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Language of Vision -Art exhibition in Chennai - Artist MANISH PUSHKALE

Language of Vision

 Artist Manish Pushkale will put on display his recent works. This master abstractionist meditates in his paintings and impels to do the same as they get drawn in to them.

 Who is the Artist?

MANISH PUSHKALE

Born 1973, in Bhopal, India

Master of Arts in Painting Bhopal Art College in Bhopal, India.

The artist lives and works in New Delhi, India.

Select Solo Exhibitions

2009 Serendipitous Encounters, Aicon Gallery, Palo Alto

2007 Unveiling, Bodhi Art, Mumbai

2006 Japa, Bodhi Art, New Delhi
Galerie Edition Caracters, Paris

And many more…..

Awards

2003 Raza Foundation Award
2002 1st Bharat Bhavan Annual Exhibition Certificate Award, Bhopal
1997 AIFACS Award

Where?

Gallery Veda

       # 4/22, Rutland Gate, 5th Street, 1st Floor , Nungambakkam, Chennai

When?

      Timings: 

11:00 AM to 7:00 PM (Tuesday : Holiday and Sunday : 12 pm - 6 pm)

   Contact:   044 43090422

Photorealistic Paintings of Alyssa Monks

Photorealistic Paintings of Alyssa Monks

35 year old painter Alyssa Monks is considered as one of the most realistic contemporary artists of our day. She is a perfectionist when it comes to translating the skin under the influence of steam, water and glass. She manages the oil so perfectly that most of her works resembles photos taken inside a steamy shower or portraits photographs. Her paintings have been the subject of numerous solo and group exhibitions in Germany, Greece, Australia and the major American cities. See more of her works on Alyssamonks.com

Courtesy: Yahoo!News

Art Night Thursday - Variable Operatives, Baiju Parthan + Prayas Abhinav at The Guild‏

Art Cedar Exclusive photos of India Art Fair delhi, 4th Edition

Creative  Head of our Art Cedar visited Art Fair of Delhi and brought nice photos exclusively for our readers. Enjoy:

My ART beats for Mumbai...The Times of India - Kala Ghoda Arts Festival

The theme of this ‘eye-catching’ section this year is ‘Let there be Light’. While providing a platform for young, talented and upcoming creative people to display their artworks, we have also created more ‘space’ and have thus invited several installation artists. Mumbaikars will get a chance to see interactive installations, all of which have a message and are created especially for this annual landmark event. We have introduced architectural exhibits at the Cross Maidan which is now an extended part of the festival and an additional venue for Visual Arts together with Dance and Music

Some of the key works to see include 3D Street Art by Tracy Lee Stum, Cutting Chai by Krsna Mehta,Pushers and Pullers- A Homage to Handcart by Tobias Megerie, A-Mazing by Brinda Miller and Arzan Khambatta, Iron House by EE Studio3, Woven Veins by Reena Kallat and Mumbai Esplanade Project.


For more info: http://www.kalaghodaassociation.com

Art Galleries from Tier - II cities competing with Indian biggies and International Galleries

Shrishti Hyderabad

OED Kochi

Archer Ahmedabad

It is good news for the art industry and the art lovers that the art market is expanding its wing  from the art capitals Delhi and Mumbai to Tier - II cities also.

Here are the excerpts from an article in TOI by Archana Ghare Ghose:

• This year's India Art Fair saw a new phenomenon: the rise of art galleries and buyers from Tier II cities.
• Galleries from Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Kochi and Jaipur are competing for space with biggies , not just from India, but also from world capitals like London, Paris and New York
• Archer Art gallery from Ahmedabad and Open Eyed Dreams Gallery from Kochi are on their repeat outing to the fair, while others like Kal;akriti and Shrishti art galleries from Hyderabad are here for the first time.
• "Newer and younger collectors, especially those buying art for the first time don't hit straight for the top artists like Hussain or Raza because of the prohibitive prices. They want to begin at lower price points and that is where galleries like mine come in to help initiate them into the world of buying art." says Manan Relia of Archer Art  Gallery  Ahmedabad. He hopes that this new group spreading across the Tier- II cities would eventually graduate to buying topnotch art.
• The new rich of Hyderabad city are turning to art in a big way." Many people in Hyderabad are setting up new homes and come to fill their blank walls." says Nambiar of Shrishti Gallery Hyderabad.
• participation in Art Fair also helps Galleries from Tier - II India get business exposure and learn  the experiences of big galleries

On the whole, it is a positive sign that the art market is expanding to many places and the galleries from Tier II cities are getting good exposures and marching ahead of the curve.

