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VISUAL
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4th - 10th
April |
Dhoomimal Gallery presents ‘Drawing -
The Essence’ drawings by 50 from the old masters to upcoming artists. This
includes, masters like F.N.Souza, Krishen Khanna, Jatin Das, Jamini Roy,
Anjole Ela Menon, Sunil Das among many others. In this day and age where
digitalization seems to be taking over we at Dhoomimal try to put
forth the importance of lines in an artist work and how all great masters in
indian art history have had to have strong fundamentals to become great
artists. also in this exhibition we try to explain to people how vast
drawing is and is not something confined to black and white, or figures, or
paper. Infact drawing has many varied forms but lines and strokes are
essential. also in this market where there is a bit of a slow down the world
over a drawing exhibition gives a chance to collectors to collect exquisite
original works of art for much lesser prices as compared to a painting by
the same artist. |
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11th - 14th
April |
Lantern of Art presents ‘Into The Light’ Group Show of 40 Artist |
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15th - 20th April |
The exhibition, “Growing Panes in Solitude”
talks about his intrigue with the radically changing urban landscape. While
working on the series, Mumbai was attacked by terrorists and this affected
his entire outlook, which reflects the fragility of change in his paintings.
The exhibition will showcase 10 mixed media paintings along with 4 short art
films created by the artist. Jaideep Mehrotra, a Mumbai based artist,
is having a solo exhibition of his works in Delhi after a gap of 18 years.
Theme of Exhibition / Show Brief :
Continuing his intrigue with the radically changing urban landscape, Jaideep
Mehrotra’s current exhibition “Growing Panes in Solitude” manifests the
absence of the human form, while symbolically epitomizing the burgeoning
billions. Although cloistered in an ‘atomic’ universe, they manage to find
their realm of contentment within their confines. Their solitary rooms speak
to us of renovation and hope, in defiance of their somber facade. They
reflect what they see, an ever-changing life, without itself being affected,
while simultaneously allowing the viewer to see beyond. When broken they
become a contrary hypothesis, allowing us to introspect. What the artist is
also cogitating about, is the fragility of change. While working on the
series, the city he resides in was attacked by terrorists. The places he
frequents suddenly looked different and felt as though they had been
violated, and life that trudged with a complacency, was suddenly shattered. |
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21st - 30th
April |
‘Marigold or Mary's gold? A tribute to
apparent contradictions’ artworks of Gabriella Montanari
Inauguration by Hon'ble Chief Minister of Delhi Sheila Dikshit Guest
of honour H. E. Roberto Toscano, Ambassador of Italy .These recent works are
the result of an aesthetic search for the intrisic beauty of ambivalence.
They also want to pay homage to the simple magic of daily, to the discreet
charm of humble and common things like a holy flower, a heart-shaped leaf of
paan, harmonious signs and writings, decorative details of impressive
monuments, traditional naives images from the « truck art » These are maybe
the main ingredients of a magic potion to transform common objects and
subjects into an extraordinary source of inexhaustible and always renewed
inspiration. In the earthly and heavenly kingdoms of India, everything is
pure art to the artist's astonished eyes. |
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OPEN
PALM COURT |
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1st - 5th April |
‘Untired of Sameness Untired Of Change‘
resent works by ceramist artist Rachna Parasher . The artist is
not conscious of a style while working. It emerges only in hindsight. I
do have a style that has evolved over 25 years, which people associate
with me. However this time I have tried to break the mould completely,
experimenting continuously. For me the clay body is the most important
part of my journey as a ceramic artist. In this show I have used the
bare-body of my forms as the basic visual grammar, punctuated
occasionally by the touch of glaze. The clay- bodies I have used are
White & Brown Stoneware with or without sand, Open Body with Grog or
Paper Clay the light one, Terracotta and Red Earthenware. Each one has a
different sound, touch and colour and behaves differently when fired.
Where glazes are used, they are either Black & White to reveal strong
contrasts or Vibrant Blues and Earthy Shinos. The pieces are all
gas-fired. The theme is a study in contrasts. Shiva and Shakti
theStatic and the Dynamic. I try to depict the divine in human forms,
some realistic some contrived. One piece representing the human form has
a very firm base but the lid representing the head is placed very
precariously on the shoulders, showing how easily we loose our balance
by outside forces. There are pieces that are a study into the elements
EARTH, WATER and FIRE that animate not only the human form but also are
the potter’s palette depicted artistically. No matter how far I venture
into change and newness, there is also sameness in my work the
landscape platters I have been doing for the past two decades and yet I
am not tired of them. Each one is still new and fresh. |
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6th - 12th April |
‘Desert Dreamings’
presented by
Warlukurlangu Artists Aboriginal Association,
Australia. Warlukurlangu
Artists was incorporated in 1985 and represents over 400 indigenous
artists living in the communities of Yuendumu and Nyirripi, located in
the remote central desert of Australia .The art centre is owned and
controlled by aboriginal artists. It provides the artists living in
these remote communities with materials for painting and craft; and then
markets the works on their behalf. The art centre ensures that the
artists are ethically paid for their work. Any profits generated by the
sale of the art works are returned directly to the Aboriginal people
through community based projects.Painting provides meaningful activity
in a place that suffers severe social and economic disadvantage. The art
centre is the main source of income in the community.But most
importantly painting provides a means for these artists to practice and
pass on to the next generation of Warlpiri people and to share with the
rest of the world; their culture, traditions, stories and designs, of
which they are so proud.Since the beginning Warlukurlangu art has been
