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Exhibitions at Jehangir – Week 48 of 2023
Mumbai – 1st December 2023
Week 48 of 2023: 28th Nov – 4th Dec 2023
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The exhibition plan at Jehangir Art Gallery this week has an intriguing lineup of five new solo shows, and one group show. All the six shows together present a rich and diverse bouquet of paintings. From young to experienced, each artist represents their own diverse styles and themes in their artistic expressions. Here is a brief on of all these captivating shows.
Auditorium Hall
Reverie and Fantasia
A group show of paintings by Maya Burman, Sakti Burman and Maïté Delteil.
The exhibition is presented by ‘Art Musings’ Art Gallery in Mumbai. This show is scheduled to continue at ‘Art Musings’, soon after the week long presentation at Jehangir Art Gallery.
The following are some excerpts from the curatorial note by Ranjit Hoskote.
Maya Burman
Maya Burman‘s versatile artistic practice embraces diverse media and projects, including painting and drawing, as well as mural commissions, posters, and illustrations for books. Born in Villeneuve sur Lot, France in 1971, Burman was trained as an architect at the École Nationale d’Architecture Paris and the École Nationale d’Architecture Paris – Villemin during the 1990s. She now lives and works in Anthe, in the south of France.
Maya Burman’s watercolour and pen and-ink works are peopled by pneumatic figures, usually depicted in moments of play, festivity or ceremonial, expressive of abundant joie de vivre or what, in the Indic tradition, would be celebrated as lila, the cosmic spirit of play and creativity. The dancer, a key protagonist in Burman’s art, draws on diverse genealogies, among them Degas’ ballerinas and folk and classical dancers of eastern India. This is consonant with Burman’s transcultural background: her mother is the French artist Maïté Delteil; her father is the Indian artist Sakti Burman, long resident in France.
Sakti Burman
Born in Calcutta in 1935, Sakti Burman spent his childhood in the ancestral village of Bidyakut in East Bengal, before the family moved to Assam. Burman moved to Paris in 1959, to study at the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts. Sakti lived and worked in France right up until 2019, participating fully in French cultural life; and yet, he emphatically retained his association with India through long-term friendships, continuing professional collaborations, and frequent visits.
Sakti Burman’s paintings seem to exist outside the measurable flow of time, in a world of reverie and fantasia populated by mythic beings and personae that reflect the artist’s self and his family circle. But the attentive viewer will find that the experience of entering Burman’s world is never predictable. Sometimes, on encountering his oil paintings, we have the distinct sensation of having wandered into a theatre dominated by divine or archetypal presences: the goddess Durga, or the child Krishna, or an unknown god presiding over the cosmos in many-armed splendour.
Maïté Delteil
Maïté Delteil was born in 1933, in the village of Martiloque, in France’s south-western province of Lot-et-Garonne. She grew up surrounded by nature’s plenitude, surrounded by a tapestry of fruit orchards, with its cherry, apple and quince trees. She studied at the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, where she met her husband Sakti Burman.
Maïté Delteil’s art, at its core, there lie the regenerative powers of the garden, the orchard, the meadow, the pasture, and the forest. In her vibrant images, we encounter earth as it has been cultivated or left to its own ebullient devices; we find the earth’s articulations as they emerge from the processes of replanting and pruning; we hear the voices of the natural world here, with the wind blowing through branches and the choric intimations of birdsong.
Exhibition Gallery 1
‘Sahyadri – The Narrations of Life’
A solo show of paintings by Prof Vishwanath Sable
Prof Vishwanath Sable, Dean of Sir J J School of Art has been painting over about past three decades. The Sahyadri series is inspired by the beautiful landscapes, trees and flowers localized in the mountainous terrain of Sahyadri mountain range in Maharashtra. In his paintings, various shapes of the tree trunks, their textures, the intricately shaped roots and branches – all come together in abstract forms and motifs. Together they evoke the beautiful feeling of wandering across the Sahyadris.
Exhibition Gallery 2
‘Horizon’
A solo show of paintings by Satish Kale
Satish Kale is a seasoned artist based at Pune, who took art education at Sir J J School of Art, Mumbai, and at Abhinav Kala Mahavidyalaya, Pune. His abstract paintings in this series evoke the tranquility that one can experience while locking the gaze at the horizon. At the horizon, may it be a seascape or a landscape or an imaginary vision, it creates a feel of infinity, where humans lose their capacity to see clearly. That is the point wherein the creative imagination comes in many hues merge together in a beautiful horizontal pattern, leading to deep contemplation.
Exhibition Gallery 3
‘Here Comes the Sun’
A solo show of paintings by Sangeeta Singh
Sangeeta Singh is a senior artist based at Gurugram who formally acquired postgraduate degrees in Chemistry and Education but thereafter pursued her passion for art and love for science creating a unique combination. Sangeeta Singh got herself trained at Triveni Kala Sangam, New Delhi under the guidance of eminent artist Rameshwar Broota. She also got her art education at National Museum, New Delhi. She worked with artist R. Thansanga and Thlangrokhuma in Aizawl- Mizoram. She has received prestigious fellowships from Ministry of Culture, Govt of India and was felicitated by Kala Drishti award. She has exhibited her work widely at national and international level. Her works are in the collection of Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, ICCR, Caritas, Virgin Atlantic, Tony Blair, Copal art, and several private collections in India and abroad.
Sangeeta Singh’s paintings are inspired by subjects and themes that are around her. Her paintings reflect the relationship enclosed with the surrounding and the correlation with other beings.
Exhibition Gallery 4
The Childhood Stories
A solo show of paintings by Madhavi Joshi
Madhavi Joshi, an Engineer by qualification and Artist by passion, graduated in Fine Arts Painting from Pune University. She has a unique style depicting spiritual Indian mythological idols and Hindu iconography through her paintings. She has exhibited her work through over 25 solo and over 100 group exhibitions in major art galleries in India and abroad. She has more than 10 awards to her credit. She has participated in many auctions and donated her paintings for charities.
Through ‘The Child hood Stories’ she presents two unique perspectives –. One on the Happy Memories of childhood and second on ‘The Other Side’ which reveals the dark side of child sexual abuse. The series is characterized by its thought-provoking narrative, which not only showcases the beauty of nostalgia but also addresses critical issues that demand our attention and empathy. This series serves as a testament to the power of art to convey complex emotions of joys and sorrows in childhood and to draw attention to important social issues in a visually captivating and emotionally resonant manner.
Hirji Gallery
The God Within
A solo show of paintings by Pallav Sen
Pallav Sen is a young Mumbai based artist, graduate from Sir J J School of Art. He has further trained himself under the tutelage of senior artists Shilpa and Sudhir Chavan. He has created his unique style by combining his painting and sculpture skills to create 3D art works.
Pallav has interest in the Hindu religion and the multiple deities, their unique characters as well as the captivating mythological stories associated with them. Pallav is inspired by the nuances of each deity, their physical appearance, and personas which evolve through their characteristic dresses, their vahanas (vehicles), astras (weapons) which he has captured in intricate detail, thus leading to manifestation his understanding of the divine. Here in this show, he has presented four series of his creations – ‘The Devi Series’, ‘The Dashavataar Series’, The Navagraha Series’ and the ‘Hanuman Series’.
Art lovers can plan their visit to Jehangir Art Gallery to experience these wonderful exhibitions until 4th December between 11 am and 7 pm.
Location: Jehangir Art Gallery, Mahatma Gandhi Road, Kala Ghoda, Fort, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400001
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