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From: 8th to 14th February 2022
“Rekhta”
Phrases of the Mystical Ensemble
Solo show of Paintings
By well-known artist Ravindra Pawar
VENUE:
Jehangir Art Gallery
161- B, M.G. Road
Kala Ghoda, Mumbai 400 001
Timing: 11am to 7pm
Contact: 98191 31395
‘Living in Mumbai, being and experiencing the fast lifestyle, observing the overlapping visuals while commuting by local trains and buses of the people packed in the limited space and colors of the fabric they wear, and while going around the City – the slums, buildings, walls crumbling, rusted hoardings, scratches, walls cracks, drops of water and flow of liquid, trees, leaves, geometrical forms shapes, roads, and many other elements forms visual frames of composition and embedded in my subconscious mind. These stimulate and inspire me to draw and paint. Also, my interaction with children, juveniles, and or otherwise, their emotions, psychological and social issues, et al. are part of my subconscious memory which influences my work. My paintings are pure visual experiences that are to be seen by the viewer’, says Ravindra.
This is Mumbai and Ravindra has been living here for years, working with the Juveniles. He has been interacting with these Juveniles who have been labeled as difficult to discuss the various ups and downs of their life. I think Ravindra’s brilliant use of colours, powerful strokes, different shapes and lines, transparency, roughness has really come a long way wherein he subconsciously depicts all that he has observed and perceived through his art.
The fields of geometrical forms and colors transport one to the Color-Field Abstract Expressionist movement. The play of color on the psyche of humans is as primitive as is man, and so is the therapeutic value of colors which has a very deep impact on our minds and psychological wellbeing. Expressing through Art that which cannot be spoken heals the deeper held aspects of our emotions and traumas thereon healing the being.
Ravindra’s color palette is vivid, darks, earthy, muted, neutrals, and cool. The forms, lines, overlapping and revealing underlying colors, the powerful application of the medium, speak an unspoken narrative that has impacted him deeply and vividly. The use of complementary, analogous and monochromes to express his varying emotions and inspirations enhance the artwork evoking the viewer’s senses to indulge in the visual melody.
Ravindra’s colours present a good degree of emotion through their tones and shades while the gestures are presented by the brush stokes, breaking lines and moving forms. His, every composition has a stance, an elegance and a dominant position in the space that is suggestive in some way. Even though the artist does not ponder around a particular subject, yet the different visuals leave a deep impact of experiences only through pure visuals. Hence, for the artist and the viewer, it is an act of feeling, connecting and being impacted rather than simply viewing it
Ravindra’s visual compositions appear to be quiet, but they are sharp and energetic. His paintings are a visual poetry with a good balance of simplicity and complexity with myriad ideas, moods and feelings that his colours suggest. Despite a sense of lack of certainty, there is a great silent gesture on the surface and an unheard emotion captured through colours and abstract forms. Both of these elements have the power to define a purpose to make his work look great for his viewer.
His paintings has a different depth of colours. As he has intentionally overlapped much of the surface. I think Ravindra subconsciously tries to show it in a subtle manner.
There he is! Looking like he is embracing ‘Nirvana’. He wants to hide away a lot of memories, previous circumstances… Pain. He wants to live his life to fullest and make the most of it.
At this exact moment Rekhta comes into the picture. It’s like a jigsaw puzzle, it’s all scattered but eventually all of it fall in the right place. These various shades of colours holds everything in place. Merging all elements of lines, shapes, shades of colours etc.
That’s Ravindra for you who sees all these scattered things and then goes to on tries to keep things in order, in the right place!
From: 5th February to 8th February 2022
“Chitra Latika”
An Exhibition of oil Paintings by Jabalpur based artist Ramkripal Namdev
VENUE:
P.L. Deshpande Art Gallery
Ravindra Natya Mandir
Prabhadevi, Mumbai 400025
Timing: 11am to 7pm.
Contact: 9589017969
“Chitralatika” An exhibition showcasing the journey of Bharat Ratna Lata Mangeshkar ji by Ramkripal Namdeo, one of the prominent artist from Jabalpur, Madhyapradesh!
Ramkripal Namdeo has won many awards and done numerous shows in all over India. His paintings has won many records for his intricate work depicting maximum number of faces in a single painting.
