Reflecting the evolution of Indian art in the last
seventy years, the creative spirit of 62 eminent artists has been
brought alive under one roof here in a group exhibition of paintings,
sculptures and multimedia installations.
’Seamless
Encounters’, going on at Emami Chisel Art, till January 13, features
works by veterans like M.F. Hussain, Bikash Bhattacharjee, Ganesh Haloi,
Akbar Padamsee, Jamini Roy, Ganesh Pyne, Jogen Chowdhury, Paritosh Sen,
Nandalal Bose, Jehangir Sabavala, Jaya Ganguly among others.
Inaugurated
recently by noted artist Shuvaprasanna, the exhibition creates a
tapestry of the creative spirit of the renowned artists from all over
the country. The paintings are mostly oil on canvas however other
mediums such as water colours and pencil sketches have also been used.
Many genres
“The
art scene in India straddles a multitude of genres, forms with artists
specialising in each of these,” Richa Agarwal of Emami Chisel Art said
adding that they have tried to bring signature creations of the artists
under one roof. The art pieces conjures up the evolution of Indian art
practiced over the last 70 years — starting from the building up of the
Bengal art school and Shantiniketan school of art to the advent of
Indian contemporary art.
Curatorial methods
It
also broadly reflects on the curatorial methods adopted since 2007 with
the aim of developing exhibitions that have multidisciplinary interests
and act as a sufficient visual data bank as well as investigate the
making of an iconic figure.
In the exhibition, a
shifting weave of memory takes place producing a gaze that is permeating
in these works of 62 artists. — PTI
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