‘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

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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

Urban Kaleidoscope Solo Show by Suparna Mondal

Gallery Artchill is showcasing it's 126th Exhibition inside AMBER FORT, JAIPUR.
spread over 5000 sq.ft. located in the west wing of this famous Heritage Monument, this Gallery provides a unique & holistic art experience !

Solo Exhibition  by SUPARNA MONDAL

 “Imagination is the beginning of creation. You imagine what you desire, you will what you imagine, and at last, you create what you will” – George Bernard Shaw

The Urban Kaleidoscope is a new passage to the Jaipur Journey by Suparna Mondal.

The fusion of neons, bright colours and the precision of lines speak vociferously of her work as it denotes her style and philosophy of the art produced. Art, in which traditional norms are broken, to liberate oneself to the spirit of experimentation. Contemporary artists are now open to experimentation  on new ways of visualization and Suparna has also explored fresh ideas & use of varied materials and medium. She has moved away from the narrative, towards stylised abstraction to portray the energy, pulse & dynamism in these Urban fantasies.

In a very heart to heart conversation with the artist, Suparna Mondal says ,her journey started from Haldia, a small town in West Bengal where she was born. After schooling, she moved to Shantiniketan to pursue her higher studies in the field of fine arts. Thereafter, Viswa Bharati became her second home for nearly seven years. She recollects for a moment and says, “Shantiniketan was not a very buzzing place like Haldia because it was silent and calm, mainly surrounded with nature. It was unlike Haldia which was bubbling with activity, the beaming lights and sounds of honking. My seven years at Viswa Bharati helped me to understand the harmony and coexistence between sound and silence.”

Urban Kaleidoscope showcases a culmination of bubbles titled  ‘The Touch of Life’, New Galaxy’, ‘Romancing Streets’, ’Forest Window’, ‘You Are Here’. These bubbles are waiting to burst with their spirit of energies to celebrate the ease, the play of colours, tones, lines and forms. The collage of acrylic and mixed media, that have become intrinsic to her style, add essentials to understand each painting. Each of these paintings works as a timeline in the artist's journey. The apparent depiction of Urbanization and its hazards, the way we humans are dealing with it now & will deal with these hazards in the near future, is something each one of us needs to introspect.

The true picture of where we are heading to, is what the artist conveys though her works, and it also happens to be her personal journey. The one she has travelled all along searching to find herself, identify herself, adapt herself to each of these metros or cities. A transition in her life comes each time she looks out of the ‘window’, the window that plays a major role in her life. Suparna says, “windows have always held importance in this journey of mine. I have seen stories of different cities through it and have spoken to the beaming lights and their sounds too. My prime focus remained to be able to narrate stories of yesterday, today and tomorrow.”

Metros have now become home to the artist and the window substituted with the canvas on which she narrates tales of these cities as each city inspired and was creatively captured on these canvases by the artist - covering all the context from the streets to skyscrapers, nature to city heights, pace to peace and from shimmering lights to fragile windows with controlled drawing of lines , use of bright colour tones and  use of interesting mixed media.

The artist specifically focuses on the transitions happening in the city life surpassing through various seasons. Attempting to capture surprises that life brings each day and will continue to do the same in the coming years, she reminisces of how life used to be and shares her experience of the changes. Graphing the cities - where skyscrapers kiss the sky and the aroma of the falling raindrops overpowers the buzzing life in the city.

In this cosmos, fascination with art and use of intense warm colours in these architectural urban scapes , she composes a rhythmical succession of the different features of the city life – living or nonliving to convey the feelings of emotional liberation which needs to be corrected in time.

Kiran K. Mohan

Curator

2017

Uttara Museum of Contemporary Art- SINGLE ARTIST MUSEUM

SPECIAL NEWS ON ART 

Artchill takes great pleasure to make this special announcement to media in India & Abroad:

UTTARA MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART opens in Dehradun- showcasing  a permanent collection of 50 artworks by Surendra Pal Joshi,  which is first of its kind to open in India, dedicated to showcase artworks by ONE Individual artist only.  Surendra Pal Joshi hails from Garhwal basically , but he is based at Jaipur for last few decades. He is a multiple award winner including National Academy Award( 2004) ALL INDIA AWARDS & STATE AWARDS,( resume attached)

Inaugurated recently by Honorable Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Sh Trivendra Singh Rawat, this museum is in a specially designed building at Dehradun & is showing paintings, drawings, photo art & large installations by Joshi. It is now open for public each day.