This show will be inaugurated on 5th February 5.30 pm by chief guest: Mr.Ashish Rego
Vice Chairman A.P.M.A (Asia Pacific Music Creators Alliance), and guest of honors:
Mr. Basu Soni- Film actor (Kedarnath,Raktanchal etc,),
Mr. Govind Namdev – (Actor, Writer, Theater Director), Mr. Raj Yadav (Indian Express), Mr. Makrand Joshi etc will be present.
At the beginning of the program, singer Prachi Joshi will perform a song on Maa Saraswati.
Ramkrupal Namdev is rare artist, who has his unique style of painting. This Jabalpur based artist has painted Lataji & Gandhiji in a very different manner for which his name is registered by 3 famous recording institutions. Asia Book of Records, India Book of Records & Limca Book of Records, all 3 have conferred him certificates & honoured him for his unusual achievement. This is his 9th solo exhibition. He has earlier exhibited in Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore & Jabalpur in solo & group exhibitions.
Now let’s write about his special & unique style. In one painting of Lataji he has painted 930 faces of famous women, who have contributed in their respective field. Collecting data of 930 women personalities with their images is itself a huge task & painting them in miniature style in background is another. Apart from this he has painted LATA letters also & Lataji’s portrait in foreground. In another painting he has painted all felicitations of Lataji by famous personalities happened in her entire life at background & Lataji in foreground.
While painting Gandhiji in same way, he has painted 230 patriots of Gandhi’s contemporaries at background & Gandhiji in foreground, trying to depict that Gandhiji was main source of inspiration for them. Here also collecting data of 230 patriots & their images is difficult task & painting them is another. He has painted all his paintings in oil on canvas medium with skill & commendable patience. There are many paintings on Lataji hence this show is titled “चित्रलतिका “. Apart from Lataji & Gandhiji artist has painted other subjects also like Lord Ganesha, Lord Hanuman, Lord Ram-Seeta, Lord Buddha, Mother Teresa, little girls & others.
Chitralatika – An exhibition showcasing the journey of Bharat Ratna Lata Mangeshkar ji by Ramkripal Namdeo
From: 1st to 7th February 2022
“The Eternal”
An Exhibition of Watercolor Paintings
By well-known artist Ashok Namdeo Dhivare
VENUE:
Jehangir Art Gallery
161-B, M.G. Road,
Kala Ghoda, Mumbai 400001
Timing: 11am to 7pm
Contact: 98508 69670
As the changing forms of nature leave their reflections on a painter’s mind it begins to give shapes to them. Really speaking, it is a just thought emerging in his consciousness; simultaneously, however, it becomes an inner conflict rooted in his mind. A process to search for form in an object begins at the centre of an individual’s mind. This process is highly individualistic and deep but it is equally obscure.
The presence of an object in nature is stable as well as unstable and forward-moving; this in fact is an unending, ongoing process. It is the way of the world; in a way, it is the way the world behaves. ‘The Eternal’ is an exhibition of paintings meant to present this thought. It is a search for the eternal existence of the self in the brisk-paced happenings and the fast deterioration of human values taking place around us.
The progressive journey of the painter, Mr Ashok Dhivare, has been moving forward through a variety of forms and mediums like nature painting, abstract style and cityscape. The paintings in this exhibition belong to the category of ‘Nature painting.’ The artist has consciously used watercolours as a medium.
The moisture of the mind’s sensitivity and its subtlety for the moments escaped is noticeable in them in addition to a feeling of being lost. The
human images in these paintings are indistinct and unclear. The structures and leftover remains of constructions around them force us to search for the eternal. The use of time and space keeps haunting our minds as these paintings begin to overpower us by coming closer and establishing an uncanny relation with us. These paintings give a distressed call to the past and present of the fall and decay we experience inside us.
