Woven Together at Juneja Art Gallery

Jaipurites are going to witness a spectacular Grand Show , Which will be a blend of gigantic
magnificent Sculptural installation along with dance performance. An invite is attached along with a video & curatorial note for your kind appraisal.

Woven Together

1^st Sept. 2018  at 6 .30 pm. Juneja Art Gallery – C – 34 & 36, Road No.1, Bais Godown, Jaipur.

Releasing and letting go to create a space.

A space that is both empty and ready to receive, where ideas come and go, watchful egos that float in and out. 

Senses that feel and emotions that rise and fall, like a wave that warmly caresses you, before you once again find your balance:

“Woven Together” is this, and more... 

It is not about me, not about you, nor about them “Woven Together” is about us.

Woven Together “ is a tangible creative outcome of a collaborative journey that was started over a year ago - 

“Mutthi - a fistful of Clay” 

Ruby Jhunjhunwala is trained at Alfred University, NY under the mentorship of Daniel Rhodes. She is one of the pioneering ceramic artists of the country, with over 40 years of experience.

Ruby transforms her studio Adipa once every month into a community space for people of different abilities, diverse backgrounds, and all ages; to connect and understand one another from a perspective other than their own. Together they play with clay and leave their identities in the form of a ‘Fistful of Clay’.

Hrishikesh Pawar, formally trained in Kathak, followed by over 8 years of study & practice of contemporary dance in Palucca Schule Dresden Germany, has moved beyond the classical dance boundaries to explore the various dimensions of the human body.

As Ruby and Hrishikesh have meandered through this creative journey, together they have imbibed the sentiments of the two different mediums, the soft, cool malleable clay, and the graceful movements of the dancing body.

42 Artists from across the globe have worked with a sense of oneness, giving Ruby the freedom to curate and weave together their work into fabric like forms speaking a single language- a language of love, caring and acceptance.

Hence, “Woven Together” is an experiential installation that aspires to take back the viewer to the basics, it almost endears you to move within and explore your own feelings and realizations.

Ruby works to bring an acceptance of differently abled members into the mainstream system, so also Hrishikesh invests his artistic energies with Parkinson's patients to facilitate them to dance and accept their body.  It is obvious that both Ruby & Hrishikesh desire to expand their expression beyond just clay or dance.

The collaboration “Woven together” is just the beginning of this journey...

Using the elements of ceramics, imagery, dance, movement, music and community, the collaborative work triggers a sense of awareness and curiosity that eventually leads to ‘acceptance’.

Show is on view from 1^st to 22^nd Sept. 2018

'INTO THE BOX' by 11 Sculptors at GALLERY ARTCHILL, Amer Fort

I N T O     T H E      B O X

at GALLERY ARTCHILL, West Wing, Amber Fort

“Sometimes the smallest things take up the most room in our hearts’’

In our quest of achievement and success we often forget the smaller things in life. We forget that small is beautiful and that is powerful. Well the pen is mightier than the sword. Similarly, we have always been encouraged to think out -of -the –box and in turn to accomplish as a result that is out –of – box. This has been a constant conditioning since childhood.

So, in the spirit of thinking out –of –the-box, we thought it would be a challenge to create works that fit into the box, where in the largest box is a 10” cube and the smallest 7 ‘’cube. The artist is encouraged to deconstruct, think small-yet powerful and create works that fit literally into the box. This can be a task as specially in the world of art, where the bigger is better it is!

A lot of care was taken while choosing the artists, each one having their own speciality where in they have given justice to the concept. Anju Pawar and Rutvij Mistry have both worked on birds, where in for the former the birds are symbolisms of piousness of the soul and pure consciousness. She has used the traditional Japanese method of naked raku firing. Rutvij, on the other hand feels doves best represent love and peace which the humans need all over the world. Yashashari Shildhankar, on the other hand, is inspired by the clean lines of modern shapes and alternation and reconstruction of these shapes. Her black and white and single colour forms are dramatic, simple yet impactful.

