Six scintillating visual stories
13 Jun 2013 8:59 PM GMT
From Saurashtra’s embroidery rich art to satirical paintings, the Capital witnessed a potpourri of artistic sensibilities at the 6 by 6 art exhibition at the Lalit Kala Akademi. Bringing six contemporary Indian artists under one roof, the exhibition compiled visual stories from different parts of India. Meet the artists...
Aishwarya Sultania, Delhi
‘Duniya gol hai, jalebi ke network se fir milenge!’ (The world is round. We shall meet again at some other jalebi juncture). That is how the foodie in Sultania takes a dig at things in her titles.
Experimenting with reflective surfaces in this exhibition, Sultania stressed on freedom- the freedom to want what you want. She’s perturbed by censorship against art. Her concerns elicited through her paintings in this exhibition.
‘It’s a good exercise to work aside different artists as it helps you understand your positioning in the bigger scheme of things’, says Sultania about her interaction with artists under the 6 by 6 fold.
Politics of food and urban spiritualism are the two themes that she keeps on revisiting through her work. This August, her work shall feature in the multidisciplinary art camp in Bangladesh.
Basant Bhargav, Bhopal
Dawdling random sketches with crayons, he understood the significance of colours at a young age, admits Bhargav. Having worked for last 15 years, he declares black and white as his favourite colors. And why? Bhargav says that using black and white makes him feel comfortable. For him black is just not black, it has a lot other hues and so does white.
Taking on from that perspective, his abstract paintings describe what nature is to him. ‘My art portrays what nature inspires in me, not what it looks like in real’ says Bhargav.
With black and white as his theme, he is working towards a solo exhibition in Mumbai by the end of this year.
Nilesh Shidhpura, Gandhinagar
Curator and artist, Nilesh Shidhpura intermingles nature and technology in his paintings and installations to dwell upon the theme of contemporary life. Ceramic, glass and metal castings stand for technology in his work and wood represents nature and life.
With titles like 700 MB, Search Now and Virtual reality, Nilesh’s paintings are high on tech savvy terminology. ‘We like to see ourselves in our pictures on facebook than in real life’ says the artist, while explaining the theme of his celebrated work ‘Virtual Reality’.
For the last four years, he organises international art residency programme for artists to strengthen traditional art in India.
Rajendra Patil, Mumbai
Reviving drawing as an art form, he says, ‘Drawing was a significant form back in 1960s and 1970s. With an emphasis on complex and varied materials, this form is losing its existence’. Patil is on a mission to bring back this basic and provocative art form.
Exuding contentment, he says the art exhibition in the capital was a good exposure for the artists.
His work revolves around the prehistoric men and the machines- not exactly copied from archaeological references but the way his mind conceives them.He calls this process, the language of formation.
Patil has been working on oil and canvas for the last two decades. With his group ‘Drawing box’, he travels around the country with his work.
Sharda Patel and Arvind Patel, Ahmedabad
Her earthy voice exudes confidence and honesty. Coming from Saurashtra region of Gujrat, she learnt embroidery in her childhood.
Sharda and Arvind are cousins, she tells us and adds, ‘None of us could make it to the exhibition in Delhi. What could we do! The train ticket never got confirmed’.
Bringing the same honesty and earthiness to her work, she uses oil and water to paint riveting colors on cloth.
Turning tradition into vocation, she has been producing embroidery on cloth using water colours for the last four decades!
Aishwarya Sultania, Delhi
‘Duniya gol hai, jalebi ke network se fir milenge!’ (The world is round. We shall meet again at some other jalebi juncture). That is how the foodie in Sultania takes a dig at things in her titles.
Experimenting with reflective surfaces in this exhibition, Sultania stressed on freedom- the freedom to want what you want. She’s perturbed by censorship against art. Her concerns elicited through her paintings in this exhibition.
‘It’s a good exercise to work aside different artists as it helps you understand your positioning in the bigger scheme of things’, says Sultania about her interaction with artists under the 6 by 6 fold.
Politics of food and urban spiritualism are the two themes that she keeps on revisiting through her work. This August, her work shall feature in the multidisciplinary art camp in Bangladesh.
Basant Bhargav, Bhopal
Dawdling random sketches with crayons, he understood the significance of colours at a young age, admits Bhargav. Having worked for last 15 years, he declares black and white as his favourite colors. And why? Bhargav says that using black and white makes him feel comfortable. For him black is just not black, it has a lot other hues and so does white.
Taking on from that perspective, his abstract paintings describe what nature is to him. ‘My art portrays what nature inspires in me, not what it looks like in real’ says Bhargav.
With black and white as his theme, he is working towards a solo exhibition in Mumbai by the end of this year.
Nilesh Shidhpura, Gandhinagar
Curator and artist, Nilesh Shidhpura intermingles nature and technology in his paintings and installations to dwell upon the theme of contemporary life. Ceramic, glass and metal castings stand for technology in his work and wood represents nature and life.
With titles like 700 MB, Search Now and Virtual reality, Nilesh’s paintings are high on tech savvy terminology. ‘We like to see ourselves in our pictures on facebook than in real life’ says the artist, while explaining the theme of his celebrated work ‘Virtual Reality’.
For the last four years, he organises international art residency programme for artists to strengthen traditional art in India.
Rajendra Patil, Mumbai
Reviving drawing as an art form, he says, ‘Drawing was a significant form back in 1960s and 1970s. With an emphasis on complex and varied materials, this form is losing its existence’. Patil is on a mission to bring back this basic and provocative art form.
Exuding contentment, he says the art exhibition in the capital was a good exposure for the artists.
His work revolves around the prehistoric men and the machines- not exactly copied from archaeological references but the way his mind conceives them.He calls this process, the language of formation.
Patil has been working on oil and canvas for the last two decades. With his group ‘Drawing box’, he travels around the country with his work.
Sharda Patel and Arvind Patel, Ahmedabad
Her earthy voice exudes confidence and honesty. Coming from Saurashtra region of Gujrat, she learnt embroidery in her childhood.
Sharda and Arvind are cousins, she tells us and adds, ‘None of us could make it to the exhibition in Delhi. What could we do! The train ticket never got confirmed’.
Bringing the same honesty and earthiness to her work, she uses oil and water to paint riveting colors on cloth.
Turning tradition into vocation, she has been producing embroidery on cloth using water colours for the last four decades!
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