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BAJAJ CAPITAL ART HOUSE celebrating its first anniversary with BEYOND THE FORM

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Bajaj Capital Art House (BCAH) Celebrates its

first anniversary with Beyond

The Form ; a group exhibition of more

than forty works including paintings in water colour, oil, pastel and acrylic

on canvas & aluminum, digital archival ink on canvas, mixed media on paper

and sculptures by fourteen contemporary artists from August 05, 2009 to August 07, 2009 at Visual Arts Gallery, India

Habitat Centre, New Delhi. The exhibition will continue at Gallery Art Positive , L -26, Kalkaji, New Delhi from August 08, 2009 to August 14, 2009.   The

show will then move to Jehangir Art

Gallery , 161/B, Mahatma Gandhi

Road , Kalagodha, Mumbai, from August 24, 2009 to August 31, 2009 .

 

The participating artists are Anil Gaikwad, George Martin P.J, Jagdish Chinthala,

Jayasri Burman, Krishen Khanna, Maya Burman, Murali Cheeroth, Nitish

Bhattacharjee, Paresh Maity, Satish Gujral, Sunil Padwal, Viveek Sharma, Vivek

Vilasani and T.M. Azis.

The celebratory mood will also

witness the launch of BCAH’s ‘Bajaj

Capital Art House Artist Fellowship’ ; a one year fellowship aimed at m i d-career visual artists who have had

at least two solo and six group shows to their credit and are in the age group

of 25 – 40 years. The final selection will be made on the basis of the artist’s

track record, current body of work, project proposal and future potential. The

selected artist will be awarded a fellowship of Rs 50,000 as cash grant which

can be used for research, travel, materials or acquiring facilities as outlined

and agreed in the project proposal. The fellowship will conclude with a curated

solo exhibition accompanied by a catalogue that BCAH will sponsor and present showcasing

the new work created during the year.   

 

Says

Anu Bajaj, Director, Bajaj Capital Art House: “BCAH has brought forth an eclectic mix of quality art that

promises to bring a cheer for all art aficionados. There are stunning paintings

and sculptures by star artists Krishen Khanna, Satish Gujral, Jagdish Chinthala

and Paresh Maity while equally remarkable canvases have been contributed by

some of the young luminaries including George Martin P.J, Viveek Sharma, Nitish

Bhattacharjee and Sunil Padwal. Mixed media has been

used dramatically by Vivek Vilasini and Murali Cheeroth who will also be

presenting a video installation. While Anil Gaikwad works with juxtaposition of

old and new materials, T.M. Azis works is oil on canvas.   Jayasri and Maya Burman bring alive the old

world charm and reflections of folk form in their contemporary coloration. The

works in the show are all unique and refreshingly special – indeed a

collector’s delight.”

 

Says Sushma Bahl,

curator of the show : “ Beyond the Form attempts to focus on the underlying concerns,

issues, emotions and stories that artists as creators delve into beyond what

the eye can see as a ubiquitous form. Most of the artworks have been specially

created for the exhibition in response to the theme and give the viewers an

interesting visual and aesthetic panorama of contemporary art in varied

expressions, oeuvres and genres.” 

 

In Vivek Vilasini ’s digital archival ink on canvas work titled Mind the Giap , he has

portrayed General Wong Neo Giang Giap, a general in the Vietnam army who fought

and defeated the French and American armies while his other work Untitled

‘Holy Bible’ is based on the actual existence of a Bible that can be

bought of the shelves in Bangalore and online at Amazon.com. Says the artist:

“Both my works are an anomaly because Vietnam being a small country could

resist such powerful invasions while the Bible, covered in camouflage, reminds

me of the historical period of the crusades.” The delicate irony they evoke

impacts existing ideologies, and influences the cultural and social

consciousness of the viewer. Vivek examines our existing social structure,

various expressions of cultural identity prevalent in society today and raising

questions about the continually changing global scenario that every individual

battles to keep pace with.

