on its way to the buyer. We accompany the buyer through every step, from collection to the door, and are on hand for anything the process needs.