Each work is conceptual , modern & the range of his works is multimedia-multidimensional, it is also at par with International artists' approach to Contemporary Art . Some sculptures are significantly based on the Uttarakhand tragedy of Cloudburst - a cascade of safety pins in shape of water fall , large helicopters made from safety pins are a Salute to the daring of Indian armed forces that conduct evacuation & save thousand of lives during such calamities. His approach to art ranges from  abstracted-minimal to fullsome in some pieces of art.

The Museum space is aesthetically  designed & collection is on view for public.

                                                           

Layers Of Silence by VINOD SHARMA

Gallery Artchill situated inside Amber Fort which is a famous Heritage Monument, is hosting a Solo Show of Rockscapes by Eminent artist VINOD SHARMA.

Layers of Silence
  

Celebrated landscape painter Vinod Sharma brings a genre apart from usually prevalent experimental trends in contemporary painting art as his preoccupation . His Landscapes have been profusely seen in National and International art shows as a recurring theme since his early time .

Though he grew as a printmaker, but eventually turned an eminent landscape artist . Vinod has carved out his constant identity as a master of this genre. Unlike other trends he has chosen an untrodden path .What inspires him are sea beaches, solid silky rocks, shining sand grains and roaring water reecting the skies. He transforms their reality into mysterious and magical forms hitherto undiscovered and unventured. His landscapes exhibit inexhaustible wealth of nature – he creates their colours, contours & curves, with heightened imagination and sharpened sensibility .

Within this chosen genre Vinod Sharma's Rockscapes present an immense range and variety, and in output most prolic, create an enchanting spectacle, at times it bafes one's view and analysis. However artist's effort is to creatively record the subtle and surreal phenomenon that purportedly evokes a sense of innite beauty, spiritual feel and all pervasive tranquility. The history of landscape painting is of peculiar interest since it is not so common these days in the contemporary experimental art scene. Landscapes were treated, generally as background for image or images and not as object of separate aesthetic contemplation . We have several examples of this kind of practice then and now in miniature paintings and in the works of great western masters where the best part of the landscape was painted as necessary backdrop . Landscape painting is essentially romantic and specically a romantic creation of 'atmosphere' for its own sake rather than a revelation of experience ( Herbert Read ) It is a love of comfort and joy also, in some sense a refuge in, and a back step to an idyllic sensuous, soothing world from the chaotic burdensome & boring urban world. Hence Herbert Read rightly gives more denite name to the quality that distinguishes landscape painting , he says, “ I think it would have to be called POESY ”. The leitmotif of artist Vinod Sharma , as it appears to be, expresses Romance

with Nature. The elements of landscape open up to him the possibilities to render them as his pictorial statement. The appeal of his art endeavor is not in conscious perception but in intuitive apprehension, say not in thought but in feeling .These landscapes are artistic manifestations realized through the medium of his personality. His approach and treatment is meticulous, there is no effort to depict the verisimilitude, Vinod admits 'it is not a copy of the real'. Suffused with excessive light and hue as his distinct stylistic preoccupation his seascapes and surroundings are vibrant and sublime. This approach to his art practice , the way he envisages visual panorama may have the inuence of printmaking technique. He mysties the territory by adding  perplexities to its beauty and dislocates a viewer but engages one to participate in his deliberate creation. He thus makes a difference by  creating myriad-colored landscape to embody his own interpretation, they are products of sheer imagination as John Ruskin quotes in 'Modern Painters' that the highest imaginative faculty sieges the material - and all that afrms, judges and describes , it afrms from within.

To enjoy the unique and pleasant wonderland in wilderness by Vinod Sharma one may echo with the artist –

Art for art's sake, Why not?

Art for life' sake, Why not?

Art for pleasure's sake , Why not?

What does it matter as long as it is art?

Dr A. L. Damami

Fragrance of Abstraction by Madan Meena

The Water lilies painted by Madan Meena seem like a floating mat of foliage crowned with resplendent blooms that open every morning, then close for the afternoon …....

Madan’s direct observation and perceptual study of water lilies near his hometown , has led to these amazingly stylized & semi abstracted series of paintings.These water colors executed with clever fluidity of his energetic strokes on paper ,feature these fragrant water lilies on stagnant water , emerging from almost-abstract compositions of broad strokes of bright color and intricately built-up textures. His varied compositions in the show particularly depict the effects of light and shadow on color, recording how the appearance changes as the light shifts .

This Lotus series is part of Madan's early work between the years 1998 and 2000. Bundi's Jaitsagar has always been his source of inspiration and he has used it's pond in his works time and again.

