When Imagination inspires art

The show, which is being held by Gallerie Ganesha will celebrate art and artists who find their muse from what they see around themselves.

The show, which will be shown at booth no. E-3, India Art Fair in the national Capital, will be held from January 28 to January 31.

Artists whose work will be shown include A Ramachandran, Alok Uniyal, Avijit Dutta, Babu Xavier, Badri Narayan, Chotu Lal, Devdatta Padekar, Ganga Singh, Ganesh Pyne, GR Santosh, Jangarh Singh Shyam, Jayasri Burman, KS Kulkarni, Maya Burman, Mohan Singh, Nandan Purukayastha, Nayanaa Kanodia, Neeraj Goswami, Neelkant Choudhary, Paresh Maity, Sakti Burman, Satish Gujral, Shyamal Datta Ray, Sisir Sahana, Sunil Das and Vinita Karim.

Shobha Bhatia, Director, Gallerie Ganesha said: “All that appears real is, in fact, an illusion. It is “maya”. Reality is ever-changing and can be manifested at will, if the sacred texts are to be believed. What appears normal to one person may be unimaginable for another. What may be inconceivable for most may be one person’s daily reality. This show celebrates the element of fantasy in art.”

With their heightened imagination and unique power of observation, the artists in the show will visualise reality in a way quite different from our perception of the same. It then becomes their life’s endeavour to express this fantasy, which exists in their minds, in a way that the viewers will feel touched and elevated by the experience. One could say that all artworks are, in a way, a work of fantasy. But there are times when an artist can bridge the gap between fantasy and reality and make it actually seem plausible...when the totally fantastic elements are presented in such a manner that one accepts them in a very matter of fact way.