Raju Desale
The Eternal – An Exhibition Of Watercolor Paintings By well-known artist Ashok Namdeo Dhivare In Jehangir Art Gallery
From: 31st January to 6th February 2022
“Forms of Musing”
An Exhibition of Paintings
By Sharmila Gupta
VENUE:
Jehangir Art Gallery
161-B, M.G. Road, Kala Ghoda, Mumbai – 400 001
Timing: 11am to 7pm
Contact: 98198 67766
At first glance, the bold patterns in Sharmila Gupta’s recent paintings and drawings appear to mark a change in direction from the large gritty paintings of tidal pools that were her last body of work. On further viewing, it becomes apparent that her familiar landscapes have become compressed into signs or ideograms. These perhaps reflect time spent in walks in the woods during the lockdown when she made a study of aboriginal bark as well as the abstract lineage of modernism. Sharmila’s new paintings light up the exhibition space. She moves easily between representational and abstract imagery, and she mixes seemingly contradictory inclinations. For example, her process is messy and engaged, but her compositions are deliberate and playful; her work shifts suddenly from somber to slapstick; she has a sincere belief in painting’s transcendent power.
The intimate, explorative body of work exposes her complex interaction with a particular place and it’s shifting transient nature. Sharmila has often spoken about rejecting the picturesque in favour of primordial nature as represented. She has found these necessary elemental motifs. At the edge of water and land, she has become immersed in the visceral experience of light, space and motion. There she has sought to bridge the atmospheric, volumetric world of matter and its equivalence in signs. Landscape thus becomes an arena not only to view the fleeting nature of the elements with its seasonal and biological cycles but also a vessel for thought and process within the context of various pictorial languages.
Sharmila makes paintings to be reckoned with. Her largely abstract canvases and wild seaside landscapes can be broody, even confrontational, in earthy dark tones. But many of these paintings sparkle with brilliant blues, and cheery greens, reds, and yellows. Darker colors crop up and provide terrific contrast. Sharmila completed her part-time course in painting from Sir J J School of Art and since then she has continually challenged herself, grappling with form in oils water-colours and collages; with space and surface in abstract painting and art history. One thing has remained constant her delight in the elemental quality of paint. She’s like a kid with finger paints, or making mud pies. She fills her canvases with smears, dollops, and grit. Her passion can’t be missed.
In her current suite of works some of her former complex spatial panoramas with their diverse vantage points and horizon lines remain. Sharmila, however, has often changed her viewing perspective. At times, she has vicariously crawled along the surface of the earth or seen things as a fish traversing water or as a bird from above or a combination of different vantage points in the same painting, a vertical panoramic space is grounded by two trees uniting land, fire, water and sky seen both from above and at the horizon. By contrast, Sharmila Gupta reveals a flatter, condensed spatial world of water patterns containing floating interactive shapes. Viewed from above, a brown form hovers over incoming and outgoing tides acting as a magnifying glass revealing particles of pollution. This pivotal form compresses the action of nature and shield shapes reminiscent of the mapping of water trails found in aboriginal painting.
Sign language becomes even more evident in small watercolor drawings that evoke musical exercises with their motifs and recapitulations of the ebb and flow of tides: times of day amidst floating objects pulled by currents. Sharmila has stated that all her abbreviations of shapes and forms come from acute observation of particular sites. Her drawings reflect these observations of a sea world with undulating patterns, horizontal and vertical lines that act as cross currents creating pulsating tensions. Sharmila subverts our expectations of space. Despite the horizon line, we appear to have a bird’s-eye view. The piece’s crackling rhythm, intoxicating tones, and the artist’s loose, playful hand make the works a joyful exclamation. These dense, expansive little nature-scapes gleam like gemstones.
Sharmila’s quest to reassemble pictorial language from a diverse painting vocabulary is no easy task. Throughout her long career she has searched for ways to meld the painterly traditions of Abstract Expressionism. Over the past decades she has been moving back and forth between both pictorial concepts, sometimes emphasizing her love of light and expressive painterly forms, other times using abbreviated signs, and sometimes managing to simultaneously employ both modes. In her painting series, she combined ideograms, patterns that interact with volumetric shapes and atmospheric moods. The exhibition shows a good introduction to her innovative merging of the physical tactile world with a formal language of signs, ideograms and pictographs, expanding the painter’s language in this time.
Abhijeet Gondkar
January 2022, Mumbai
Artist’s Statements…
Myself, Sharmila Gupta, an abstract painter. My artwork includes oil on canvas, acrylic on canvas and paper.
Passionate about painting I create whatever I perceive after observing the environment around me. I interprete the cosmos of colour and form through my visualisation to express them uniquely.
Perseverance and expedition has shifted the quality of my works and opened a new realm of possibilities and offered me with a different context of painting and my relationship to it’s process.