As Manet once said "There are no lines in nature, only areas of colour, only one against the other." This work has it all, from the tenderness of his early years which are full of wondrous inspirations to the eagerness of exploring his artistic manoeuvres. The playfulness recreated by Madan in his own artistic translation has given a new definition to the Lotus pond of Jaitsagar , Bundi. 

Presenting the Lotus pond in an impressionistic manner & then moving towards its abstraction, one can marvel at Madan's flexibility, both of his tonal power & that of drawing , playing with a very broad spectrum of colors at the same time. From early morning misty hues to midnight imagery of Lotus pond in mysterious blues to exotic reds at evening , he has presented a broad pallette in this series.

Selective 30 artworks by Madan Meena are on display at Gallery Artchill, Amber Fort, Jaipur . INDIA.

Special 4 artworks by Dr. Madan Meena from his miniature inspired series will also be on view.

Daily 8 am- 6 pm, From 27th Aug - 2nd Sep 2016 including Sundays

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Gallery Artchill - Art Tour Destination in India

Coming to Amber Fort???

Visit Gallery Artchill inside Amber Fort, Jaipur, which is  the ultimate -Art Tour Destination for
‘’ A Unique & Holistic Art Experience’’

Gallery Artchill A permanent Art Centre inside main Amber Fort  with a huge display in its Art Galleries in west wing of Amber Fort  is now becoming a popular place for tourist to see in Jaipur.

We display creative & multimedia art and store few hundred stylized Paintings , Sculptures ,Installations, Graphics & Photo Art by eminent as well as emerging Indian painters, which is a grand visual treat for Art Connoisseurs . 

A section of this gallery shows Modern Oldmasters of India in its Museum section. Gallery has sponsored over 122 exhibitions in last 22 years ( since 1994) & recommended In Lonely Planet. 

A grand visual treat is guaranteed as Art Lovers enjoy the unique Art Collection. Apart from Contemporary art on varied themes- in semi figurative styles, abstract art , semi abstracts & surreal styles we have exotic Indian miniatures by artists of repute.

As a routine brief lectures are given to tourist groups while showing them around the lobbies & explaining the varied conceptual art ( Concept notes are also placed besides most artworks)

We have another branch JUNEJA ART GALLERY at Bais Godown Jaipur ,with display in its several exhibition halls & inventory.

Address- Gallery Artchill, West Wing Amber Fort, Jaipur. 302028
Ph- 0141 2530025/15,   Cell- +91 9829011964, 9887372180

Timings- Gallery at Amber Fort DAILY 8 am to 7 pm. Sundays Open.    Area 4800 sq ft.
Timings- Juneja Art Gallery at Bais Godown- 9 am to 8 pm. Sundays Open  Area 6000 sq ft.

        

Gallery Artchill, Amber Fort, Jaipur

               

Gallery Artchill, Amber Fort, Jaipur

Gallery Artchill, Amber Fort, Jaipur.

Gallery Artchill, Amber Fort, Jaipur.

Gallery Artchill, Amber Fort, Jaipur

Gallery Artchill, Amber Fort, Jaipur

Gallery Artchill Reopening at Amber Fort, Jaipur

Gallery Artchill reopens in Amber Fort

(Gallery for Indian Modern & Contemporary Art )

Founded by Sangeeta Juneja

The famous Art corridors in the west wing of Amber Fort are being again opened for tourist & will be inaugurated by Hon’ble Princess Diya Kumari ji at 5 pm on Thursday 18^th feb , Sh Shailendra Agarwal ji who is Principal Secretary of Rajasthan Tourism, Art & Culture , shall be the Guest of Honour for this event.

Juneja Art Gallery (Estd 1994) under the banner of Gallery Artchill had created special art corridors in the west wing of this famous heritage monument in 2008.

Gallery Artchill inside Amber Fort , is now one of the biggest Modern and Contemporary Art Galleries in India , which showcases a diverse palette of multidimensional & multimedia Contemporary Indian Art which provides a unique & wholesome art experience to global audience  as well as Indian tourist. This venue also records greatest footfall of art lovers & tourist  from all over the globe.

Artchill also has a prominent section called ‘Eternity’ which showcases a museum quality collection of few National Art Treasures.

The inaugural show to be inaugurated by Princess is mostly by artists of Rajasthan – a  widepalette of creative & multimedia art by the best of Indian artists from well known, established, award winning artists to the young promising names, each with a distinct artistic attitude will be on show including- Paintings, Sculptures, Reliefs, Graphics, Drawings, Photo Art , 3D Art & Multimedia art.