re-known for it’s use of bright acrylic colours due to an unrestricted
palette as well as for it’s strong iconography. Each painting tells a
story about the artists country, the features of the landscape and the
animals and plants that are found there. All of the designs have a
meaning, depicting for example waterholes, meeting places or animal
tracks. The artist is only allowed to paint the stories that belong to
them of their country. These stories have been passed down orally for
millennia.The paintings are basically maps of country. Vital information
about the country and how to survive was passed down through the
generations by the Aboriginal people using ceremonies which consisted of
songs, dances, ground and body paint designs. This information allowed
these people to survive in one of the harshest environments in the
world. Incorporated into the ceremony was a rich spiritual and cultural
tradition.Since the 1970’s the Aboriginal people of the central desert
of Australia have had access to modern materials onto which they have
transferred these traditional designs and stories. Since then Australian
Aboriginal art has grown into one of the most exciting contemporary art
movements found anywhere in the world. It is contemporary yet has direct
links to one of the oldest continuously surviving cultures in the world
today.Cecilia Alfonso & Gloria Morales |
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13th - 19th April |
Rang Baisakh II group show by
Tamal Basu, P. Karmakar, Ramesh Gorjala, H. R. Das, Shymal Mukherji,
Asurved, L. N. Rana |
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20th
– 25th April |
Solo show of paintings by Soumen Dutta |
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26th –
30th April |
“Duet Exhibition of Paintings” duet show by
Pinaki Acharyya & Ashok Kumar Dey.Pinaki Acharyya is a self taught
artist. He has done his Masters in Economics and is currently teaching
Economics & Environment in a college under University of Calcutta. He is
influenced by Indian mystic philosophy and his works are of metaphysical
nature. His preferred medium is oil on canvas. ( ref website :
www.pinakiacharyya.com ) Ashok Kumar Dey has done his MA in painting
from Bundekhand University. His works are of mythical nature. He is
influenced by folk culture of Bengal. He works mostly in acrylic, both on
canvas & paper. ( ref website : www.ashokkumardey.com ) Ashok Kumar Dey
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CONVENTION FOYER |
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1st - 7th
April |
Beyond The Visual an exhibition of
paintings by Bijan Paul |
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9th - 12th April |
Mystique a solo exhibition of paintings
by Vikas Kalra |
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13 - 16th April |
An exhibition of paintings by Swatantra |
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17th - 19th April |
Aditya’s Centre For Art presents a
group show of contemporary artists |
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24th - 26th April |
Group show by contemporary artists -
Sarandeep Grover, Urmi Dutt and Nupur Chaube |
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27th - 29th April |
An exhibition of paintings by Maya
Karanjkar |
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DELHI
'O' DELHI FOYER |
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1st - 30th April |
Monumental Architecture an exhibition of paintings of havelis of
Chandi Chowk and other architectural beauties by Sanjib Saha |
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Experimental Art Gallery |
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16th - 19th April |
Inter Arts presents European Art, Glass &
Ceramics by Amanda Brisbane, Helen Millard, Okra Svaja,
Wedgwood |
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LOBBIES |
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21st March - 20th June |
Sandeep Silas, a civil servant,
travel-writer, poet, and scholar is coming up with a photo exhibition on "Orchids
and Faces", shot by him in the Longwood Gardens, Pennsylvania, USA.
Orchids symbolize love, beauty, luxury and strength, and eight countries in
the world have different varieties of Orchids as their national flower.
Sandeep Silas was born on 19th September 1960 at Agra, India. Schooling
completed at St. Peter's College, Agra in 1976, he went to college at St.
John's, Agra, and studied History. He entered the Civil Services in India in
1984. He further pursued Tourism Studies. As a British Chevening Scholar he
studied "Strategic Management" at Manchester Business School, Manchester,
UK. Now, he is part of the Maxwell alumni having completed his Masters of
Public Administration from The Maxwell School of Citizenship & Public
Affairs of Syracuse University, New York. He has worked in various
capacities in the Ministry of Railways; Statistics & Programme
Implementation, Youth Affairs & Sports; Overseas Indian Affairs; Tourism &
Culture; and Labour & Employment, in the Government of India. As a public
information specialist he was responsible for conceptualizing the year-long
country-wide grand celebration of the 150th Year of Railways in India.
Similarly, he was instrumental in making the first-ever mobile science
exhibition on rail in the world, the 12-coach Vigyan Rail, which was flagged
off by the Prime Minister of India on 15th December 2003 on an eight month
long journey into 2004, in the Year of Scientific Awareness. Recently the
Sri Lankan Government accepted his idea and concept of making a Sita-Rama
Heritage Tourism Trail in Sri Lanka linking all the Ramayana sites for
promotion of tourism. He pursues his novel idea and concept, now become his
mission; the "Garland of Peace", a project to declare all war ruins/sites in
the world as Peace Heritage Sites, with the UN, to take yet another step
towards peace building, peace education and peace tourism. "Discover India
by Rail" (Sterling Paperbacks, 2001), his first book, helps the tourist
choose an itinerary for a holiday in India; travel and experience the beauty
of the land. "Morrow's Face (Sterling Paperbacks, 2005) and "Borough in the
Mist" (Sterling Publishers 2007), are his significant contributions to the
world of poetry in English. He has also written a couple of title songs in
Hindi for TV serials and a short feature film. Today he has evolved as a
public affairs administrator, public information specialist, travel writer,
poet, lyricist, humorist and a tourism promotion enthusiast. |
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Arts Gallery, C.L. - Convention Lobby O.P.C. - Open Palm Court |
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