Friday, June 10, 2011

Portraying various facets of the female form

A group exhibition at Mumbai based Jamaat Gallery features works by artists Ajay De, Gautam Mukherji, Bharti Prajapati, Rajesh Srivastava, Rini Dhumal, Samir Mondal, Shankar Kendale, Shiva Sanjari, Senaka Senanayake, and Raja Segar.

These are 10 different artists who all depict the feminine form to be enjoyed and savored on view at Jamaat Gallery, Mumbai. Rini Dhumal from Baroda displays the divine feminine power. The divine faces that he depicts exude strength , knowledge and wealth that is associated with divinity. She prefers to paint in a variety of mediums such as inks, dyes, pastels, acrylic and gold leaf to create captivating canvases. A rich amalgam imparts a great texture and eye-catching composition.

Samir Mondal who is originally from West Bengal and now based in the city of Mumbai is counted among India’s best watercolorists. He works mostly on paper only. His colors create a symphony on canvas and as if flow to his masterly command. The fine medley of colors shows the intrinsic joy of the medium. His contemporary women are bold and beautiful albeit empowered and strong.

Senaka Senanayake again from Sri Lanka is a master in artist who works in acrylic and inks with immense fluidity on paper. He generally depicts the dancers in movement. Shankar Kendale is an artist based in Bangalore. He paints in oils on canvas mostly with a palette knife. The artist’s texturing and interplay of light & shadow that he creates both are indeed beautiful. Showing the rural woman engrossed in her own life is a sight to behold.

Shiva Sanjari originally from Iran is now based in India. The artist work exudes an influence of the French painterly tradition using charcoal on paper. Her fascination of the feminine form tends to exude a sort of Western slant and sophistication apparently of the European world.

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