Decorative is what Sushma Anand’s work seems at first glance. Her Indian teapots, though are functional and have the ‘jaalis’ and the inlay patterns of the mahals on their form through a process which allows her to transfer drawings as well as to print on clay. Nalini Thyagarajan’s elegant bowls are simply there for their own sake. Functional in nature, simply there to delight. The bowls have Nalini’s brushstrokes and are wood fired. Neha Pullarwar, through her work questions the human’s need to build without thinking and remorse and feels we need to need from the animal kingdom where their dwellings are environment friendly and are biodegradable. Her work of mixed media is rather strong and thought provoking.

Shayonti Salvi, on the other hand is amazed by the seed pods, who nurture and harbour life. These seed pods while breaking open are symbolic of life and hope. She has used too the naked Raku process, along with the traditional smoke firing method and porcelain. Khushboo Madnani work’s is also defined by the landscapes and assymetrical and symmetrical forms of nature. Her powerful works though were created in Mumbai, were wood fired in Australia telling their own little stories. Rashi Jain’s works are meditative figures which explore the process of awareness of the Self. Her porcelain figurines speak volumes with all their detailing and use of gold.

Aditi Saraogi’s work values the abtract treasures of love, joy, peace, respect, freedom and care which according are most important jewels. She has worked with porcelain for its transluscence as well as used the smoke firing process too. Vinod Daroz draws inspiration from the mundane mortar and pestle from the traditional kitchens of India. These help in food preparation thereby symbolizing creation. His works are slip cast porcelain with the use of decals, gold and silver lustres.

Curated by ADITI SARAOGI & SHAYONTI SALVI

Artists -

ADITI SARAOGI, ANJU PAWAR, KHUSHBOO MADNANI, NALINI TYAGRAJAN, NEHA PULLARWAR, RASHI JAIN, RUTVIJ MISTRY ,SHAYONTI SALVI, SUSHMA ANANDVINOD DAROZ & YASHASHARI SHILDHANKAR.

Artchill presents 128th Show ‘ ME & YOU ’ Emotive Graphs by SANT KUMAR

‘ME & YOU’

We take pleasure to announce this Art Show which has the energy, talent , 
Dreams & are poetical renderings of a young  emerging artist SANT KUMAR.

Coming up from a humble background yet Art Literate , 
his wispy mysterious figurative artworks which are more like portraits will tug at your heart ...the

 indefinite boundaries of faces draw you closer & closer to decipher his unique art language 
which is impulsive, varied & quite magnetic.

OPENING   6 PM   TUESDAY  21st AUG. at  GALLERY  ARTCHILL  AMBER FORT, JAIPUR.

Inauguration by Padma Bhushan Shri Vishwa Mohan Bhatt

Guest of Honour-  Shri RAJ BANSAL 

Emotive Graphs by SANT KUMAR

My paintings are mostly fluid Life Expressions. Me and my paintings , together weave a world in which both are active participants. My art tries to capture the intricacies & ambiguities of human heart being depicted through facial expressions. My work is all about the rapidly changing moods & expressions of people who I see around me.

ART for me is a synthesis of what I see, feel & pour on the canvass all the time, while I paint,  the line between the real and creative world disappears. My work is an amalgamation of both- the endless flow of life and my own fluid creative process.

In our journey of Life as we leave some moments behind, we carry forward some within ourselves , so when i paint, these memories reappear and the layers keep peeling off too at the same time, thus giving fluidity and rigorous mobility to my expressive compositions. In some compositions my choice of color tones try to depict the realities & sufferings of life, the palette of which varies from colorful romantic renderings to dark & gloomy moods. I take cue from smoky reflections of ME & YOU mirrored in illusions which sometimes flare up & sometimes extinguish…..these colored images pour down with a gust of wind & splatter of rain….i feel I am a drone in never ending season of colors. The spectacle of time which changes like molten wax & these weavings of colors in which I get enmeshed and dream of YOU , are reflected in these imageries. I take off in my flight in this dreamy world, I see myself in my canvass weavings which is strangely somewhat like YOURSELF.......

