"Samvega - Aesthetic Shock" An exhibition of Photographs & Sculptures by Lesleigh Goldberg at Visual Arts Gallery, IHC, Lodhi Road > 17th-22nd February 2011

Time :
17th February : 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm - Opening
17th to 22nd February : 10:00 am - 8:00 pm - Exhibition on View

Entry : Free

Place : Visual Arts Gallery, India Habitat Centre ( IHC ), Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003
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Event Details : ‘Samvega - Aesthetic Shock' An exhibition of Photographs & Sculptures by Lesleigh Goldberg.

Born in Denver, Colorado, U.S.A, and formally trained as a sculptor, with a Bachelors and Masters Degree in Fine Arts from University of Pennsylvania; Lesleigh Goldberg’s life and work is a true reflection of an international artist who transcends boundaries and is at home across the world. From her roots in America to her work in France, Southeast Asia, Croatia and now India, Lesleigh’s art practice draws its strength from her immediate landscape. Lesleigh has exhibited her work extensively in France and in the United States. This is her first show in India.

In “SAMVEGA - Aesthetic Shock” she brings together the Muses that inspire the creation of literature and art in Grecian mythology alongside the Navarasa, the nine essences fundamental in the creation of almost all forms of Indian art. ‘Samvega’ a word from the ancient Pali language is often used to denote the shock or wonder that may be felt when the perception of a work of art becomes a serious experience. It can be an oppressive sense of shock, dismay, and alienation that come with realizing the futility and meaninglessness of life as it's normally lived. 

Through the lens of her camera Lesleigh closely observes and absorbs life’s myriad change of course. Several images taken over different spans of time in different worlds find themselves cohabiting the same space. While on one-hand Lesleigh uses the computer to manipulate, morph, juxtapose, contextualize and de-contextualize layered meanings in her photographs, her ceramic sculptures are very effective results of painstaking formations created by her bare hands. 

Since living in New Delhi, Lesleigh has been working on images using a  ‘nude‘ and placing her in surreal environments, dream like and mysterious. These images very often incorporate architectural elements, the sky, and the sea photographed during the artists travels across the world. The sky in Lesleigh’s art foregrounds and envelopes the nude sitter, the visual imagery transporting us into unknown realms both imagined and real, from both the artist’s perspective and from our own hopes and fears. Both Navarsa and Samvega are important iconic cultural concepts that have shaped Lesleigh’s current work expressed through a series of ceramic masks and layered photographs. 

Curated by : Dr. Alka Pande & Pramod Kumar KG

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