Blurring the lines of medium for the sake of art
Paintings, sculptures, graphics and drawings have come together under one roof at the ongoing 93rd and 94th Annual All India Art Exhibition. With 237 artists from across the country showcasing their works, art aficionados in the Capital are in for a treat.
Experimenting with different styles in his twodecade-long career, Delhibased artist Joyattam Dutta Roy, whose painting is exhibited in the show, says, “I started toying with the idea of bringing my art alive through augmented reality; what I now like to call alive-scape. Once refined, I submitted my physical work combined with a three-dimensional audio-video project for this show.”
“I want to spread happiness through my work,” says Avneet Chawla, another Delhi-based artist. Among the list of the 42 artists, she has been awarded
for her drawing Lino Opus-VI. She uses graphite on paper, and explains, “One can see a lot of structures in my work along with dots that represent happiness in the architectural forest that one finds in a city.”
“The kind of environment that surrounds me has always been my inspiration,” says Jitendra Prajapati, a young sculptor, who originally hails from Uttar Pradesh. One of the artworks he is exhibiting highlights how forests are being converted into concrete jungles.
“We weren’t able to hold the annual exhibition last year. Hence, we have merged the 93rd and 94th editions this year,” says Mukesh Kumar Tank, exhibition assistant at All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society (AIFACS).
“From 734 entries, our panellist selected 237 artists to showcase their works; 46 of them have even been recognised for excelling in the field of art,” informs Tank, adding, “However, the number of entries has been less than what we expected, as many were still sceptical due to the pandemic.”