Jehangir Art Gallery shows another day of brilliance and extravagance, from mythology to abstract it is all in here.
The exhibition at Jehangir Art Gallery has display many artists this week and mostly you could find something new every time you visit. This time its nearing children’s day but there is no chacha Nehru Painting.
Dinesh Nivalkar, exhibits his contemporary art with a fresh canvas of abstract art with a dotted Madhubani like paintings which sooth your eyes. The sthula sukshma presence of Sukshma is felt, but not seen, Sthula means something that is physically tangible. From the famous Tare Zameen Pe answer jo dikhta hain wo hota nahi hain aur jo hota hain who dikhta nahi hain. Is how we can feel something but can’t see it intangible and at the same time tangible.
He also explores recycling his art through plates and bowls they look very similar to an oriental ceramic art. He started his journey from a small college and to continue his study at J J School of Arts. He also added that his father was a trainer to police and army about armaments and use to draw guns. This added to knowing that these look like a target dot to be seen from far and how to hit the bullseye. Hence, he wants to express the freedom of thought and to express, similarity between material and soul world his work is priced from 50 k to 3 lakhs.
Sanjay Shelar exhibits a role of women in mythology Chitramala he has fine paintings of all goddesses on oil on canvas. Suggesting him to make a women revolution and also be a part of the Naari Sakhti Award given by the President of India. Many women organizations fail to communicate role of women in business, society or any walk of life. These paintings can depict all such communications as devotional or even as a woman of substance.
He also exhibits travel dairies, canon ball tree, childhood experiences, joy of playing with horse as toy and real. His work is on oil and canvas with bold brush strokes.
Artist Pradip Maitra explains his art of water color, moment captured during covid filing our loneliness with the surrounding objects or materialistic possessions seem irrelevant at the time. Many have regarded his work in medium and technical handling of the brush and paint, during the lockdown we all suffered and mainly the education system. The education system was adapted to an online process which made it difficult for juniors to conceive concepts and learning or experience the teaching method of a classroom.
During this time, we all were doing nothing and this feel the heart, the book in the library came out and I started reading books which were kept inside for years. All the precious possession and valuables seemed have turned irrelevant and the digital systems have killed one’s legacy of education system. His paintings showcase precious possessions like books, musical instruments etc.
Artist Suresh Muthukulam, from Kerala has display his art depicting village life along with Lord Krishna as the center. These are unique Murals of Oil on canvas and one on Paper. The paintings bright and have been meticulously detailed with lotus and Krishna. He adds that the painting are a series of Krishna in various roles and Murals of village lady of Kerala.
A group of artists exhibited their diverse works uniquely lithographs and etching works. Abstract of windows and doors, nature paintings, metal sculptures and murals.
Artist Debamitra Chakraborty, finds her solace in the abstract of widows, doors, a durga or kali mata mandir with sindoor and old mansion wall cracks. She also mentions making abstract for different shows.
Artist Mohindar Kumar Mastana, has used bronze, brass, copper, aluminium, tin, wood to make these sculptures which are very like a chess piece some of them are take form a bottle shape and a few are made like a mesopotamian era copper sculptures. Few birds and a bird man or a feeder.
Artist Sukhwinder Singh, has won more than 20 awards for this painting as is a uniquely painted on a hand made paper. He has similarly painted nature at its best. He likes to express nature in its original form and prefers to use Hand Made paper for its texture and it can be scrubbed to form a layer of paper and paint which give a effect.