Sharmila Gupta – Artist
Forms of Musing – An Exhibition of Paintings By artist Sharmila Gupta in Jehangir Art Gallery
The opening ceremony of the 6th edition of the Sahayog Contemporary Art Exhibition, showcasing over 100 artworks from 40 veteran and young artists at the iconic Jehangir Art Gallery, Kala Ghoda, was a low-key yet spectacular affair. Besides organiser-artist Satyendra Rane and the participating artists, the evening saw in attendance celebrated artist Prabhakar Kolte, Surendra Jagtap – Principal J K Academy of Art and Design and art curator Ajoykaant Ruia who is also the President of the Indo-Vietnamese Chamber of Commerce.
Sahayog Contemporary Art Exhibition is an annual cultural forum that is now in its sixth year. Known to showcase a mind-blowing variety of mesmerising artworks, this year organiser-artist Satyendra Rane has handpicked 40 talented artists from across the country to captivate your mind. Being held at the Jehangir Art Gallery from 11th-17th January, 2022, the art show cuts across media in paintings to bring water colour, oil, acrylic, pencil, Tanjavur, and collage together, and in sculptures to include works in brass, bronze, wood, stone—all under one roof. A portion of the sale proceeds will be donated to Alert Citizen Forum (ACF), a government-recognised Mumbai-based NGO.
This year’s exhibit includes participation from veteran and young artists alike. “The art ecosystem,” feels Satyendra Rane, “is geared to favour established artists, and for us at Sahayog, it has always been important to fill this gap by providing a platform that would give unknown faces and talents a chance to shine alongside the known ones. We have a history of bringing forth artists who maybe from different professions but are also inclined towards art.” Sahayog Contemporary Art Exhibition 2022 sees participation from Adyot Rajadhyaksha, Amberhuues Tania, Ameet Pai, Anupama Mandavkar, Arpita Kolhatkar, Arpito Gope, Arvind Kolapkar, Bhagyashri Choudhari, Deepa Hekre, Dr. Shankar Sharma, Ganesh Hire, Ganpat Bhadke, Harshada Tondwalkar, Ishwar Shetty, Joe D’souza, Kariyappa Hanchinamani, Kasim Kanasavi, Komal Gupta, Monica Kharkar, Mukund Ketkar, Nandita Desai, Nishtha Jhunjhunwala, Niyati Gope, Onkar Murthy, Prasad Mane, Prashant Jadhav, Priya Kadu, Revathi Shivakumar, Sachin Kolhatkar, Satyendra Rane, Shahed Pasha, Shreela Ghosh, Shubham Kesur, Sneha Nikam, Sumant Shetty, Sunil Vinekar, Surendra Jagtap, Ujwala Kumar, Vaishali Kanade and Vidhi Doshi.
Ajoykaant Ruia, Surendra Jagtap, Prabhakar Kolte, Satyendra Rane and Prasad Mane at the Sahayog Contemporary Art Exhibition 2022 lamp lighting ceremony
Organiser-Artist Satyendra Rane with the participating artists of Sahayog Contemporary Art Exhibition 2022 at Jehangir Art Gallery
Prabhakar Kolte, Ajoykaant Ruia, Surendra Jagtap, Satyendra Rane and the participating artists of Sahayog Contemporary Art Exhibition 2022
Surendra Jagtap, Satyendra Rane and Prabhakar Kolte share a moment at the opening ceremony of Sahayog Contemporary Art Exhibition 2022 at Jehangir Art Gallery
Over the years, Sahayog has supported various causes such as ToyBank, Konark Cancer Foundation, and Garbage Free India. This year, they have selected Alert Citizen Forum (ACF). Founded in 2011, ACF was formed by a team of committed individuals who have by means of meaningful initiatives in the fields of education, healthcare, employment, environment, relief and rehabilitation touched and transformed the lives of underprivileged communities. Their goal is to make the community sustainable, self-sufficient, and efficient through voluntary public participation.
Sahayog Contemporary Art Exhibition 2022 Provides Platform for Senior and Young Artists
It’s been almost two decades since the Creativity Art Gallery being in existence and doing its art activities continuously. Either emerging talents or established artists have been represented by the gallery during this long span of time. The gallery has not only become a new platform for the hidden artist to showcase their mastery but also provide its space for the experiments of the artist’s likes.
