Energy in Motion, Four Facets Show, Deep Time and more..

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Energy in Motion: Water

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Goethe Zentrum, Hyderabad presents a unique photography exhibition that will have on display some of the exclusive works by photographer Janardhan Korremulla. Through his solo exhibition, ‘Energy in Motion’, he will showcase the elixir of life, water, in abstract form. The colourful hues depict the energy which also forms the foundation of all life on our planet.

Janardhan Korremulla is professional Photographer. As a teacher and artist, he strongly believes that the subject in front of the camera, animate or inanimate must come alive.

The show is on view from 29th November to 12th December 2013.

Four Facets

Jamaat Art Gallery, Mumbai presents a quadruple of a show, titled, ‘Four Facets’. The show features four artists, four angles, four ideas and four viewpoints. 

The participating artists are Prabhakar Kolte,  Samir Mondal, Sunil Padwal, and Ravi Kumar Kashi. Each artist excels in his own field, be it abstraction, water colour portraiture, landscapes and conceptual art or Bollywood inspired series of artworks.

The show is on view till 10th December 2013.

Deep Time

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Project 88, Mumbai presents a solo show of artist Rohini Devasher. The show titled, ‘Deep Time’ is part of an ongoing project that explores strange terrains where myth and fiction blur boundaries of the real and imagined. With metaphoric works which are also geographic  propositions, this show maps attempts to observe the unobservable.

The show previews on 29th November and will be on view till 19th January 2013.

Sculpture Show

Gallery Espace, New Delhi presents a group show displaying exquisite sculptural works by artists from India. The works on display range from bronze sculptures to stone and other metal. 
The participating artists are Chintan upadyay, Gigi Scaria, Krishna Yadav, Laxma Goud, Nagji Patel, Rajendar Tiku, Saroj Singh and Shankho Chowdhury.

The show is on view till 6th December 2013.

(News reports by Sushma Sabnis)


FEATURE

Impressions of the city

Prabal Mallick’s perspectives of Bengaluru are spontaneous and personal

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These are not simply landscapes, says Prabal Mallick, they are veering towards impressionism. What the viewer sees, in his series of watercolours, “Bengaluru On Location”, is the play of light and shadow; the shadows from the trees on the red walls of the museum canteen, the shadows in commercial street next to Anand Sweets, the shadows of the pillars in the Leela Galleria Barista.

What the viewer sees are the colours; of the valley below Nandi hills, brown and grey under the dark clouds, the greens and yellows of the autorickshaws on the Bangalore roads or the leafy greens of the trees of the “garden city”.

But the figures are always indistinct, perhaps because they come and go, even as the scene remains, where Prabal renders them onto his canvas.

En plein

“Bengaluru On Location” features en plein air paintings, done by the artist who captures the landmarks in and around the city. Some of the locations he captures are Lalbagh, Cubbon Park, NGMA, Ulsoor lake and Vidhana Soudha, or even UB City, Belandur Lake or Counter Culture.

“En Plein Air is a French terms, used commonly by artist to refer to the outdoors. Traditionally, artists used to paint outdoors, but nowadays most artists don’t do that. I think it helps you grow as an artist and whenever I get the chance, I go out and paint because I feel paintings one outdoors have a life of their own,” says Prabal, an engineer by profession.

“These paintings are a reflection of my personality. Whenever I set out to paint outdoors, I don’t start right away, I observe the place for a few hours while sketching. Then I try to paint how I feel. When I was in Nandi Hills, I was feeling cold, so automatically I started using cooler tones like grey. This is why I feel that my paintings veer towards impressionism, I am merely painting my impressions.”

“Bengaluru On Location” will be on view at the Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath, Kumara Krupa Road. For details, contact 9845193951.

( Report by Harshini Vakkalanka  for The Hindu)