"Animania" A Graphic Art Show Curated by Divya Thakur at Lodi – The Garden Restaurant, Opp. Mausam Bhavan, Lodhi Road > 11am-11pm on 4th-7th December 2010

Time : 11:00 am - 11:00 pm

Entry : Free

Place : Lodi – The Garden Restaurant, Opp. Mausam Bhavan, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003
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Event Details : 'Animania' A Graphic Art Show Curated by Divya Thakur, inspired by the Mythology around Animals. To achieve this, she and a group of international artists have worked on graphic art visuals inspired by animals venerated in Indian Mythology as deities and vahans (vehicles).

Translating the theme of sacred Indian animals into graphic art through the eyes of 7 individuals, 1 American, 2 Mumbaikars, 2 Argentinians, 1 Japanese and 1 Swedish graphic artist, is Animania’s nucleus.These artists include Divya Thakur (Mumbai) Ingela P Arrhenius (Sweden), Josh Brill (USA), Christian Montenegro (of Argentina), Leandro Castelao (Argentina), Seijiro Kubo (Japan) and Lokesh Karekar (Mumbai).

The artists were introduced to this concept and came up with a unique interpretation of their understanding, presented in a contemporaneous style. The Japanese artist Seijiro Kubo has depicted the Mongoose - in Animal style, Lendro Castelao has a technical deconstructive technique, Josh Brill very abstract Divya and Lokesh’s interpretations are also very modern-day Indian in its style, which makes the Animania collection vibrant and universal.Some of the animals that are depicted through the art are the Tiger (the vahan of Goddess Durga), The Peacock (the vahan of Lord Kartikeya), The Lion (a Symbol of Rahu), The Elephant (the vahan of Lord Indra), and The Crocodile (a symbol of Goddess Ganga) amongst others.

Divya Thakur's design company Design temple will partner with various wildlife conservation organizations in the future to alert individuals of the rapid degradation of wildlife. Their first collaboration is with a NGO called Wildlife SOS and they have pledged to give 10% of all its proceeds collected via the sales of Animania related products towards the various animals the NGO has rescued and rehabilitated.

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