Satyaranjan Das
B.
1993
New Delhi
"
The loss of land and its identity
"
Satyaranjan Das is from Odisha and based in New Delhi. Trained at the College of Art, New Delhi (MFA) and B.K. College of Art & Craft, Odisha (BVA), his practice explores migration, urbanisation, and ecological change through lived experience of moving between village and city.
Working primarily with watercolour and mixed media, he incorporates materials such as palm leaf, rice paper, banana paper, handmade paper, ink, and charcoal. Drawing from Indian miniature painting and Odisha’s Patachitra and palm-leaf traditions, his narrative compositions bring organic matter into dialogue with urban traces, reflecting tensions between care and extraction, memory and development.
Satya’s work is shaped by a deep emotional connection to both rural landscapes and metropolitan life, engaging questions of displacement, cultural ecology, and environmental responsibility. Through layered surfaces and material choices, he examines how power, policy, and rapid growth reshape human relationships with the natural world, urging reflection on sustainable futures.
artworks
Displacement II, 8 (Set of 25)
2023
Watercolour, Ink, Graphite, Rice Paper on Canson Paper
8.3 x 5.8 in (each)
After That VIII (Set of 2)
2022
Watercolour, Ink, Graphite, Rice Paper on Paper
8 × 4 in (each)
Displacement II, 10 (Set of 25)
2023
Watercolour, Ink, Graphite, Rice Paper on Canson Paper
8.3 x 5.8 in (each)
Displacement II, 24 (Set of 25)
2023
Watercolour, Ink, Graphite, Rice Paper on Canson Paper
8.3 x 5.8 in (each)
Displacement II, 1 (Set of 25)
2023
Watercolour, Ink, Graphite, Rice Paper on Canson Paper
8.3 × 5.8 in (each)
The Museum Visit
2025
Watercolour, Graphite, Clay, Charcoal, Ink on Canson and Board
84 × 48 in
Displacement II, 17 (Set of 25)
2023
Watercolour, Ink, Graphite, Rice Paper on Canson Paper
8.3 x 5.8 in (each)
After That X (Set of 5)
2022
Watercolour, Ink, Graphite, Rice Paper on Paper
8 × 4 in (each)
Displacement II, 18 (Set of 25)
2023
Watercolour, Ink, Graphite, Rice Paper on Canson Paper
8.3 x 5.8 in (each)
The Plantation Drive
2025
Watercolour, Graphite, Clay, Charcoal, Ink on Canson and Board
84 × 48 in
Displacement II, 23 (Set of 25)
2023
Watercolour, Ink, Graphite, Rice Paper on Canson Paper
8.3 x 5.8 in (each)
Displacement II, 5 (Set of 25)
2023
Watercolour, Ink, Graphite, Rice Paper on Canson Paper
8.3 x 5.8 in (each)
Survivor, 3 (Set of 9)
2025
Charcoal, Watercolour, Jute Thread, Paddy on Handmade Rice Paper
19 × 14 in
Survivor, 8 (Set of 9)
2025
Charcoal, Watercolour, Jute Thread, Paddy on Handmade Rice Paper
19 × 14 in
Towards the City II
2025
Watercolour, Sand, Map, Rice Paper on Canson and Board
18 × 14 in
Displacement II, 15 (Set of 25)
2023
Watercolour, Ink, Graphite, Rice Paper on Canson Paper
8.3 x 5.8 in (each)
Displacement II, 19 (Set of 25)
2023
Watercolour, Ink, Graphite, Rice Paper on Canson Paper
8.3 x 5.8 in (each)
Survivor, 7 (Set of 9)
2025
Charcoal, Watercolour, Jute Thread, Paddy on Handmade Rice Paper
19 × 14 in
Echoes of the Past
2025
Etching, Clay, Acrylic Colour, Ink on Palm Leaf
84 × 72 in
The Armyworm
2025
Watercolour, Jute Fabric, Paddy, Graphite, Rice Paper on Canvas
48 × 72 in
Afterthat III (Set of 3)
