EXHIBITION "Untired of Sameness" by Rachna Parasher at Open Palm Court Gallery, IHC - 1st to 5th April 09

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• 1st April : 6:00 pm - Inauguration by Prof. Rajeev Lochan, Director, National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi
• 2nd to 5th April : 11:00 am - 7:00 pm - Exhibition on View

• Event Details : An exhibition of paintings by Rachna Parasher.
  
• The artist is not conscious of a style while working. It emerges only in hindsight. I do have a style that has evolved over 25 years, which people associate with me. However this time I have tried to break the mould completely, experimenting continuously.
• For me the clay body is the most important part of my journey as a ceramic artist. In this show I have used the bare-body of my forms as the basic visual grammar, punctuated occasionally by the touch of glaze.
• The clay- bodies I have used are White & Brown Stoneware  with or without sand, Open Body with Grog or Paper Clay  the light one, Terracotta and Red Earthenware. Each one has a different sound, touch and colour and behaves differently when fired.
• Where glazes are used, they are either Black & White to reveal strong contrasts or Vibrant Blues and Earthy Shinos. The pieces are all gas-fired.
• THEME The theme is a study in contrasts. Shiva and Shakti  the Static and the Dynamic. I try to depict the divine in human forms, some realistic some contrived. One piece representing the human form has a very firm base but the lid representing the head is placed very precariously on the shoulders, showing how easily we loose our balance by outside forces.
• There are pieces that are a study into the elements EARTH, WATER and FIRE that animate not only the human form but also are the potter’s palette depicted artistically.
• No matter how far I venture into change and newness, there is also sameness in my work  the landscape platters I have been doing for the past two decades and yet I am not tired of them. Each one is still new and fresh.

• Place : Open Palm Court Gallery, India Habitat Centre ( IHC ), Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003
• Parking : Gate No. 1 to 3 ( Cars ), Gate No. 2 ( Bikes & Bicycles )
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