International Art Exhibitions- Paul McCarthy Ship Adrift, Ship of Fools

What is the event?

Paul McCarthy Ship Adrift, Ship of Fools

McCarthy’s ‘Ship Adrift, Ship of Fools’ (2010 – 2011), on view in St. James’s Square until 15 February 2012, is a monumental bronze sculpture of a small ship carrying ten abstracted children. McCarthy has modelled the work on Hummels, mid-century kitsch German figurines that embodied innocence and purity. Here, McCarthy explores cultural representations of childhood and naivety, themes that have played a significant role throughout his artistic practice. 

Who is the Artist?

Paul McCarthy is one of America’s most influential artists. Based in Los Angeles, California, McCarthy is known for his challenging work in a variety of media including performance, drawing, painting and sculpture. His work has been shown in major institutions such as the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York NY; Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Sweden; Whitechapel Gallery, London, England; and Tate Modern, London, England. 

Where?

St. James's Square

Mayfair
London W1S

When?

16 November 2011 – 15 February 2012, St. James's Square

Gallery hours:

Monday to Friday,
9 am – 4.30 pm

Courtesy: http://www.hauserwirth.com/

Art Exhibition - Paintings of Artist Gurucharan Sing at The Viewing Room gallery Colaba Mumbai

What is the event?

Twilight Tales

'Twilight Tales''- oil on canvas by Gurucharan Singh

'The Story'

 

Who is the Artist?

Gurcharan Singh

Born in 1949 at Patiala, Punjab Five Year Diploma in Applied Art from Government College of Arts and Craft, Chandigarh.

SOLO EXHIBITION OF PAINTINGS AND DRAWINGS Chandigarh, 1970, 1972, 1973 India House, Paris France, 1977 Hamilton Artists Co.Op. Gallery, Hamilton, Canada 1977 Shridharini Art Gallery, New Delhi, 1981 & 1986 Taj Art Gallery, Mumbai, 1984 & 1993 Art Heritage, New Delhi, 1987 Gallery 7, Mumbai 1989 & 1996 Gallery Espace, New Delhi, 1990 & 1993 Birla Century Art Gallery, Mumbai 1997 Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, 1998, 2002 & 2008 Birla Academy of Art & Culture, Mumbai, 1997 Cymroza Art Gallery, Mumbai, 2006 

GROUP SHOWS Gallery Delichow, West Germany, 1974 Kulturevein Herdecke, West Germany, 1975 Taj Art Gallery, Mumbai, 1979 Six Painters, Maurya Hotel, New Delhi, 1984 Gallery 7, Mumbai, 1986 Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Calcutta, 1987 & 1998 Contemporary Art Exhibition, organized by gallery 7 Mumbai, London, 1988 4 Visions, Hong Kong, 1996 Looking Glass, Lakeeren Gallery, Mumbai 1997 LTG, New Delhi, 1997 Surya Gallery, 5th Anniversary, Hyderabad, 1998 Gallery 7, Mumbai, 1999 Art & Soul, Mumbai, 2006 Shridharini Art Gallery, New Delhi, 2009

REPRESENTED EXHIBITIONS ORGANIZED BY Lalit Kala Academy, National Award, New Delhi, 1976 Sanskriti Award, New Delhi, 1982 Tokyo Biennale, 1984 The 15th International Art Exhibition, Tokyo, Japan, 1984 Festival of India, USSR, 1987 Contemporary Indian Paintings, Moscow, USSR 6th Bienelle Cleverland, U.K. 1983 2nd Asian Art Show, Fukuoka, Japan, 1985 Seoul Contemporary Art Asian Shows, S. Korea, 1986 CRY Exhibitions of Pain.

Where?

