PAINTING EXHIBITION : Enkita Group presents "Moonbeams & Sundrops" by Alka Raghuvanshi & Manisha at Alliance Francaise - 22nd to 28th May 08

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  • Time : 11:00 am - 7:00 pm
  • Event Details : Enkita Groups & PCI presents an exhibition of paintings by by Dr. Alka Raghuvanshi and Manisha Gawade.
  • Moonbeams and Sundrops are a series of nearly 30 joyous works that revel in the creative impulse that unfolds in the quietitude of aloneness. Even though painted by two artists, there is a sense of tandem that prevails through the works. They breathe as if in unison and are imbued with the serenity of silence. They create music that comes straight from the soul. The stunning abstract works capture the essence of existence on a myriad level in perfectly balanced aesthetics that energize the space they are placed in. The canvas' reflect the magnificent metallic jewel colours of the desert and the harmony of the earth's eternal dance in all its glory as they echo the underlying philosophy of light within lighting up a thousand thoughts.
  • Dr Alka Raghuvanshi is India's first trained art curator, having trained at the Goldsmiths College, London and the Museum of Modern Art in Oxford. She has curated and designed major exhibitions many of which travelled to other parts of the country and the world. A keen painter herself, her solo shows Whispers of Light were held in New Delhi and Showers of Meteors in Hyderabad drew valued response from both audiences and critics alike. She is able to perceive and experience the various arts from the vantage position of a doer as well as an onlooker.
  • Born in 1961, Dr Alka Raghuvanshi has participated in several group shows including Transitions held at Art Entrance in Mumbai, Reflections Within at Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, Guernica to Nithari and Buddha Mudra held at Canvas Art Gallery, Art for Concern by the Concern India Foundation, New Delhi, Encore! Art for Prabhat, New Delhi, Annual Show 2007 of Galerie Sara Arakkal, Bangalore, Transitional Realities at FM Art Gallery, Noida, Resounding Echoes, Lalit Kala Akademi, Lucknow, Resonating Metaphors and Dazzling Statements in Lalit Kala Akademi, From the Mind's Eye, New Delhi, Dhoomimal Art Gallery's annual art show among others. Her works formed a part of Silent Dreams, Voluble Realities as part of the Gulf Art Fair in Dubai, Recent Works of Gallery 1x1, Dubai, and the Art Attack Gallery annual show in Dubai. Her works have been shown in New Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Lucknow, Dubai, Turkey, Spain, Italy, Austria and her paintings form part of some important collections both in India and abroad. Her work featured in Adana Biennale in Turkey in December 2007 and the worldwide exhibition on Giuseppe Garibaldi emanating from Italy. In her writing career on the arts spanning nearly 27 years, she has 20 books to her credit including the best selling publications – A Moment in Time With Legends of Indian Art and Pathfinders – artistes of one world.
  • Manisha Gawade is a trans national who has been trained in various forms of painting including glass and textiles in several parts of the world as a matter of choice. And yet she refuses to be bound by mere grammar of surfaces and styles to reach out and explore a form that is hers alone. She transcends the regional to bring to her work the horizon of a truly global citizen and yet there is a rootedness in her work that has the whiff of the Indian ethos – not self consciously, but simply and naturally. Her work pulsates with energy that is the life blood of her chosen medium. An extensive traveller, the multiple experiences from her journeys come through in her work as it resounds with hues that are awash with the dazzle of the desert and the pinnacle of the mountains. Manisha's work was selected to be part of 2006 National Exhibition of Art held by Lalit Kala Akademi, the national academy of visual arts in India. It was shown at Bharat Bhawan, Bhopal. She has extensively participated in art exhibitions all over the world. In her solo show Parallel Realities held in New Delhi and Hyderabad in 2007, she explored the multi-dimensional aspects of interpersonal interactions cutting across gender lines. The works were marked with an eclectic choice of colours and interesting textures that set her work apart. Pristine golds, reds and blacks mark her present series, she takes abstractions to newer heights. The shimmering golds juxtaposed with fabulous reds offset by the depth of the blacks beckon the onlooker want to walk into the paintings to allow the layers to explode around the physical, spiritual being. Her work forms part of some serious art collections in New Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Paris, Dubai, Sharjah and Oman.
PAINTING EXHIBITION : Enkita Group presents "Moonbeams & Sundrops" by Alka Raghuvanshi & Manisha at Alliance Francaise - 22nd to 28th May 08 PAINTING EXHIBITION : Enkita Group presents "Moonbeams & Sundrops" by Alka Raghuvanshi & Manisha at Alliance Francaise - 22nd to 28th May 08 Reviewed by rohit malik on Wednesday, May 28, 2008 Rating: 5

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