Archives October 2023

The Art Walk

Shashi Tripathi – Painting Collages

Life was well spent at army colonies and army personal in forests, being a daughter of an army officer and a wife of a naval officer. She expresses her paintings with her experiences with wildlife and how the emotions have evolved through experiencing chasing a tiger at a wild life safari vs living in a forest in a protected and secured environment. She explains about her experience in contributing towards women empowerment and women who have achieved great strides in armed forces and other walks of life.

She mentions being part of a coffee table book about a naval training institute where her husband is the chief or commanding officer. While at this institute she met 8 women army officers and one first women army officer who had crossed the border and attacked at the LOC. And bravely fought the Pakistan Army.

Ajay Kothawale – Artist Recycled the Gas Cylinder

Ajay Kothawale has found the answer to fossil fuel and also to know how to decor the home or cause these painted gas cylinders as table or side tables at offices or schools or NGO’s and or restaurants. This makes a unique protest to gas and use of LPG against solar or any other green energy forms. If any solar scientist or solar cooking manufacturers waiting to use these as their branding opportunity.

From Goa and has displayed a dreams unlimited with realms of life which we come across in our daily lifes in Goa or India. The auto-rickshaw, wild life, bikes, cycles and many of these elements have been painted and have decorated the walls of Jehangir Art Gallery.

Gauranga Beshai -Rustic Beauty

Hailing from the City of Dreams Kolkatta, he has redefined the rustic beauty of India and has given a new dimension to these paintings which have women in different role. Women empowered by making a presence in new roles without the earthen pots and having various form in the moon light and the Durga avatar. Making the ladies of bengal like our own Mamta Banerjee a role model for all of us.

Madhukar Munde – Retired Prof JJ School of Art

Mr. Madhukar has evolved his vision of the Durga, Parvati and Sarasvati the Lord Shiva’s better half and done in the most colourful pallet with sharp geometric work. He is a retired professor from Sir. JJ School of Arts, Mumbai. He is at this 12 solo show of his at the Jehangir Art Gallery and has many other projects in hand. He loves to teach and does not mind teaching personally when at leisure or has the time. Has inclination in making art more popular in tier 2 cities with his skills and imagination.

Jayshree Patankar – Artist from Chembur Mumbai

Her paintings are set with a rural backdrop offering you the Indian culture and heritage along with scenery from the vision of the villages. She is making paintings preserving our rural scenery and some of our most treasured memories. Making our lives more possible to remember our visits to the village and the tribals.

If you feel that we are making you aware of the art world do get in touch

Moiz Mamoowala +91-7666295943, moiz.mamoowala@shumi.in