What’s on Around Town

PARSING – THE MIND’S EYE

An exhibition of glass and light by Vijay Kowshik, senior artist. The exhibition delves into the mind of the artist with expressions thrown from his agitated psyche striving to extract experiences from the collective consciousness. The medium of expression is ceramic in which glass is his main motivation. The works juxtapose the inner feelings of the artist through the plasticity of the material at high temperatures. The amalgamation evokes a strange quality of thrill and joy in the making, which manifests itself finally in the works. WHEN: January 21 – February 3 WHERE: Kamaldevi Complex, IIC TIMING: 11 am – 7 pm

BEAUTIFUL ILLUSIONS

The art show Tantra will display works by several eminent artists. Tantra is a spiritual method or science focused on the nature of experience, in particular experience of the mind. The paintings on display burst out loud with bright colors and eye srtiking color combinations. Each artwork depict the spiritual method in a every explicit manner and let spectators to go in flow with the visual treat presented. The goal of Tantra is to come into direct experience of pure awareness. WHEN: February 2 – 18 WHERE: Art Consult, 3 Hauz Khas Village TIMING: 11 am – 7pm

TRADITION STRUNG IN A THREAD

Tantu is coming together of 3 generations of artistic sensibilities. It is a unique concept presenting the premier of choreographies by Gurus Sharon Lowen, Madhavi Mudgal and the performer of the evening, Madhur Gupta, framed by classics by the major architect of Odissi, Padmavibhusan Kelucharan Mohapatra. Tantu, literally translating to meaning a ‘Thread’, is truly about connecting traditions in a single string! It is a product of almost a year of hard work on reviving old choreographies, composing new, translating works of poets, getting scholars to give their inputs, composing music, and finally stringing it all together. WHEN: February 2 WHERE: India International Centre TIMING: 6:30 pm onwards

KUN- FAYA- KUN

A painting exhibition on nature by the renowned landscape artist Ghazali Moinuddin. His work does not only serve solely as a means of expressing the painter’s admiration of nature but he also feels strongly that painting has a task of its own to accomplish in the service of imaginative life. The artist has developed a style which is in keeping with the thirst of mankind’s inner needs. Here there is a greater and starker simplicity, which is expressive, natural seeming, and free from ornamental impedimenta of any kind.

WHEN: February 6 – 9 WHERE: Visual Arts Gallery, India Habitat Centre TIMING: 5 pm onwards