2022
Watercolour, Ink, Graphite, Rice Paper on Paper
8 × 4 in (each)
Towards the City I
2025
Watercolour, sand, map, and rice paper on Carson and board
18 × 14 in
After That IV (Set of 2)
2022
Watercolour, Ink, Graphite, Rice Paper on Paper
8 × 4 in (each)
Survivor, 1 (Set of 9)
2025
Charcoal, Watercolour, Jute Thread, Paddy on Handmade Rice Paper
19 × 14 in
Displacement II, 9 (Set of 25)
2023
Watercolour, Ink, Graphite, Rice Paper on Canson Paper
8.3 x 5.8 in (each)
Survivor, 6 (Set of 9)
2025
Charcoal, Watercolour, Jute Thread, Paddy on Handmade Rice Paper
19 × 14 in
Displacement II, 11 (Set of 25)
2023
Watercolour, Ink, Graphite, Rice Paper on Canson Paper
8.3 x 5.8 in (each)
Displacement II, 12 (Set of 25)
2023
Watercolour, Ink, Graphite, Rice Paper on Canson Paper
8.3 x 5.8 in (each)
Displacement II, 20 (Set of 25)
2023
Watercolour, Ink, Graphite, Rice Paper on Canson Paper
8.3 x 5.8 in (each)
Displacement II, 4 (Set of 25)
2023
Watercolour, Ink, Graphite, Rice Paper on Canson Paper
8.3 x 5.8 in (each)
Encroached Corners
2025
Watercolour, Charcoal, Graphite, Jute Cloth, Bricks Powder, Rice Paper on Canvas
72 in (diameter)
Displacement II, 6 (Set of 25)
2023
Watercolour, Ink, Graphite, Rice Paper on Canson Paper
8.3 x 5.8 in (each)
Displacement II, 21 (Set of 25)
2023
Watercolour, Ink, Graphite, Rice Paper on Canson Paper
8.3 x 5.8 in (each)
Displacement II, 7 (Set of 25)
2023
Watercolour, Ink, Graphite, Rice Paper on Canson Paper
8.3 x 5.8 in (each)
Survivor, 4 (Set of 9)
2025
Charcoal, Watercolour, Jute Thread, Paddy on Handmade Rice Paper
19 × 14 in
Unoccupied Area
2024
Watercolour, Clay, Charcoal, Graphite, Map Paper on Paper and Board
48 × 72 in
Displacement II, 22 (Set of 25)
2023
Watercolour, Ink, Graphite, Rice Paper on Canson Paper
8.3 x 5.8 in (each)
Survivor, 9 (Set of 9)
2025
Charcoal, Watercolour, Jute Thread, Paddy on Handmade Rice Paper
19 × 14 in
After That I (Set of 5)
2022
Watercolour, Ink, Graphite, Rice Paper on Paper
8 × 4 in (each)
After That IX (Set of 2)
2022
Watercolour, Ink, Graphite, Rice Paper on Paper
8 × 4 in (each)
Displacement II, 2 (Set of 25)
2023
Watercolour, Ink, Graphite, Rice Paper on Canson Paper
8.3 x 5.8 in (each)
Displacement II, 3 (Set of 25)
2023
Watercolour, Ink, Graphite, Rice Paper on Canson Paper
8.3 x 5.8 in (each)
Displacement II, 13 (Set of 25)
2023
Watercolour, Ink, Graphite, Rice Paper on Canson Paper
8.3 x 5.8 in (each)
Displacement II, 25 (Set of 25)
2023
Watercolour, Ink, Graphite, Rice Paper on Canson Paper
8.3 x 5.8 in (each)
After That II (Set of 2)
2022
Watercolour, Ink, Graphite, Rice Paper on Paper
8 × 4 in (each)
Survivor, 2 (Set of 9)
2025
Charcoal, Watercolour, Jute Thread, Paddy on Handmade Rice Paper
19 × 14 in
The Quiet Revolution
2026
Found object plastic nets, jute thread on Jute cloth
72x36 inches
Displacement II, 14 (Set of 25)
2023
Watercolour, Ink, Graphite, Rice Paper on Canson Paper
8.3 x 5.8 in (each)
The Farmer’s Voice
2025
Acrylic, watercolour, jute fabric on canvas
72 × 48 in
Displacement II, 16 (Set of 25)
2023
Watercolour, Ink, Graphite, Rice Paper on Canson Paper
8.3 x 5.8 in (each)
Survivor, 5 (Set of 9)
2025
Charcoal, Watercolour, Jute Thread, Paddy on Handmade Rice Paper
19 × 14 in