Guwahati: Eminent Assamese artist-sculptor Sobha Brahma died here on Monday at a private nursing home following prolonged illness, family sources said.
He was 82 and is survived by his wife, two sons and a daughter. Brahma was suffering from old-age ailments and was fitted with a pacemaker last week. He died after suffering a cardiac arrest.
A prolific artist and sculptor of the NE, Brahma has painted and sculpted forms and figures for more than six decades establishing an independent art idiom for the region and creating a niche both in the country and abroad.
Brahma is credited with being the first artist from the Northeast who attempted to create an art specific to the region with a distinct idiom.
He studied in detail the lives, art, cultural background, forms and colour of Bodo, Rabha, Dimasas and other tribes and created art with a contemporary touch.
He also served as vice-chairman of prominent cultural centre Srimanta Sankardev Kalakshetra set up under Assam Accord. (PTI)
