NEWS
Secrets of Better Action Photography
The Piramal Gallery at
the National Center for Performing Arts(NCPA), Mumbai, presents a talk by
Serbian photographer, Predrag Vuckovic. The event is hosted by Red Bull ‘ Under
my wings’ along with Better Photography.
The talk by Predrag
Vuckovic will take place on 22nd May 2013 between 6 pm - 9 pm.
The talk focuses on
action photography and its nuances and aims to help the participants take
better action and motion photographs.
In addition to this, a
one-day workshop will be conducted by Predrag at Mandwa on 23rd of May 2013
only on an invite basis.
Perons intersted in the
workshop are requested to send in their entries at contest@betterphotography.in
with ONE of your best action photographs before Monday, 20 May by 12pm. The chosen few will get a chance to learn
from the master of action photography himself.
The contest is open only
to Mumbai residents.
Freedom and Bonding - solo show of Devidas
Dharmadhikari
(Work by Devidas Dharmadhikari)
The Hirji Gallery at
Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai presents a solo show of works by Pune based artist
Devidas Dharmadhikari. The show is titled, ‘Freedom within the Bonding’ and
displays primarily works made in acrylic on canvas.
The theme that Devidas
chooses is an attempt at taking forward his earlier ‘Don’t Stamp Me’ series,
which was shown at the Jehangir Art Gallery three years ago. Taking the stamp
series further, Devidas explores the irony of the concept of Freedom. The
artist believes that there is rarely any complete and absolute freedom, and
that freedom comes with some basic amount of bondage or binding.
His figuration has
realistic portraiture as its basic imagery and with this series he tries to
bring forth the intricacies of human relationships and interactive
associations. The protagonists in the paintings never look at the viewer, in an
attempt to draw the viewer’s attention inwards rather than as a response. One
is left thinking what the man or woman in the image is thinking about.
The show is on view from
the 21st of May to the 27th of May 2013.
Bringing Life to life - solo show of Yogesh Patil
Pradarshak Art Gallery,
Mumbai, presents a solo show by Mumbai based artist Yogesh Patil. The show
displays colourful and vibrant works depicting myriad festivities and the
figures in the paintings appear to celebrate life. The Indian symbolisms
dominate the pictorial surfaces and the figures mostly women protagonists, seem
to be engrossed in their thoughts and sometimes gossip and conversations.
The works are
semi-abstract figurative in style and are rendered in acrylics on canvas with a
distinct appeal. The artist attempts to bring to life, Life through his
innocent and attractive visuals.
The show is on view till
the 30th of May 2013.
REVIEW
Of women in trendy paper cut dresses - a solo show of
Milli Pandey Vikamshi
Milli Pandey Vikamshi is
a Nagpur based artist, with an uncanny ability of mixing fun, frolic and
women’s lives intricately in a curious little web of colour, precision and
grace. Her works are on display at the Hirji Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai in a
solo show till the 21st of May 2013.
In the show Milli, a
College of Art, Lucknow, MFA graduate, tries to capture women and their
plethora of emotions in a most lively and unique way. Milli’s work cannot be
type cast as painting only, it traverses a mix of techniques like decoupage,
craft work, mixed media, and all of these techniques are rendered with the
precision of a stable, confident hand.
Mili’s protagonists in
this show are all women, varying from well known and identifiable women for
example, Hollywood heartthrob Marilyn Monroe, the Indian actors Nargis and Raj
Kapoor, in their tender moment from an unforgettable film, to unknown little
girls and teenagers. Milli’s love for
films and her experience in film making have contributed to the strong visuals
in her works. In the works the women are seen either as onlookers, silently
watching the world go by or curiously watching from a balcony at a procession
go by, giggling amongst themselves. Then there are the young trendy women on
their scooters, their own vehicles, which are conceptually a very strong
statement about travel and Milli’s attempt at capturing perhaps her own
penchant for travel. Milli hovers around the romance of the imagery either
taken from scenes of films or photographs of her children or her own childhood
and teenage, delicately weaving them into a narrative.
She has in her earlier
paintings portrayed the scooter as a constant in her works, especially vintage
scooters which are rarely visible today. For her perhaps the scooter is a childhood
memory brought to the fore in the form of a mark which she uses as a mile stone
in time. Milli’s work also captures the seriousness of these women in very
sharp angular shapes of their clothes. One can see how part of the canvas is
painted, intricately with patterns and symbols, while the rest of it is filled
with colourful wrapping paper that Milli has collected over the years. The
figures in the paintings are entirely made from these colourfully patterned
papers and the overall visual effect is one of a striking contrast between the
serene repetitive design painted on to the canvas, and the bits of carefully
cut and layered papers. There is simultaneously a noise and a deep silence in
these works. Perhaps an indication of the artist’s nature or of her specific
art practice.
(work by Milli Pandey Vikamshi)
The painted parts of the
canvases mostly have similar designs in all of the works. At times they form a
scooter, at times the ground a child walks on, at times a dog on a leash, at times as the complete background of the
whole canvas. The works exude immense patience and diligence on the part of the
artist. The paper cut pieces are dealt with a deftness, sharpness and
understanding of the form and shape of things. It reminds the viewer of Henri
Matisse’s works with paper and the painted patterns and elements remind one of
the Aboriginal or Mexican folk art designs.
Milli successfully
blends folk art, craft and decoupage/ paper work, painting and several other
styles of artistic expressions to present a buffet of delightful human
emotions. Milli also expresses herself through her writing along with art and
short film making. Milli could easily be the face of today’s practicing Indian
woman artist, diligent, cheerful and confident .
Milli Pandey Vikamshi
lives and works in Nagpur.
just great.
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