In last 22 years Artchill has sponsored 120 Art shows , and also showcased Indian art in various International Art events, it is also an Official Cultural Partner of  the Hotel Le Meridien Jaipur, in UNLOCK ART program since 2009.

Artchill had set  yet another milestone in 2013 by launching The First Contemporary 3D Art Book in the World, titled Mellifluence, that makes the art of Akash Choyal easily accessible to his admirers who are now spread all over the world.

The Gallery takes part in International Art Affairs to boost Indian art awareness abroad & is keen to establish Art Exchange Program in order to introduce art across the borders.

Juneja Art Gallery since 1994 , and Gallery Artchill since 2008 are primarily responsible for introducing the concept of Contemporary Art in Rajasthan & creating art awareness.

I keep opportunities for future activities open & take our aim to another level : exposure &assimilation of art with increased interactions with artists of the world, and to strengthen Indian Art positions internationally; to understand the undercurrents flowing in each country ( read society) which reflects & is transmitted through the work of their artists. Somewhere we may learn from each other & may make this a better World  !!!  

Juneja Art Gallery

Juneja Art Gallery  has been moved to  New Location

Address
C 34 & 36, Road No. 1, Near Bais Godam Flyover,
Bais Godam, Jaipur, Rajasthan 302006 
(Land Mark Gallery is in the lane Opp Godown No. 11)  

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Juneja Art Gallery Presents Art Show "Oh Krishna"

Artchill presents its 119th Show   ‘Oh Krishna’  

Son of Devaki  born 18 July 3228 BCE- Supreme Godhead in the personality of Krishna.

Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna

Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare

Hare Rama, Hare Rama

Rama Rama, Hare Hare.

We are living in an evil age, the age of Kali, but can attain salvation and a "return to Godhead" by means of permanent Krishna-consciousness. Krishna-consciousness can be accomplished through ethical living and the "Hare Krishna" chant , is believed to bring about a higher state of consciousness when it is chanted, sung, or meditated upon. It is thought to be the most effective means of self-purification. Krishna (an avatar of Vishnu) is the Supreme Lord and that humans are eternal spiritual beings trapped in a cycle of reincarnation. The nature of the cycle for individual beings is determined by karma, the law of the consequences of past actions, which returns beings to physical existence. 

Krishna Consciousness &  eternal love that Hindus have for this creator & savior of Earth has no boundaries, Indian artists have explored all expressions that they can imagine for the their love of Lord Krishna that thousands of creative presentations are found specially on this subject. Juneja Art Gallery brings to you some selective works by veteran Indian artists based on stories or Chhavi of Krishna, by Arpana Caur, Ashok Hazra, Dipika Hazra, R.K.Yadav, Yugal Kishore Sharma, Niren Sen Gupta, Shail Choyal, Late P.N. Choyal , V.S.Upadhyay, Surjit Akre.

Krishna is easily recognized by his representations. Though his skin color may be depicted as black or dark in some representations, particularly in murtis, in other images such as modern pictorial representations, Krishna is usually shown with a blue skin. He is often shown wearing a silk dhoti and a peacock feather crown. Common depictions show him as a little boy, or as a young man in a characteristically relaxed pose, playing the flute. In this form, he usually stands with one leg bent in front of the other with a flute raised to his lips, in the Tribhanga posture, accompanied by cows, emphasizing his position as the divine herdsman, Govinda, or with the gopis (milkmaids) i.e. Gopikrishna, stealing butter from neighbouring houses i.e. Navneet Chora or Gokulakrishna, defeating the vicious serpent i.e. Kaliya Damana Krishna, lifting the hill i.e. Giridhara Krishna ..so on and so forth from his childhood / youth events that are reported in Hindu texts.

Krishna is also depicted and worshipped as a small child (Bala Krishna, Bāla Kṛṣṇa the child Krishna), crawling on his hands and knees or dancing, often with butter or Laddu in his hand being Laddu Gopal.Regional variations in the iconography of Krishna are seen in his different forms, such as Jaganatha of Odisha, Vithoba of Maharashtra, Venkateswara (also Srinivasa or Balaji) in Andhra Pradesh, and Shrinathji in Rajasthan.

Artists: 

Arpana Caur, Ashok Hazra, Dipika Hazra, R.K.Yadav, Yugal Kishore Sharma, Niren Sen Gupta, Shail Choyal, Late P.N. Choyal, V.S.Upadhyay, Surjit Akre.

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JUNEJA ART GALLERY

7, Lakshmi Complex
M.I. Road, 

Jaipur, 302001

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