Title “AAGHAZ, the new beginning” of the group exhibition is basically taken from Japanese word SAKURA (the cherry blossom), which is a symbol of new beginnings and a fresh start. The show is embracing a new perspective—a fresh look at the future and all the wonderful possibilities it holds and therefore the gallery is showcasing twelve artists in this group exhibition. Though, few artists have a long association with gallery, most of them are being represented first time. The title itself makes an inner relationship. Now a days, artists are increasingly choosing to represent themselves and sell works as individuals instead of seeking representation by art galleries, its indeed enormous efforts to choose and collect these artists from all over the country in one platform. Each artist is known for his unique technique and style, which is somewhat missing and lacking in the mushrooming emergence of artists in the present time. Technique always involves with a long implication of practical skills and therefore the artists are chosen very much in this concern.
Bhaskara Rao Botcha says “The Tree” has remained constant as part of my oeuvre over the years in my career as a painter, this is because of deep and innate bond with trees that I cherish , which grew along with me in a rural Indian hamlet. Further, Tirupati Rao Addepalli says the painting image is an endeavor to depict the human act of believing in or attempting something whose existence or outcome cannot be known and Srinivasa Rao Potelu makes his point as a painter that he has been working on “Abstract Painting” since 1996 with extravagant fondness to paint metascapes, trying to depict something being unrecognizable to the physical world. One of the most significant artist Chintan Zalavadia’s works represent the sense of humor, satire, narrative and desire of the human relationships and Manish Chavda the other participants of the show has his unique approach to develop his artworks by coating the colour on the canvas surface first and later de-coating colours to reveal the hidden images of his mind. He says “Transitions are so subtle that they are hardly noticed until they are gone. The bronge sculptures of Srinivasa Reddy Bolla resemble oval shaped head which are portrayal of human intellectual and spiritual powers. The heads are significant in his works. He says, the head itself comes from a basic form of egg, which itself signifies creation.
In addition to that Satya Sai Mothadaka says every artist seeks inspiration from surrounding world or seek visual raw material in experience of the world. In country like India, one of the richest sources of inspiration has been and continues to be the repertoire of motifs and symbols collectively defined by the term tradition. Thus most of my works interprets traditional religious iconography and engages with the objects and traditions of Indian mythology. The artist Tejinder Kanda has a very long association with gallery and his rhythmic expressions on canvas captivate the ambiance of life with all its trappings, with people busily engaged in their daily routine and brimming with confidence, Farhad Hussain’s paintings are a mélange of vibrant colours and dwell on the human figure. His works are narrative with each figure interrelated to the other. Though, on a quick glance, one may feel awestruck by their presence, each figure is an integral part of the work. Furthermore, texts, words and scripts from verius langauges are an internal part of Jagmohan Bangani’s art practice. For him the sound take the shape of words, words overlap in language and meaning until it becomes an experience in itself and surcharge of emotions.
Kerala-based contemporary artist, Pradeep Puthoor’s art is dedicated to a fantastical world that is entirely his own. Strange creatures and imaginatively designed buildings and structures, colourful and playful, clutter his canvas. One the other hand Rinku Chauhan experiments with fresh materials every time, to surprise himself with un-introduced character of the medium as well as the form to experiment with materials. Every time he tries to use a material whose character is somewhat new to him.
The new year always brings a festive season to the art scenario in the capital city of the country, especially during the first two months of the year. All galleries become very much active to curate and exhibit their artists. India Art Fair could be a possible reason as most artists, art galleries and art conousiers trevel to Delhi for visiting the art fair. Although, most galleries are very much close to represent only their artists during this period of time, either in Art Fair or their gallery space, Creativity Art Gallery in this regard is very open to represent these twelve artists all over the country (Uttarakhand to Kerala) with whom most artists are exhbiting first time with gallery.
The director of the gallery Mr. Shekhar Jhamb says that he is very much in willing to pramote the art practices which are not only technically wise but also showing sincerity in their respective areas.
