Art Musings presents renowned Hyderabad-based artist Laxma Goud (1940, India). In this exhibition, Goud displays his versatility over a range of mediums, from watercolour, gouache, pastel and glass painting, to printmaking, stencil, drawing, and sculpture in bronze and terracotta. In his world, the tree spirits and the anthropomorphic residents of the animal kingdom of village fairy tales join Goud’s men and women to create new, interesting fantasies. A recurrent theme with the artist is that of the erotic, treated as an active and powerful aspect of male and female sexuality and existence. A recipient of several important awards, Goud has exhibited extensively all over the world.
15.07.2011 – 10.08.2011
Untitled | Intaglio | 19" x 15" | 2005
Untitled | Pencil On Paper | 9" x 7"
Untitled | Intaglio | 9" X 9"
Laxmi | Acrylic Reverse Painting on Acrylic Sheet | 13" X 10" | 2008
Art Musings opens their next exhibition Quarto with a group show featuring 4 contemporary artists Smriti Dixit, Vivek Sharma, Ajay Dhandre and Sharmi Chowdhary on 18 April 2011. Works on display include paintings in oils and acrylic, as well as sculptural and mixed media works. Smriti Dixit, (1971, Bhopal, India) earned her BFA from M.S. University, Baroda, 1994. This series entitled Flower is inspired by Buddhist ceremonial rites where, in lieu of flowers, they offer a spiritual cloth called Khada. The Khada-made flowers use myriad possibilities of knotting, stitching, pasting and folding, and signify the process of creation and evolution. The weathered works suggest the elaborateness of her creative process. Viveek Sharma, (1968, Mumbai, India), graduated from the J.J. School of Arts in Mumbai in 1994. He received the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen scholarship in 2009, in Germany. In the current series Identity, Viveek portrays the innocence of street urchins who are constantly grappling with the harsh reality of survival, yet dream of a brave new world. Sharma has had several solo and group exhibitions in India, Europe and USA. Ajay Dhandre, (1977, Wardha, India), graduated in 2001 from the Government College of Art, Nagpur. Ajay’s concept explores the revolution of a future visual language that is being generated by technological progress. In this series entitled Future Encyclopedia, he explores the seamless merging of intelligent machines with organic life gives rise to a new hybrid reality, indicating an evolutionary step into the future of human history. Sharmi Chowdhury, (1974,Kolkata,India) has done her B.F.A in painting from Kala Bhavan, Visva Bharati University, Santiniketan in 2003 and M.V.A in painting from M.S. University, Baroda in 2005. Sharmi is fascinated with the everyday lives of women and men, and their continuous struggle through life. In this series she has adopted the narrative mode of documenting the life around, working on metaphors and symbols that represent specific characters in a given situation.
18.04.2011 – 12.06.2011
Viveek Sharma | Food For Thought | Oil on Canvas | 60” x 48”
Viveek Sharma | Ready To Take Off | Oil On Canvas | 68” X 60”
Smriti Dixit | Flower Is the Beautiful Part That Makes Fruit and Seeds – 2 | Mixed Media
Sharmi Chowdhury | On Synthetic Crusts | Tempera on Silk | 48” x 36” | 2010
Sharmi Chowdhury | Estranged Belongings | Tempera on Silk | Iron Box | 48” x 36” | 2010
Ajay Dhandre | Future Encyclopedia | Watercolor On Paper | 72” X 60”
Ajay Dhandre | Eggs Formation | Watercolour on Paper | 48’’ X 60” | 2010
Art Musings presents Paris-based artist Maya Burman, in a solo exhibition entitled A Dreamer’s Labyrinth. Daughter of celebrated Indian painter Sakti Burman and French artist Maite Delteil, Maya has developed her own unique style. Works on display include paintings in pen and watercolour. Maya Burman’s inclination towards floral, decorative patters is along the lines of the French Art Nouveau tradition. Patterns weave and float around the central forms evoking a sense of exuberance and joie de vivre. Maya creates a dreamlike fairyland in her paintings. Her former training in architecture influences her work, visible in the scenes set within arches, columns and porches. In the larger works there are multiple viewpoints and the sections are not always linear. In the smaller format works however, she depicts a minutely dense imagery.
Art Musings opens their third edition of Resonance featuring renowned master artists S H Raza, Anjolie Ela Menon and Sakti Burman. Raza’s work has the mystic aspects of Hindu philosophy. The ‘Bindu’ has now become more of an icon, sacred in its symbolism, and placing his work in an Indian context. For this exhibition, Raza is displaying a series based on Bharat and Nav Bharat. Sakti Burman’s paintings evoke the look of a weathered fresco. Burman uses a marbling effect, achieved by blending oils with acrylics, and employs pointillism to apply paint. In this exhibition, Burman has done a suite of paintings in various sizes depicting Dreamland. Menon is well known for experimentation and innovation, incorporating diverse cultures, with traces of Greco-Roman and Byzantine traditions. Her works generate a creative friction by juxtaposing the classical icon and the popular image. In this exhibition, Menon presents a spectacular large work Bird in a Golden Cage, as well as a series of small paintings in her trademark style.
