My art is my therapy, says artist Neeraj Bakshi
Bakshi says animals have a special role in his theatre, as they seem to connect directly with the observer as the ardent human self, ‘breaking the fourth wall’.
Bakshi says animals have a special role in his theatre, as they seem to connect directly with the observer as the ardent human self, ‘breaking the fourth wall’.
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The Statesman, on that account, brings to light a few artists with their artworks with the help of Ms Mallika Chanda, the entrepreneur and founder of ‘Daughtor Art Gallery’ who solely curated the event, The Salt Lake Affordable Art Fair.
Challenging the notion of railway employees of primarily being associated with the mechanised world, an office superintendent of the Eastern Railway brought alive the philosophy and life of the iconic ‘bauls’ of the state on his canvas.
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"H.A. Gade was an extremely important proponent of the Modern Movement in India, he was one of the founding members of the Progressive Artists' Group. The record established for his untitled, oil on canvas painting, executed circa 1950, speaks volumes of his stature and importance as an artist."
Her geometric abstractions are drawn largely from the landscape and architecture of her city : keen observations of the metropolis translated into an eloquent schematic of lines and markers.
There are endless acres of land available all around Delhi. Right now, I am in Greater Noida. The kind of land, the way the Metros are lined up, the way the things are functioning, everything has a very tragic story to tell at times because of the way the land was taken, the construction done, and how it is abandoned..."
To authenticate this predicament, he creates poetic visualizations of encroachment, overwhelms, and in-flux boundaries, presenting these premises as fable-like futures encompassed in inconclusive alterity.
"In the autumn, we'll organise an exhibition about his sister, who was his main model at the end of the 19th century and the person who looked after the art treasures he left behind when he left Barcelona in 1904," said the director.