Sant Kumar.

‘ART IDIOMS - STRAY & MOULDED' 127th Exhibition at Juneja Art Gallery, Jaipur

Opening 6 pm.  Friday 10th  Aug. 2018

Show is on till 25th Aug. 2018, Daily 10 am to 7 pm. Sundays open

at

Juneja Art Gallery ,  C  34  & 36, Road No.1,  Bais Godown , Jaipur

Juneja Art Gallery established in 1994 has been the pioneer Gallery in bringing art awareness to Jaipur, the Gallery has sponsored 126 art shows so far . 

This is 127th show by Artchill in its Bais Godown Gallery. 

 We expect  this MEGA SHOW will provide a great visual treat to Art Lovers of jaipur who are frequenting our galleries for a Unique ART EXPERIENCE.

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‘ART IDIOMS - STRAY & MOULDED ‘

Eclectic, experimental , stylized & thought provoking- the Paintings , Sculptures & Drawings in this big group show by 46 artists present a unique and diverse palette of art created by the best of Indian artists. The list of artists include well known, established, award winning artists and the young promising names of our contemporary world , each with a distinct artistic attitude.

The Creative process depends on a certain attitude of mind as the artists select or invent elements significant to a given purpose & organize or mould them into a new and unique form OF VISUAL ART. Creativity is an expression of freedom & originality enjoyed by these artists  & their art knows no boundaries except those inherent within itself, in this sense creativity is like a living organism- where by free thinking , exploration and progression their Art germinates , evolves , is moulded & grows to its full heights thus bringing a peak or Zenith in their careers. Artchill brings to you all, this show of such special art from each of these artists which reflects such aesthetics of their zenith, where each of them present Art of the Figure in a unique form.

To give shape to perfection, artists use their imagination with all degrees of realism, depending on how well they adapt human wishes to the actual conditions of existence. One of the most enduring motives of all artistic creation is that of throwing up contrasts and paradoxes that govern our lives, taking in its fold - attitudes and values, conjuring up unities and dualities, striving towards the ideal of a genuine, unpretentious human existence . I firmly believe that if you completely surrender yourself in an unbiased manner to the experience that art can offer you, it not only elevates your spirit but it will reach out to your inner self & connect with your sub conscious. Hence art can be used as an instrument & it is increasingly important for artists to synthesize global visuals into a local vocabulary. 

All works included in this show are depicting Figurative Art & walk the viewer into some story, speaking of the inner and outer worlds- It could be satirical, esoteric, psychological, innocent, spiritual, dreamy or surrealistic...many such deeper emotions that we could relate or connect with. Eventually an artist translates these & moulds them into choreographed compositions , replete with their own individual essence.

Participating artists

Abbas Batliwala

Akash Choyal

Anand Panchal

Anjani Reddy

Arpana Caur

Ashish Shringi

Ashok Hazra,

Asit Kumar Patnaik

Deepak Khandelwal

Dharmendra Rathore

Dieter Kunz

Dileep Sharma

Dipika Hazra

G.S. Khetanchi

Jagdish Chander

Jimmy Chishi

Kanchan Chander

L. N. Naga

Madan Meena,

Malchand  Pareek

Manash  Jena

Manoj Mitra

Moumita Ghosh

P.N. Choyal

Pankaj M. Agarwal

Pradeep Verma

Prakash Deshmukh

Rajesh Yadav

Sanjay Bhattacharyya

Sant  Kumar

Seema Kohli

Shabnam Husain

Shahid Parwez

Shail Choyal

Sheetal  Kamble

Shiv Kumar Gandhi

Shuvankar Biswas

Subrata Gangopadhyay

Sumahendra

Sumit Sen

Sunil Padwal

Suparna Mondal

Surjeet Choyal

Swapan Roy

Vijendra Sharma

Vinita  Dasgupta