The conversation delves into Pothik Chatterjee's journey as an artist and tech professional, highlighting the intersection of art, technology, and career. It explores Pothik's childhood, artistic influences, and the evolution of his art's purpose as a means of resistance and awakening. Key takeaways include the role of art as resistance, the importance of mentorship and learning, and the value of cultivating a circle of friends and family with shared values.

Takeaways

• Art as a means of resistance
• The importance of mentorship and learning
• When art influences life

About Pothik:

Website: www.pothikchatterjee.com

Instagram: @pothikc

Pothik Chatterjee is an award-winning abstract artist of South Asian descent, with galleries in New York City & Baltimore, and based out of Houston. His art is available at pothikchatterjee.com - Chatterjee has sold over 150 original art and commissions for collectors around the world. His art is represented by Maison 10 and Highlandtown galleries. Chatterjee has over 35K followers across social media channels for his vibrant paintings inspired by Hindu mythology, divine goddess energy, yoga, meditation and the tranquility of nature. Chatterjee was born in Kolkata, India and grew up in Dubai, Paris, Abu Dhabi and Jakarta as a global citizen. Chatterjee is Harvard-educated and completed his artistic training with Princeton University Arts Council. His earliest paintings as a child were of Hindu Goddesses like Durga and Saraswati for the diasporic Bengali community's temple festivals and magazines. Today, his abstract paintings bridge his South Asian culture, Hindu spirituality with the intersectionality of being openly and proudly LGBTQ, a father, husband, and the universality of the human experience. 

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