Twenty artists, one exhibition
BY Avantika Gupta15 May 2014 1:15 AM IST
Avantika Gupta15 May 2014 1:15 AM IST
Pablo Picasso said, ‘The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls’.
Triveni Kala Sangam has taken up the task of freeing our souls off the dust by putting up an exhibition of paintings, sculptures and installations. The exhibition, Grainsbourough, by Art Shows Unlimited is the platform where you can see the work of around twenty artists. Six artists among these are special guest artists.
Hemraj is a Delhi based artist. Whenever contemporary Indian art is mentioned, his name is sure to come up. He sits close to modern masters of abstractionism. Working mostly in oil, Hemraj has produced a remarkable body of oil painting over the years. He has bagged awards from AIFACS, National award from Lalit Kala Academy, All India Award from Chitra Kala Parishad, and many more.
Vijendra Sharma is yet another artist who has been putting up solo shows since 1989.
You may have seen his paintings in TV serials like B.R. Chopra’s Mahabharata, Ramanand Sagar’s Ramayana and Vikram aur Vaital. He also got the AIFACS prize in 2009.
The artists include many more like them. Manish Pushkale, Fida Khan, Bipasha Gupta and Additee Garg are just a few to mention. The selection of artworks to be showcased in the show will be awarded by the jury panel consisting of three senior and eminent artists of India. Kanchan Chander, Sangeeta Gupta and Kiran Soni Gupta would form this jury.
Best artwork of the show will also be awarded to one of the participating artists. The show will surely make some minds stir.
WHEN: 19 May to 23 May,
11 am to 7 pm.
WHERE: Shridhani Art Gallery, Triveni Kala Sangam
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