Art Musings is participating in the India Art Summit, India’s premier art fair. Art Musings will be showcasing 10 artists including renowned masters S H Raza, Sakti Burman, and Anjolie Ela Menon, leading contemporary artist Nalini Malani and young established artists Raghava K K, Gopikrishna, Nilofer Suleman, Nikhil Chaganlal, Maya Burman, and Sujata Bajaj. The artists are displaying works in acrylic, oil and watercolour in their trademark style. S H Raza’s work has the mystic aspects of Hindu philosophy. The ‘Bindu’ now has become more of an icon, sacred in its symbolism, and placing his work in an Indian context. Sakti Burman’s paintings evoke the look of a weathered fresco. Burman uses a marbling effect, by blending oils with acrylics. Anjolie Ela Menon’s art incorporates diverse cultures, with traces of Greco-Roman and Byzantine traditions. Her works generate a creative friction by juxtaposing the classical icon and the popular image. Nalini Malani is a senior multimedia artist whose practice encompasses drawing and painting, as well as projected animation, video and film. Raghava K K’s work conceptually grapples with issues of sexuality and the construct of identity in contemporary society. In Gopikrishna’s surrealistic paintings, one can witness the ordinary and the impossible, unity and solitude, illumination and darkness. Nilofer Suleman’s work is inspired by Indian typography and street graphics. Her work is a coalition of styles that take Indian Graphic Culture onto a contemporary platform. Nikhil Chaganlal has developed a unique technique of painting on Masonite. Narrations hidden in objects and furniture reveal emotions of restless sexuality and aspiring spirituality. Maya Burman’s paintings are reminiscent of the French art nouveau tradition. The details of Indian miniature painting and European Middle Age architecture merge in her art Sujata Bajaj has worked with different art forms and media such as etching, wood-cut, sculpture, murals, cold ceramic, fiberglass, metal, mixed media and, now, acrylic.
20.01.2011 – 23.01.2011
S H Raza | Tree | Acrylic on Canvas | 40 x 40 cms | 2008
S H Raza | Nagas | Acrylic on Canvas | 50 x 50 cms | 2008
Sakti Burman | Twilight Dancer | Oil on Canvas | 10.5” x 9” | 2010
Sakti Burman | Conversation | Oil on Canvas | 10.5” x 9” | 2010
Raghava K K | We Thought It Was a Lover’s Quarrel | Watercolour on Paper | 69” x 46” | 2010
Raghava K K | Foul Air in the Delivery Wards | Watercolour on Paper | 69” x 46” | 2010
Nilofer Suleman | Jamila & Banu | Acrylic on Canvas | 45’’ x 45”
Nilofer Suleman | Amrit Manthan | Acrylic on Canvas | 45” x 45”
Nikhil Chaganlal | One Morning in Alibaugh | Mixed Media on Masonite Board | 18” x 18” | 2010
Nikhil Chaganlal | Farm House by the Sea | Mixed Media on Masonite Board | 18” x 12” | 2009
Nalini Malani | Murmur Of Maternal Lamentations | AC, Ink And Enamel Reverse Painting On Ac Sheet | 72” X 36” | 2008
Nalini Malani | Alice Down The Rabbit Hole-1 | Acr, Ink & Enamel Rev. Painting On Acr Sheet | 10” DIA | 2010
Maya Burman | Mother’s Warmth | Mixed Media on Paper | 47’’ x 16” | 2010
Maya Burman | Masquerade Party | Mixed Media on Paper | 32” x 47” | 2010
Gopikrishna | Tying the Travelling Man To the Tree of Soul | Watercolour on Paper | 22” X 36” | 2009
Gopikrishna | Travelling Portuguese | Oil on Canvas | 54” x 66” | 2008
Anjolie Ela Menon | Eisha – II | Oil on Masonite Board | 12” x 8” | 2010
Anjolie Ela Menon | Oil on Masonite Board | 12” x 8” | 2010
Art Musings opens their exhibition, featuring Shibu Natesan, Raghava K K, Viveek Sharma and Ajay Dandre on 12 January 2011. Works on display include recent watercolor paintings. Raghava K K’s work conceptually grapples with issues of sexuality and the construct of identity in contemporary society. In this exhibition, Raghava has presented a series of watercolors in his distinct style. Shibu Natesan embraces photorealism. The simulations resemble the original to a startling degree and prompt readings, which are contrary to what is intended, thus displacing the meaning without significantly altering the appearance. Ajay Dandre’s works investigate the revolution of a future visual language that is being generated by technological progress with reference to a new hyper technological research in natural organism and artificial material investigation. Viveek Sharma has focused on drawing and paintings of photorealistic images, displaying iconic buildings of the city. In this series, the artist includes Hanuman on the margins of the represented scene as an integral part of the narrative, as a silent observer of the event. The exhibition continues till 1 February 2011.