 

Artist Viveek Sharma ’s oil on canvas , for instance, delves into our social milieu and

makes the narrative self explicit as if hidden behind the forms. The situations

in either of his works are not ubiquitous like in the case of Bullet

proof , the image of an invincible Chathrapathi Shivaji on the horse

back signifying the terror attacks in Mumbai defended by commandos bearing the

tricolour and the peace pigeons in flight, are coalesced images bearing a

national identity that is distinctively Indian. On the other hand Brain

wash depicts the urban and

rural masses of India ,

their heads as repository and brains as receptacle for an earmarked product of

mass consumerism.

 

One can

see a similar aura of its own in Anil Gaikwad ’s o il, pastel and acrylic work titled Shadow

Becomes Reality where the light

emanating from the colour pervades the canvas, resulting in a sublime and

serene landscape. Says the artist: “ My paintings are like a mirror to me through which I look

at myself. My images are identified

with certain terrain, valley or a landscape, but in reality I delve deep into

an inner space, which unfolds gradually and creates a terra incognita. Thus, my canvases

become a meditative place.” Each brush stroke aimed at the

surface of his canvas is not innocent; it reveals and conceals, encodes and

decodes at the same time.

 

Taking the canvas beyond the concept of hyper-real

figuration and colourful abstraction, acclaimed artist George Martin P.J ’s acrylic on canvas paintings titled A Touch of Elegance and Looking

For Closure enact an enigmatic drama of contemporary life in simplistic urban situations. Applying a unique methodology – first by the mediation of a camera and then

by a program that enables the artist to deconstruct the first image – the unity

of the images are broken down to make it look like colourful patches. George Martin

P.J captures the outer layer of urban spaces which reflect the post-modern

sense of reality. Says George Martin P.J: “Interaction with our urban

surroundings and environment is the basis of my consciousness, my ability for

creation. There are many touching incidents and events that make me agitated

and prompt a spontaneous artistic reaction.” The artist tries to strike a chord

with the viewers by stimulating their memories, their inner and invisible

sensory powers.

 

Inspired

from the built environment, rather than the luxurious flora and fauna he grew

up with in Kerala, Murali Cheeroth ’s

new video work is based on research on

the use of pesticides on cashew crops in and around rural South, which is

leading to some serious health, environmental and genetic disorder issues among

farmers. In the paintings, his current explorations include the architecture of

the city, urbanization and urban cultures and looks closely at the idea of

re-construction, infrastructure, technology, speed, change, local and global

intersections and multiple layers of urban identities. The colorful theatrical

images here that appear surrounded by machines in one of the works and under

the arch-light in another, seem to unveil human body and mind entangled in

multiple identities and society’s increasing technology dependency.   Though, mainly he works on paintings and

videos, he has worked on printmaking and theatre also.  

 

Unlike

Murali Cheeroth, T.M. Azis ’s oil on canvas work titled Untitled

is steeped in the expressionistic figuration of Kerala from where he too hails.

A young and promising artist who has worked in mixed media; his characters

reflect situations that represent state of mind, body, gesture and dramatic

movements from life. He says: “I

have never been particular about maintaining a style as experiences change with

time. I accept the new environment, people and like to adapt new techniques and

colors in my works. My works are like documentation of my personal

experience and knowledge of my time.”

 

Similarly,

Sunil Padwal too works in mixed media and explores the

androgynous urban male by giving him a definite form and identity. A mélange of

colors, graffiti and Russian icons come together on his canvas and effectively

convey the angst ridden facet of brooding mankind. He enjoys adding dimension

to his works, an unusual curved surface instead of a flat one, a molded back to

make the painting move away from the wall, a form of twisted metal or an old

signboard.

 

On the other

hand, femininity is the world created by Jayasri

Burman who creates a balance between beauty and nature through her mixed media work on paper and canvas. Her paintings have a dream-like lyrical quality

with unique sensitivity, using mythic elements – strange hybrid animals with

human heads, coroneted ceremonial bird, mother Goddess or creatures of the

woods etc.

