A recap of shows in the city of Bangalore

We take a quick look of exhibitions happening in Bangalore:

'Labyrinth of Abstraction'

This exhibition at Third Eye - Indian Art Gallery featured paintings that focus on vibrancy, sensitivity, richness and the depth of Indian art. They highlight the creative nuances of artists with their varied styles, mediums and imagination. In our fast paced world where life is full of stress and high on commercialism, a good piece of art can provide solace, peace and joy to the viewer. It rejuvenates the mind and body.

Face Two Face

An exhibition of photographs and installations by Shivaraju B S at Gallery Sumukha featured two series of works documented by the artist, where he highlights the lives of people whose life is intertwined with what we otherwise separately identify as ‘Performance’. He follows the two people namely Bagadehalli Basavaraju (as Gandhi) and Vidya Sagar (as M.G.R) who masquerade as the two popular icons. The photographer follows and unveils the public and private side of each of these real-life performers who have chosen to appear as a ‘personality’ undermining their true identities which in turn has become their alternate identity over the years.

‘My City’ and a show at Crimson

On the other hand, Crimson presents an exhibition of original paintings by 30 young artists such as Anand Panchal, Bhumika Dange, Dilip Chaudhury, Dilipkumar Kale, H R Das, Nishant Dange, Pramod Apet, Ramesh Hari Pachpande, Shantkuamr Hattarki, Somnath Sen, Vijay Achrekar, Yasala Balaiah & others. Sublime Galleria hosted ‘My City’, an exhibition of paintings that interpret urban life, landscapes and culture. The exhibition featured artists B. Devaraj, Manjunath Hassan, Praveen Kumar, Shivanand Basavanthappa, Urmila V.G. and V.G. Venugopal. The show was curated by Giridhar Khasnis.

Bengal artists’ works

Simultaneously, an exhibition of paintings courtesy Karnataka Chitrakala Parishat featured the modern paintings and sculptures by five artists from Bengal. Rajib Sur Roy's paintings revolve around Radha and Krishna, Utpal Gosh's work delineate nature in cubistic style, Sailen Ghosh's featured works marry two opposing attitudes of life - classicism and romanticism, self-taught artist Anjan Bhattacharya, who has exhibited his work in India and the US, and Subrata Ghosh, who is inspired by Indian classical art.