Display - The Solitary Reaper

So far the exhibition is going fine.

Just wanted to share some pics of the display at the gallery.

Enjoy!

“The Solitary Reaper”

I wish to invite you to "The Solitary Reaper" an exhibition of my recent paintings:

Venu: Gallery 7, Lalit Kala Akademi 

          (National Akademi of Arts), 

          Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi.

Dates : July 26 till August 1, 2014

Time: 11AM to 7PM

Hope to see you at the gallery.

Please find the invitation below:

You can follow the happenings at the below link on Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/events/251724301689154

Cheers!

Happy New Year.. 2014..

Dear friends,

With the end of my exhibition at Visual Arts Gallery and achieving one of my dreams with this, I bid good bye to the year 2013 and welcome a fresh beginning with new agenda's and new exhibition's in line come new year 2014.

Wishing all my friends a very happy and prosperous new year 2014.

Cheers 

"Who are you?" Paintings on display

A few paintings which are on display:

Following is the link to the paintings on display at the exhibition:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/105048917@N08/sets/72157638969930206/

or

http://tinyurl.com/pdu5bq6

Enjoy the exhibition

Cherrs!

"Who are you?"

I wish to invite you for "Who are you?" exhibition of my paintings at Visual Art Gallery, India Habitat Centre. New Delhi. Exhibition is from December 22 till December 27, 2013. This is a search for self and hence titles "Who are you?"

Please find the invitation below:

Hope to see you at the gallery.

Cheers!

Responsibility of an Artist

Just imagine going for an operation under skilled hands of a surgeon. Doctor knows his responsibility towards his patient. An Engineer knows his responsibility when she builds a bridge. They know when they have failed.

But what about Artist? Does she have a responsibility towards the viewer (or to the society in general). At present I think all Artist take this creative freedom for granted. (Perhaps I am also like that). But do remember that Artist has to do a lot of hard work to learn his craft. Her choosen field of creativity. Only after a lot of hours (perhaps the 10,000 hours rule) does that maturity evolves in her work.

But what happens when an Artist fails ? Nothing. artist goes scottfree.

Go to the other end....
You talk about taboo. and are in news. You create controversial art and get a lot of sound bytes. Is that Art?
Has she or he successfully born the responsibility of being an artist.

What is the responsibility of an artist ? Or you think there is None ?

How do you know that artist has fulfilled his responsibility with 100% or even 70%



Let me know in your comments.

Thanks

Breaking a taboo: Artist Talks about Art

Its a   tabooo. Right, "A painter communicates through his canvas. why does he need words".

So I was not sure when i  decided to talk about my work at one of my recent exhibitions. But I think it was important as it gave a launchpad for viewers to see the paintings through painters eyes.

This is the first time i was addressing a group and artists are not very extrovert. But I did it.
Thanks to my lovely daughter who found out the essence of my works in a poem by Atal Bihari Vajpayee. It summed up my works nicely.

The poem is titled "Suraj aur Os ki Boondh". and talks about the Lasting sun and the ever so temporary dew drop (os ki boondh).  I am not able to find it on Internet so I guess I will have to type it in or ask Preeti to do it for me. (hopefully soon). 

Meanwhile, who thought this could lead to me giving a presentation altogether. to a distinguished Panel about Art. It was a fantabulous challenge and I enjoyed it to the hilt.