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Monsoon Ensemble ’25 brings together works by a group of 16 diverse artists. The varied body of works in a palette of monochrome grays and browns complement each other, drawing from various sources and coming together in a smooth synthesis of disparate styles.

Among the works, are rarely seen paintings by stellar artists. Indian legend Husain’s watercolour draws from pan-Indian mythology; as does a scroll of Jayasri Burman, displaying the abode of the Gods. A dramatic nude by Jogen Chowdhury enthralls with its strong lines.

Gopikrishna, Baiju Parthan and Shibu Natesan explore different mediums. Gopikrishna peoples his universe with myriad creatures and characters in his surrealistic artworks; Shibu’s watercolour works embrace photorealism; and the cityscapes of Baiju Parthan are a combination of 3D graphics and lenticular printing technology. 

The portraiture wall comprises works by Lalu Prasad Shaw, Laxma Goud, Vaikuntam, Suhas Roy and Sunil Padwal.

Bold striking watercolors by Paresh Maity and Samir Mondal echo the passion of the artists.  Paresh presents a rendition of his famed Venice series in a suite of ink works, and the textural watercolours by Samir have vitality and depth.

The aura of science fiction surrounds Ajay Dhandre’s meticulously detailed painting in pencil. Architectural spaces are explored in the abstract works by Krishnendu Porel, a haunting watercolour by Shibu and a sensitive miniature work of Jayashree Chakravarty.

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‘A Touch of Carmine’ features a group of contemporary artists, each with their own unique language. Works on display include some early paintings from the gallery’s permanent collection.

An early artwork from the ‘Absurd Construction’ series by Bose Krishnamachari comprises handmade spiral bound books, which are treated as both material and canvas; burned, torn, cut, and restructured through an instinctive, process-based approach, evolving into an abstract construction on board. The imposing Chittrovanu Mazumdar canvas combines elements of text ‪amid the fierce strokes of swirling abstraction.

A four panel work by Reena Kallat invites the viewer to take a closer look at the detailed and layered storytelling, while Suneel Mamadapur’s surrealist vocabulary combines animal metaphors with contemporary cityscapes.

Paresh Maity presents a suite of angular faces in oil, alongside a large watercolour landscape, showcasing the artist’s strength in both mediums. Sanju Jain continues her exploration with the Tree of Life, in a work replete with flora and fauna.

Prabhakar Kolte, Sujata Bajaj and Shrikant Kadam, each in their distinctive way, have pursued the elusive abstract path. Kolte’s canvases are characterized by a single, dominant color in the background, on which lighter and more complex forms, both geometric and organic, are placed. Sujata’s work combines text fragments from ancient Indic scriptures in blazing vibrant shades of red and ochre, and Kadam presents a series of works in a constant endeavour to extricate colour from its bondage to the content of the painting and award it a dimension of wordless communication.