The Viewing Room       
   Elysium Mansion
   4th Floor, Opp. Cusrow Baugh
   7, Walton Road,
   Colaba Causeway, Colaba
   Mumbai - 400 005.
 
When?

Thursday, January 12, 2012 - Saturday, February 18, 2012

Monday to Saturday      11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

   Sundays closed

Contact:

   Tel : 022 - 2283 0026 / 27
   Fax : 022 - 2283 97 28
   E-mail : art@theviewingroom.in
    

http://www.theviewingroom.in/

India art Fair 4th edition at New Delhi – 26th - 29th Jan 2012

The 4th Edition of India Art Fair will be held on 25-29 January, 2012 at NSIC Exhibition Grounds in New Delhi. As mentioned in our earlier post, Edition 3 was a grand success as per highlights mentioned in the web site of India Art Fair:

Key Highlights from India Art Summit 2011

• 1,28,000 visitors over 4 days from 17 cities in India, and 67 cities around the world
• 84 galleries exhibited from 20 countries in 8000 sq mtr. of exhibition space
• Speakers’ Forum included 42 world renowned experts from India and overseas like Homi Bhabha, Anish Kapoor, Geeta Kapur, Sheena Wagstaff, Hou Hanru and Hans Ulrich Obrist.
• Marketing and Public Relations worth over Rs. 19 Crores (US $4.1 million) covering India and 180 countries

More excerpts from the web site of IAF:

Art Projects

Subodh Gupta's Cascading Water (2011)- courtesy- TOI blog

The 4th edition of India Art Fair will include site-specific sculptures, multi-media installations, and interactive art projects meant to engage the general visitors and bring about a spontaneous connection between the art, the spaces & the people.

Speakers' Forum Book launches and Curated walks
This  will include a series of highly engaging topical seminars and conversations that brings together an illustrious panel of experts from the art world to discuss key issues pertaining to art in the region and at a global level. The seminars will be free of cost, and seats are available on a first-come-first-served basis only. No prior registration is required.
A series of book launches and conversations provide an opportunity for interaction between the artists and the audience & art enthusiasts.
A range of curated walks will be organised for visitors  at 2:30, 4:00 and 5:30 pm, 26-29th January 2012 Meeting Point  Information Desk

Exhibitors List  includes Art Galleries from India and many other countries like UAE, USA, Geramny, UK, Australia, Japan, France,  Spain and Singapore

 

VISITORS TIMINGS & TICKETS

25th January 2012
VIP Preview & Vernissage 3 to 8pm (by invitation only)

26th January 2012
Public Hours 1pm to 8pm (Last entry at 7pm)

27th - 28th January 2012
Business Hours 11:30am to 1pm
Public Hours 1pm to 8pm (Last entry at 7pm)

29th January 2012
Public Hours 11:30am to 6pm (Last entry at 5pm)

Tickets will be available for sale at the venue on 26-29 January 2012.

VENUE DETAILS

The NSIC Exhibition Grounds, in Okhla, is the new venue for the India Art Fair 2012. Spread over a vast area of 47 acres, a newly renovated Exhibition Centre and 16000 sqm of open ground space, the Exhibitions Grounds have hosted numerous events and trade fairs in the past. Strategically located in South Delhi, the fair venue is well connected with the International Airport, the New Delhi Railway Station and commercial districts like Connaught Place and Nehru Place. With a range of high end hotels, restaurants and markets in close proximity, and easy accessibility by the Delhi Metro, the NSIC Exhibition Grounds are the ideal choice to host India Art Fair.

Getting to NSIC Exhibition Grounds

Entry to the NSIC Exhibition Grounds is from Gate No. 4, conveniently located adjacent to the Govindpuri Metro Station For additional route details, please visit the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation website

Another hassle-free way to get to the venue is by Taxi or Auto Rickshaws, details for which are available here.

For driving directions to the venue, please click here

For an access map to the venue, please click here


Driving Distances to and from NSIC Exhibition Grounds:

Indira Gandhi International Airport	21 Km
Connaught Place (Central Delhi)	15 Km
Pragati Maidan	11 Km
India Gate	12 Km
Gurgaon, Haryana	30 Km

Information and picture courtesy: http://www.indiaartfair.in/