Name of The Show: AAGHAZ, the new beginning
Date: January 29, to February 29th 2020
Time: 11am To 07pm
Vinue: Creativity Art Gallery 06, Gf,Hauskhas Village New Delhi
Contact : 011-46072799 (O) |
Participating Artist:
Bhaskara Rao Botcha, Chintan Zalavadia ,Farhad Hussain, Jagmohan Bangani, Tejinder Kanda, Manish Chavda, Srinivasa Reddy Bolla. Pradeep Puthoor, Rinku Chauhan, Satya Sai Mothadaka, Srinivasa Rao, Tirupati Rao Addepalli
Gurugram25/01/2020 – A 20-day painting art exhibition “Bahara Notes from Spring” was started at Gallery 5 located at DLF1 Golf Course Road in the city. In which the artworks of eight artists are displayed. Deputy Mayor Smt. PromilaGaje Kabalana inaugurated the exhibition.
Deputy Mayor Smt. Promila Gaje Kabalana said that this is the best way to welcome Basant Ritu. In all the paintings of artists, the aspects of our lives are mingled. I congratulate all the artists for their amazing artistry.
Galerie5, the freshest addition to the millennial city’s vibrant art life, is pleased to present a group exhibition of works featuring its gallery artists.
The artwork on display had included work by some of the finest contemporary Indian artists – Tejinder Kanda, Jitender Dangi, Farhad Hussain, Jagmohan Bangani, Niren Sen Gupta, Bandana Kumari, Bimmi Khan, Santosh Kumar Rautray and Shailesh Mohan Ojha.
The show is an ode to spring and celebrates colours, warmth and new life. Masters of their techniques, the artists bring alive facets of daily life – be it through the detailed strokes of Tejinder Kanda’s spatula capturing Indian street vignettes; Farhad Hussain’s quirky, humorous figures in solid colours or Jagmohan Bangani’s brilliant yet sublime word sculptures ofKabir’s couplets and mantras from Indian scriptures.
Bahaara notes from spring’will run through February, 15 2020. Galerie5: A26/5, Golf Course Road, Gururgram -122002 (Near DT Mega Mall).
This show have been ceremoniously inaugurated by well-known Choreographer Sandip Soparrkar, Actress Sharbani Mukherjee and writer and Social activist Manju Lodha.
Anukta M. Ghosh
Anukta M. Ghosh an artist of international repute, her works reflect her tryst with the diversity of India. She has numerous achievements to her credit,the image of her painting ‘Magan’ chosen by Indian government as a mascot called Womaniya on GeM, recognition for her work by none other than Shri Amitabh Bachchan to name few,Her works adorn the walls of individuals, corporate & luxury hotels across the globe.
Indrani Chaudhuri
After a successful teaching career in History Indrani Chaudhuri pursued her passion for painting excelling in acrylics, pastels, charcoal and watercolour. Concentrating mostly on feminine figurative art, her paintings often depict the simple lifestyle of rural, tribal and urban India, capturing moments often forgotten in this digital era. Her paintings evoke serenity and express the simple joys of life.
Anamika Toshniwal
The works of Anamika Toshniwal, from Kolkata, reflect the charm of the mundane and the beauty of the ordinary. They illustrate the fascination towards simple yet humble articles which knit the fabric of life; be it the urns, the steel dabbas, the milk cans or the ageless doors – all magnificent in their simplicity.
This show have been ceremoniously inaugurated by well-known Choreographer Sandip Soparrkar, Actress Sharbani Mukherjee and writer and Social activist Manju Lodha on 29th January 2019
VENUE:
Nehru Centre Art Gallery,
Discovery of India Building,
Dr. Annie Besant Road,
Worli, Mumbai 400018
—–Abhishek Dubey(PRO)
The Latest innovative works of an eminent wildlife lover an ace photographer, Kamal Morarka has been displayed in a solo show at Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai from 29th January to 4th February 2019 between 11am to 7pm.
It has been ceremoniously inaugurated by well-known dialogue and script writer from Bollywood Mr. Javed Akhtar at the Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai on 29th January 2019
The present series incorporate is artistic perceptions about the daily routine life of big cat and its various facets normally observed in deep forests, sanctuaries and national park all over the world. It meticulously reveals their sentimental attachments with other wild animals, affinity towards their cubs and different action at various styles with also illustrate different moods of the big cats in many sentimental expressions and its special features such as attacking positions, fight with other animals and other related feelings in relevant arenas. One can certainly get acquainted with the deep involvement of Mr. Kamal Morarka with his photographic endeavors and duly highlight the artistic genre and unparalleled talent in him to artistically adorned each creation with the desired visual effects at the strategic arenas in the world.
