'Buddha' solo exhibition of paintings by Meenakshi Aggarwal at Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, Copernicus Marg > 10th to 15th September 2015
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'Buddha' solo exhibition of paintings by Meenakshi Aggarwal
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Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, Copernicus Marg, Mandi House, New Delhi-110001
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Venue : Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, Copernicus Marg, Mandi House, New Delhi-110001
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Inauguration at : Meghdoot Open Air Theatre, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi
Event Description : 'Buddha' solo exhibition of paintings by Meenakshi Aggarwal.
IN SEARCH OF BUDDHA
An air of serenity envelopes the entire oeuvre of Meenakshi Aggarwal’s paintings, dedicated to Buddha in His myriad forms and associations. During her travels in India and Southeast Asia, the image of Buddha held great fascination for the soft-spoken artist, as she subconsciously made notes of its many manifestations around her. While her husband, Rajesh Aggarwal, was instrumental in building up the eclectic collection of Buddhas which occupy a large niche in the Aggarwal’s living room, Meenakshi chose to bring out the infinite compassion and wisdom of Gautama pictorially.
The paintings comprise of Buddha figures in meditative modes, as well as introspective Buddha heads, rendered delicately in pastel hues of greens, blues, and browns. They owe substantially
to the idealized, Greco Roman types of the Gandhara school with their chiseled features, finely- molded noses, smiling mouths and elegantly arranged hair. The brushwork alternates between application of diaphanous films of colour to more dramatic contrasts of light and shade. The lotus flower-- a symbol of purity, kindness and knowledge, has been incorporated in singles or multiples with the central image. The presence of the Enlightened One is also delineated by symbols—
the Bodhi tree, doves, the eloquent dharmachakra mudra of hands or the anointed feet, pada imprinted by the triratna and chakra symbols. Arabesques of lotus and other floral blooms inspired from the ancient classical tradition of Ajanta murals augment the grace and elegance of the Buddha figures. For Meenakshi, painting Buddha has been not only an enriching journey of absorbing legends and iconography, but also a voyage of self-discovery.
Dr. Manisha Patil, Artist and Art Historian Professor, Art History, Sir. J.J. School of Art, Mumbai
Meenakshi Aggarwal paints Portraits in Mix Media. Her first exhibition was held last year at Artists Centre, Ador House, Kala Ghoda, Mumbai, and got very good response from the Art Critics and the Media.
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Entry : Free
Venue : Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, Copernicus Marg, Mandi House, New Delhi-110001
Venue Info : Events | About | Map | Nearest Metro Station - 'Mandi House (Blue Line and Violet Line) Gate No. - 4'
Area : Mandi House Area Events
Inauguration at : Meghdoot Open Air Theatre, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi
Event Description : 'Buddha' solo exhibition of paintings by Meenakshi Aggarwal.
IN SEARCH OF BUDDHA
An air of serenity envelopes the entire oeuvre of Meenakshi Aggarwal’s paintings, dedicated to Buddha in His myriad forms and associations. During her travels in India and Southeast Asia, the image of Buddha held great fascination for the soft-spoken artist, as she subconsciously made notes of its many manifestations around her. While her husband, Rajesh Aggarwal, was instrumental in building up the eclectic collection of Buddhas which occupy a large niche in the Aggarwal’s living room, Meenakshi chose to bring out the infinite compassion and wisdom of Gautama pictorially.
The paintings comprise of Buddha figures in meditative modes, as well as introspective Buddha heads, rendered delicately in pastel hues of greens, blues, and browns. They owe substantially
to the idealized, Greco Roman types of the Gandhara school with their chiseled features, finely- molded noses, smiling mouths and elegantly arranged hair. The brushwork alternates between application of diaphanous films of colour to more dramatic contrasts of light and shade. The lotus flower-- a symbol of purity, kindness and knowledge, has been incorporated in singles or multiples with the central image. The presence of the Enlightened One is also delineated by symbols—
the Bodhi tree, doves, the eloquent dharmachakra mudra of hands or the anointed feet, pada imprinted by the triratna and chakra symbols. Arabesques of lotus and other floral blooms inspired from the ancient classical tradition of Ajanta murals augment the grace and elegance of the Buddha figures. For Meenakshi, painting Buddha has been not only an enriching journey of absorbing legends and iconography, but also a voyage of self-discovery.
Dr. Manisha Patil, Artist and Art Historian Professor, Art History, Sir. J.J. School of Art, Mumbai
Meenakshi Aggarwal paints Portraits in Mix Media. Her first exhibition was held last year at Artists Centre, Ador House, Kala Ghoda, Mumbai, and got very good response from the Art Critics and the Media.
Related Links : Exhibitions
'Buddha' solo exhibition of paintings by Meenakshi Aggarwal at Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, Copernicus Marg > 10th to 15th September 2015
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