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Understanding Indian spirituality through contemporary art

Bindu Shajan Perappadan

Exhibition to be on from December 27-January 15; to showcase works of several artists
It will foreground notions of philosophy, beauty, rituals and traditions, says curator

NEW DELHI: A unique exhibition, “The Sacred”, by Galleria will bring to art lovers in the Capital and around an opportunity to see some extraordinary paintings and sculptures by leading artists of the country.

It will showcase works of a wide range of artists like Satish Gupta, Jayasri Burman, Maya Burman, N.S. Rana, Viraj Naik, Abhimanyu Ray, Suhas Roy, Seema Kohli, Saba Hassan, Preeti Verma, Sujata Achrekar, Rini Dhumal and Dhiraj Chowdhury. The exhibition will be on view at Visual Arts Gallery of India Habitat Centre on Lodhi Road from December 19 to 25. It has been curated by Alka Pande.

Art lovers can also catch the exhibition at Galleria in Vasant Vihar here from December 27 to January 15.

“The Sacred” is a group show of established and emerging Indian contemporary artists and comprises works done in oil, acrylic and watercolour as also sculptures and three-dimensional installations. The artists will showcase their responses to “spirituality in the context of modern India”.

Says curator Alka Pande: “The exhibition will present a pan-Indian view from tradition of Vedic India where notions of aesthetics step out from the precincts of vision and beauty to the vast expanse of woven folk and tribal traditions to contemporary fusions. India abounds in both…. India is a centre of lurid realities and unrealities where there exists a peaceful balance between the many fractures. The exhibition will foreground the notions of philosophy, beauty, rituals and traditions where spirituality becomes a way of life. It is in India that bi-polarity, duality and multiple religions reside with complexity.”

Stating that the exhibition is aimed at addressing the celebration of spirituality, Alka says: “Through the works of contemporary artists, the exhibition reflects the artists’ perception of spirituality. It brings together various artists united in their diversity and artistic expressions, while retaining their own individuality, artistic statement, and the inherent Indian flavour.”

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