Thousands of tourists and Singaporeans have attended the first ever week-long contemporary art exhibition on Gautama Buddha ahead of the Vesak Day on June 1.
Twenty-five paintings of Gautama Buddha were showcased at the week-long exhibition titled “The Enlightened One”, at the Ion Orchard, one of the main shopping malls in the city-state’s fashionable Orchard Road. “It was a challenge to organise this first ever Gautama Buddha exhibition based on work of 25 contemporary artists,” art curator Vidhya <g data-gr-id="14">Gnana</g> <g data-gr-id="15">Gouresan</g> said.
“Indian art has an amazing quality of ancient but still it is contemporary,” said <g data-gr-id="19">Gouresan</g>, 35, who has been holding art shows for 15 years in Singapore, India, Thailand and Malaysia. The exhibition, held from May 18-24, was a celebration of Gautama Buddha and the Vesak <g data-gr-id="18">Day</g> but it was early because of time slot at the gallery in the centre of <g data-gr-id="17">main</g> thoroughfare, she said.
Vesak Day is celebrated on June 1st which is a national holiday in Singapore.