Only a drop in the sea
The works of 15 artists on display at Kalakriti Gallery is just a sample of the kind of art emerging from India
The ongoing art show at Kalakriti Art Gallery titled
Reflections and Images is a fine example of how group shows can be a great place to start from. The participating artists Agacharya, Anand Panchal, Arvind Kolapkar, Datta Bansode, Devyani Parikh, H. R. Das, Jagannath Paul, Kaushik Raha, Kumaraswamy B., Nageswar Rao, Poonam Agarwal, Shyamal Mukherjee, Subrata Das, Suchismita Sahoo and Sujata Achrekar come from three different cities — Hyderabad, Kolkata and Mumbai. Reflections and
Images is a good mix of mediums, subjects and treatments, ranging from the traditional to the contemporary. Most of the works are figurative and mythology is a common subject.
Datta Bansode adds an interesting twist to the common Buddha portrayal through unusual scaling. Devyani Parikh’s Sermon II is a large canvas of a tranquil Buddha, even though her choice of colour is red. The artist’s work draws its appeal from her treatment of light and shadow.
From Kolkata, young Kaushik Raha specialises in landscapes, but it is Shyamal Mukherjee’s depiction of commoners that grab attention. His work ‘Baba Bibi’ is reminiscent of city artist Vaikuntam’s portrayal of men and women.
Two brilliant works are Jagganath Paul’s charcoal and acrylic work Maa and Suchismita Sahoo’s conceptual Comfy. A very young Suchismita renders what seems like a surreal work of sparrows nesting in plastic bottle. But it only takes seconds for the viewer to realise that the scenario is now a reali
ty.