'Nirmalya' an exhibition of artworks by Chameli Ramachandran at Vadehra Art Gallery, D-40 Defence Colony > 11am-7pm on 12th August to 26th September 2015

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Time : 11:00 am - 7:00 pm (Sundays closed) Add to Calendar 12/08/2015 11:00 26/09/2015 19:00 Asia/Kolkata 'Nirmalya' an exhibition of artworks by Chameli Ramachandran Event Page : http://www.delhievents.com/2015/08/nirmalya-exhibition-of-artworks-by.html Vadehra Art Gallery, D-40 Defence Colony, New Delhi 110024 DD/MM/YYYY  - Exhibition on View

Entry : Free

Venue : Vadehra Art Gallery, D-40 Defence Colony, New Delhi 110024

Venue Info : www.vadehraart.com | Map | Nearest Metro Station - 'Lajpat Nagar(Violet Line)'

Event Description : Vadehra Art Gallery presents 'Nirmalya' an exhibition of artworks by Chameli Ramachandran.

Chameli Ramachandran strikes a distinct note in Indian art. She transmutes her keen observation of nature to a meditative study through her sensitive, fluid brushwork. The flower studies and the landscapes that she has done over the last few years bear ample testimony to her singular approach to natural objects and scenes.

Chameli Ramachandran has painted lotuses, peonies, chrysanthemums,carnations, lilies and other unnamed flowers. Many of these flowers she studied while she went for her winter sojourn to Toronto. But these works are not mere naturalistic botanical studies. They have been sublimated to a level of contemplation. Chameli Ramachandran has transformed an individual flower into an almost abstract form while representing their structural design and formation. Her magical brush has captured the texture and translucence of the petals, the weight of the flower, the asymmetry in their form. Many of these flowers like the lotus, chrysanthemum and peony have had a long history of representation in Asian art. Chameli Ramachandran has brought to them originality of approach.

Chameli Ramachandran has also caught the essence of trees, ferns, wildgrasses in her monochromatic works. She has studied each branch, each twig, each leaf, each stem and celebrated their forms with a sense of joy. The supple movements of her brush and the subtle tonal variations in the use of Chinese ink or colour entice the viewer for an intimate gaze.

The two suites of landscapes, the LakePlacid and Winter land scapes evoke different moods. While the first communicates a sense of quiet exultation, the second is austere and even a little melancholy. In the range of her images, it is always nature that Chameli Ramachandran is celebrating. She conveys her empathy for and excitement about nature with an impressive variety of brushwork and tonal variations. Her response to nature has been shaped by her Chinese heritage and her growing up in Rabindranath Tagore’s Santiniketan.

About the artist : Chameli Ramachandran was born in Santiniketan in 1940 to Prof Tan Yun-Shanand Tan Chen Nai-Wei. She had been given the Chinese name Yuan.However, the name Chameli which had been given by Rabindranath Tagore was the one that gradually supplanted Yuan. Most of her growing up years was spent at Santiniketan. She obtained her Diploma in FineArts and Crafts and her Master’s degree in Ancient Indian History and Culture from Visva Bharati University in 1966. She married artist A Ramachandran in 1967 and moved to Delhi. While she had earlier assisted Ramachandran in many of his projects, Chameli started working seriously on her own since the early 1990s. She had evolved a distinctive visual language and has held many solo exhibitions as well as participating in group shows.

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