IGI airport gets arty farty
19 Jan 2013 4:37 AM IST
Indian contemporary art has spread its wings to a new display terrain by connecting to thousands of international travellers at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI) with Hamanta-Shishir, a collection of 34 paintings and sculptures by 22 artists.
It is part of a larger art project, ‘Art Walk’ — an attempt by the Delhi International Airport Limited to provide a platform for fliers to appreciate Indian art, buy artworks and raise awareness about art, DIAL said Tuesday.
Hemanta-Shishir is an autumn winter collection. It will be followed by Basanta-Greeshma (spring-summer) and Varsha-Sharada (monsoon-autumn). A decision on continuing the cycle will be taken at a later date.
DIAL chief executive officer Prabhakara Rao said: ‘The Delhi airport has organised a private exhibition to give passengers the opportunity to enjoy the works of multi-facetted artists. The exhibition has been created as a platform for artists to appear under one umbrella that will facilitate a space enabling artist-passenger interactions.’
The first-of-its-kind exhibition is an eclectic mix of artworks by some of India’s established as well as emerging artists such as Arpana Caur, Anjolie Ela Menon, Bhawani Katoch, Bhuwal Prasad, Bratin Khan, Gurdeep Singh, Jayasri Burman, Jehangir Sabavala, KS Radhakrishnan, KG Subramanyan, Lalu Prasad Shaw, Manu Parekh, Madhvi Parekh, Mohammed Osman, Neeraj Goswami, Lal Bahadur Singh, Paresh Maity, Puja Bahri, Ramesh Gorjala, Revati Sharma Singh, Sarang Singla and Sakti Burman.
The exhibitions will showcase various themes, mediums and concepts to chronoligically sequence the movements in traditional, modern, contemporary and experimental art works.
Some artworks in the present season have been influenced by mythological aspects and legends and are, therefore, inclined towards traditional forms.
Conversely, some artists have depicted the changing phase of rural and urban life in India. The extreme effects of globalisation and industrialisation have also been showcased at a macro level.
Commenting on the display, Paresh Maity said: ‘For the first time we are showcasing our work at an airport and are honoured to be given such a platform.’
The works are priced between Rs 25,000-Rs 18,00,000. The exhibition will close 15 March.
It is part of a larger art project, ‘Art Walk’ — an attempt by the Delhi International Airport Limited to provide a platform for fliers to appreciate Indian art, buy artworks and raise awareness about art, DIAL said Tuesday.
Hemanta-Shishir is an autumn winter collection. It will be followed by Basanta-Greeshma (spring-summer) and Varsha-Sharada (monsoon-autumn). A decision on continuing the cycle will be taken at a later date.
DIAL chief executive officer Prabhakara Rao said: ‘The Delhi airport has organised a private exhibition to give passengers the opportunity to enjoy the works of multi-facetted artists. The exhibition has been created as a platform for artists to appear under one umbrella that will facilitate a space enabling artist-passenger interactions.’
The first-of-its-kind exhibition is an eclectic mix of artworks by some of India’s established as well as emerging artists such as Arpana Caur, Anjolie Ela Menon, Bhawani Katoch, Bhuwal Prasad, Bratin Khan, Gurdeep Singh, Jayasri Burman, Jehangir Sabavala, KS Radhakrishnan, KG Subramanyan, Lalu Prasad Shaw, Manu Parekh, Madhvi Parekh, Mohammed Osman, Neeraj Goswami, Lal Bahadur Singh, Paresh Maity, Puja Bahri, Ramesh Gorjala, Revati Sharma Singh, Sarang Singla and Sakti Burman.
The exhibitions will showcase various themes, mediums and concepts to chronoligically sequence the movements in traditional, modern, contemporary and experimental art works.
Some artworks in the present season have been influenced by mythological aspects and legends and are, therefore, inclined towards traditional forms.
Conversely, some artists have depicted the changing phase of rural and urban life in India. The extreme effects of globalisation and industrialisation have also been showcased at a macro level.
Commenting on the display, Paresh Maity said: ‘For the first time we are showcasing our work at an airport and are honoured to be given such a platform.’
The works are priced between Rs 25,000-Rs 18,00,000. The exhibition will close 15 March.
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