'Looking Back, Looking Forward' is the title of a new group exhibition at Mumbai- based Sakshi Art Gallery. It features works by Valay Shende, Rekha Rodwittiya, Chintan Upadhyay, Riyas Komu, Nandini Valli Muthiah, Sunil Gawde and Zarina Hashmi.
Chintan Upadhyay is particularly known for his creations revolving around the theme of pop cultural symbolism and its influence in society. His creations force viewers to turn inward; they make us to look at ourselves. He often explores the iconography of Pop to convey his subject matter. His paintings carry references from media, advertisements, Bollywood and even the traditional miniature paintings.
Sunil Gawde received the British Council’s Charles Wallace Award for 1995-96, and spent a year as visiting artist at the Glasgow School of Art, Scotland. His work has been exhibited in numerous international exhibitions like ‘Radium Grass’ (Mackintosh Museum, Glasgow, 1997), Bombay Maximum City’ (Lille, 2006), ‘Made by Indians’ (St Tropez, 2006) and ‘Art on the Corniche’ (Abu Dhabi, 2007), In 2009 he was invited by Pompidou Centre, Paris for a residency program where his work is slated for exhibition in 2011.
Riyas Komu’s oeuvre refers to the paradoxes of the urban situation that he paints with cynicism and compassion. The artist strives to archive the times, as well as reflect our immediate concerns – both localized and globalized. It is a striking reflection on the contemporary condition, and often appears to be a multiple space in which we are left grasping the moment, in order to release results or meaning.
Often inspired by his immediate surroundings, Valay Shende often uses his works for capturing the challenges as well as dichotomies, which characterize India as the country is today, especially the divide between traditional religious ones on one hand, and modern and industrial views on the other.
His recent series sculptures, unique in both their scale and process, are built out of minute and precise metal discs, copper-plated fiberglass, pocket watches and many other unconventional materials. The combination of sculptural installations and video art in his art practice adds a new dimension to the prevailing classical ideas of sculpture.
Chintan Upadhyay is particularly known for his creations revolving around the theme of pop cultural symbolism and its influence in society. His creations force viewers to turn inward; they make us to look at ourselves. He often explores the iconography of Pop to convey his subject matter. His paintings carry references from media, advertisements, Bollywood and even the traditional miniature paintings.
Sunil Gawde received the British Council’s Charles Wallace Award for 1995-96, and spent a year as visiting artist at the Glasgow School of Art, Scotland. His work has been exhibited in numerous international exhibitions like ‘Radium Grass’ (Mackintosh Museum, Glasgow, 1997), Bombay Maximum City’ (Lille, 2006), ‘Made by Indians’ (St Tropez, 2006) and ‘Art on the Corniche’ (Abu Dhabi, 2007), In 2009 he was invited by Pompidou Centre, Paris for a residency program where his work is slated for exhibition in 2011.
Riyas Komu’s oeuvre refers to the paradoxes of the urban situation that he paints with cynicism and compassion. The artist strives to archive the times, as well as reflect our immediate concerns – both localized and globalized. It is a striking reflection on the contemporary condition, and often appears to be a multiple space in which we are left grasping the moment, in order to release results or meaning.
Often inspired by his immediate surroundings, Valay Shende often uses his works for capturing the challenges as well as dichotomies, which characterize India as the country is today, especially the divide between traditional religious ones on one hand, and modern and industrial views on the other.
His recent series sculptures, unique in both their scale and process, are built out of minute and precise metal discs, copper-plated fiberglass, pocket watches and many other unconventional materials. The combination of sculptural installations and video art in his art practice adds a new dimension to the prevailing classical ideas of sculpture.
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