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A DREAMER’S WORLD
November 8, 2025 @ 11:00 am - November 19, 2025 @ 6:30 pm
ShoebDastagir translates his dreams and metaphysical thoughts into compositionsto create what appears as nebulous in his narrative, with multiple references of aquatic life. The child in him is apparent as his renditions become an extension of his impressions on the aquatic world to leave him in a calm frame of mind.
A treasure of colourful and most exotic creatures in a panorama of vivid colours that thrive in water, being the source of life, is what inspires the artist.
Describing his favourites in this collection, Dastagir states, “I’ve chosen three types of fish that I find most beautiful. The geometry of the Oscar fish beautiful with its mottled tiger stripes to a copper-toned body, there are a varied selection of colours and patterns. The Brunei Beauty or spot fin betta that sports a vivid red colouring, is a mouthbrooder of the labyrinth family of fishes originally found in lazy shallow streams. The Bumblebee Goby, a tiny and beautiful fish in yellow and black, has origins from the Mud Skipper that has a lineage in the sea. I love the shy, delicate nature of fishes with movements that glide and shimmy through water, their source of life.”
Fish paintings depict positive connotations as in the origin of life and in some cultures, the aquatic vertebrate signifies spiritual growth, transformation or re-birth.
In Madhubani style of traditional Indian folk art, the significance of fish meant abundance, fertility and good fortune.
On a philosophical note, water being the source of life, with fluid movements of the fishis a metaphor for someone to mould himself through all trials and to adapt in life situations.
“In the depts of the sea lies the answers to life’ greatest questions.”
– Unknown
SHOEB DASTAGIR
SHOEB DASTAGIR, born in 1985, spent most of his childhood in Bahrain and a few early years in Kodaikanal and in Bengaluru. In his childhood, Shoeb enjoyed sculpture, sketching and water colours as a medium, to later start painting with a heightened perception of reality.
A BFAat Chitrakala Parishath and later an attempt of Diploma in Animation at Cavalier Institute, Kalyan Nagar, Bengaluru was not completed due to being diagnosed as a Schizophrenic. In that state of mind, “with heightened perception”, Dastagir has used his condition, that leads to divergent thinking and unusual associations, towardshis artistic expression.
Dastagir’s first solo exhibition with 35 paintings was in the year 2015 and additional to it, another solo show with 25 works in 2016 at Belaku Gallery, Rangoli Metro Art Centre-MG Road, Bengaluru. In the year 2019 he had a show at Art Bengaluru-UB City. Further, held two solo shows in 2022 at Gallery Time and Space and also at Alliance Française, Bengaluru. In the year 2024, he held an exhibition at Platinum Jubilee Hall, J K Grounds, Mysore, in association with the Department of Psychiatry, Mysore Medical College & Research Institute. Shoeb participated in the Group Show at Metro Art Gallery-MG Road, Bengaluru. He also participated in an online exhibitions through, The Art Crypt in 2020 and Chitra Santhe in 2021.
In the month of October 2015, articles about him were published in some of the esteemed publications, namely the Bangalore Mirror, Deccan Chronicle and Times of India, Sunday Times and from 2018 to 2022, there were more articles published from INDULGE of the New Indian Express, Yourstory.org and The Hindu.
Shoeb is presently practicing his art and lives in Mysore.
Duration of show – 8th November to 19th November, 2025
Timing – 11 am to 6.30 pm ( Tuesday to Sunday )