On Nature’s Trail
Kamal M. Morarka, the well known industrialist is now engaged in various community and philanthropic activities and in conversation of art, heritage, culture and wildlife.
He has been a Member of Parliament and a Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office in the Chandra Shekhar Government 1990-91. He has been the Vice President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India for a number of years and is the Chairman, World Trade Centre, Mumbai.
He is promoting the restoration of havelis in Shekharwati, Rajasthan and is also promoting organic farming in a big way. As a hobby he has been pursuing wild life photography. He regularly visits National Parks and Sanctuaries in India and has visited South Africa and Kenya for wildlife photography.
His interest in wild life photography dates back to 1995 when he first visited the Keoladeo National Park at Bharatpur to see the Siberian Cranes who migrate to India from Siberia. Subsequently he became a keen follower of the Siberian Crane and he made several visits to Bharatpur to capture glimpses of this beautiful bird.
Thereafter he visited Nagarhole, Kabini and Ranganthitu. Annual visits to Sariska followed with more visits to Bandhavgarh, Kanha, Pench where he was able to get beautiful pictures of the ever elusive tiger. The passion grew and he ventured to see more wild life in the famous Masai Mara region in Kenya, Kruger National Park in South Africa.
Celebrations, Group exhibition of modern contemporary art presented by Creative Art Gallery Inaugrated by chioef guest of the evening Padma Shri Pratibha Prahlad, a renowned Bharat Natyam Dancer, educator, cho reographer, art administrator and author today at Hauz Khas village. The inauguration ceremony was followed by some notable performances of Mehul Sharma, Shubham Sarkar and Ejaz Hussain.
Participating artists including Ajay Choudhary, Amarnath Sharma, Akash Choel,Apurva Nandi, Binoy Verghese, Bashant Bhargave, Bhasker Badla Dilip Sharma, Farhad Hussain, George Martin PJ, Laxman Aelay, Manish Pushkale, Minal Dhamani, Murli Cheeroth, Pratul Das, Parvati Nayar, Ratandeep Advarekar,Ravi Kumar Kashi, Sanjeev Khandekar, Smriti Dixit, Suresh Parashar, Tijender Kanda Tanuja Rane, Vaishali Nahar Kher, Viraj Naik, Vivek Sharma,Vivek Vilasini, and Mukesh Sharma were present during the occasion.
Chief Guest Ms. Prahalad said, ” It’s a great experience to be here and see the amazing collections. It is great revealing experience as these 25 artsites have unique styles and stamps of their works that has been displayed here. It speaks about their individuality, I m haapy to be here, I congratulate the creator & owner of this gallery for bringing artistes from all over India, in the heart of India Capital Delhi.”
Speaking on the occasion Mr. Shekhar Jhamb gallery director said, “There is no compulsion that every show is a curated show. It appears that there was considerable confusion when we announced that this event is not a curated show, yet it is being put up with the help of curatorial services.
Perhaps we have grown too accustomed to think about every show as a curated one. It is important to understand that shows can be held merely for commercial sales, events, get-togethers, celebrations etc. without the need for a so called concept or theme.
Art by its very virtue is open to interpretation, and does not need unnecessary justification. If there is a show of a large number of artists – that is focused simply on sales – why not just say so? celebrations at 20 is certainly one on those lines, that also a celebratory get together of likeminded artists; and therefore, it is a show merely for the purpose of kicking off new projects. We see no reason to attach a theme to it, other than it being a celebration of sorts, and we certainly have no qualms saying so.
That said, we are grateful to the artists who came forward to participate in this event, despite having been informed that this was not to be seen a curated show.
The list of artists bears significance from the fact that, it is a list recommended by Dileep Sharma, who has himself been very seriously and diligently sustaining his career for decades, despite the many fluctuations, and the shenanigans of the so called art market.
Needless to say he has rightfully recommended serious artists such as himself, in this list – and therefore, it is an apt representation of a community of sustained art practitioners. What could be more befitting to a celebration of a gallery’s 20 years of operation?
Since we have made an appeal herein; we as a gallery are committed to honoring it in our future programming. We will try to maintain a certain seriousness about curation, and we will endeavor to understand more, and learn about global best practices in the many realms of art.