 

Maya Burman’s

w atercolours are

delicate and detailed with a strong fantasy element. Reminiscent of the French

art nouveau tradition, her paintings have a tapestry like effect. Maya first

sketches in pencil and then applies a layer of watercolour, finishing the

outlines and details in black ink with a pen. A meeting ground of two cultures

- Indian and French, her paintings blend the genres of Indian miniature

painting and European Middle Age architecture in her art. Not only that,

literature and poetry is also very significantly present in her paintings, while

her typographies are predominately figurative. She says: “Painting is my life, my

emotions and my pains which are coming on the paper.”

 

One of the most promising young painters of contemporary

Indian art, Paresh Maity started out

as a painter in the academic style, but over the years began to shift from

atmospheric scenery to representations of the human form. Gradually the imagery

and form became more and more abstract until the young painter with flourish of

a brush laden with transparent colours began to create paintings of great evanescent

beauty. Deriving his inspiration as much from the surrounding landscape as from

folk forms and contemporary life, Paresh Maity creates a web of fantasies and

stories soaked in beauty, pulsating with romance, passion and intrigue. Though recognized

as a water colourist, the young painter is equally at ease with oil on canvas as

is evident in his acrylic and mixed

media on paper or canvas work.

 

Similarly, Nitish Bhattacharjee too worked

with realistic imagery in his early body of work but has for some time moved to

abstract art or “non-representational art” as the artist prefers to call it. For

the show, Nitish has created acrylic on

canvas work and his narratives may be described as passionate encounters

between lines and hues. In fact, the degree of abstraction is so immense, that

the viewer is compelled to question the content behind the inexhaustible layers

of texture and colour as well as the frantic movement of brush strokes that

occupy his canvas.

 

A well

known name in contemporary Indian sculpture, Jagdish Chinthala uses papier-mâché and aluminum to create his

sculptures titled Anniversary , Best Man, Room Mates and Man

at Miami Beach . Inspired by folk sculptures, toys, acquaintances and

incidents from his childhood in India ,

his recent papier-mâché creations are three dimensional, columnar figures,

developed into busts, masks and life-sized figures. Each piece depicting the

artist’s astute perception of the outside world and the fallibility of human

nature are specific and unique; its character subtly revealed through clothing,

facial expressions, posture and use of hands. It is the artist’s depiction of

intimate and human emotions that gives his works such universal appeal,

affectionately commenting on society and dramatically narrating his stories.

The charm of his sculptures lies in their simplicity which is so inherently

alive as to vitiate all criticism.

 

Among

the few artists who have constantly dominated the Indian art scene, Satish Gujral has been internationally

acclaimed for his multi-talent in paintings, graphics, mural, sculpture,

architecture and interior design. It is the pain and anguish of homeless during

the partition of the country that took shape in his artwork. Says the artist:

“My works always gets inspiration from the prevalent elements in contemporary

living. I create forms that I consider not only modern but are infused with

energy and motion. All my four paintings made for the show are in acrylic and gold on canvas . They are

composed of elements that are part of day to day contemporary man’s life and

his involvement in mundane functions. They depict man’s attempt to harness

power.”

 

Krishen Khanna , deft in drawing and painting has some large scale pen, pencil and ink works that rotates

around human experiences and situations. Through the surface of his paintings

immersed in thick impasto, familiar figures appear and disappear jogging one’s

distant memories. The two drawings here feature one of his most popular and

engaging subjects- the bandwallas .

Wearing their typical hats and coats holding up their brass instruments the bandwallas are seen to herald a time for

celebration and joy for others though they themselves have to struggle to make

a living. The compositions in immaculate and detailed line work and rubbed

portions evoke two consummate scenes.    

 

These artists have created artworks that are

bound to go beyond the expected reality and create a long-lasting impression of

meaningful art!

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