12.01.2011 – 01.02.2011
Viveek Sharma | Gateway to My Destiny | Mixed Media on Paper | 30” x 23” | 2010
Viveek Sharma | Gateway to My Destiny | Mixed Media on Paper | 23” x 30” | 2010
Shibu Natesan | Untitled | Watercolour on Paper | 23’’ x 17’’
Shibu Natesan | Room | Watercolour on Paper | 17” x 23”
Ajay Dhandre | Future Encyclopedia | Watercolor On Paper | 72” X 60”
Ajay Dhandre | Eggs Formation | Watercolour on Paper | 48’’ X 60” | 2010
Art Musings presents their second solo exhibition of artist Nilofer Suleman. Suleman believes that inspiration lurks at every street corner, in the chai kadas, old Hindi movie posters, Ravi Varma’s god oleographs, in the excessiveness of painted trucks and in the simplicity of our archetypal interactions on the street and in the movies. She is inspired by Indian typography and street graphics and brings Indian Graphic Culture onto a contemporary platform. Suleman juxtaposes the real world on the streets to a softer world where lotuses sprout from any surface, serpents fall asleep daintily in one’s hair, and blue-skinned lovers embrace. Through her paintings, we see glimpses of how these worlds meet in everyday ritual and adornment. We Two, Ours One is an exploration of the innocent mirroring and emulation of the romances and attitudes of our self-created Gods and film stars till there is no clear distinction between the two.
Art Musings opens their next solo exhibition of renowned artist Jayasri Burman entitled Fables & Folklore on 25 October 2010 at Jehangir Art Gallery. The show presents a large body of over 35 paintings and sculptures. Jayasri’s art, derived from the rich tradition of Hindu mythology, has carved out its own identity. The imagery in Jayasri Burman’s work has a dream-like and lyrical quality. Inspired by the Indian folk element, the paintings have a unique sensitivity. She weaves the decorative design element of the folk idiom into the intricate patterns of her works, without losing the natural charm and naiveté that is uniquely her own. Jayasri’s themes deal with the traditional and sacred, but the artist gives her works a nuance that is reinterpreted to have a more contemporary context. Jayasri has had several solo shows, including Sacred Feminine with Art Musings in 2006 and has participated in landmark exhibitions all over the world. Her works can be found in important museum and private collections. The artist lives and works in New Delhi.
25.10.2010 – 28.11.2010
Jayasri Burman | Sohodhar | Watercolour Pen & Ink on Paper | 24” x 24’’ | 2010
Jayasri Burman | Sneho | Watercolour On Paper | 36” x 48” | 2010
Jayasri Burman | Shantola, Watercolour | Pen & Ink on Paper | 36” X 36” | 2010
Jayasri Burman | Sastrik | Watercolour Pen & Ink on Paper | 36” x 48” | 2010
Jayasri Burman | Parboti | Watercolor, Pen & Ink on Paper | 45” x 45” | 2010
Jayasri Burman | Kushum Koli | Watercolour, Pen & Ink on Paper | 36’’ X 36” | 2010
Jayasri Burman | Bonani | Watercolour Pen & Ink on Paper | 24” x 24” | 2010
Jayasri Burman | Annapurna | Watercolour | Pen & Ink on Paper | 45” x 45” | 2010
Art Musings proudly presents a solo exhibition of Kerala based artist Gopikrishna featuring paintings in oil and watercolour, as well as drawings. A consummate storyteller, Gopikrishna peoples his universe with myriad creatures and characters, each conveying their own subtle wisdom. His paintings appear as though they were pages from a book of fairy tales. In his surrealistic canvas, one can witness the ordinary and the impossible, unity and solitude, illumination and darkness. About the works, says Gopikrishna “After my last show, I thought about taking a little turn from the path; I gave total freedom for the paintings to come and these works are the result of that travel through freedom. All the characters are separate entities speaking separate stories. I allowed this carnival to happen within me and enjoyed it to the total.”
Art Musings opens their next exhibition on 2 August 2010 with a solo show featuring renowned artist and Padma Shri recipient K G Subramanyan. Works on display include paintings in oils, acrylic & watercolor, as well as drawings. A consummate storyteller, Subramanyan peoples his universe with myriad creatures and people. His characters range from cats to fisherwomen, courtesans to angels, each conveying their own subtle wisdom. Gentle wit and satire combine in his work as he passes from the lurid to the sterile, the lascivious to the reticent. The Government of India has honored several awards to him including the Padma Shri. The exhibition continues till 30 August 2010.
02.08.2010 – 30.08.2010
K G SUBRAMANYAN
Untitled
Pen & Ink on Paper
15" X 10.5"
K G SUBRAMANYAN
Tea Set on Table
Oil on Board
24’’ X 30’’
K G SUBRAMANYAN
Untitled
Watercolour on Paper
21" X 13"
K G SUBRAMANYAN
Untitled
Watercolour on Paper
21" X 13"
