Dhoomimal Art Gallery presents "A Life Less Ordinary" a solo exhibition of lithographs by veteran artist Akbar Padamsee at Triveni Kala Sangam, 205, Tansen Marg > 26th October to 11th November 2015
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Dhoomimal Art Gallery presents "A Life Less Ordinary" a solo exhibition of lithographs by veteran artist Akbar Padamsee
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Triveni Art Gallery, Triveni Kala Sangam, 205, Tansen Marg, Mandi House, New Delhi - 110001
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Venue : Triveni Art Gallery, Triveni Kala Sangam, 205, Tansen Marg, Mandi House, New Delhi - 110001
Venue Info : Events | About | Map | Nearest Metro Station - 'Mandi House (Blue Line and Violet Line) Exit Gate - 1'
Area : Mandi House Area
Event Description : New Delhi: Priyank Jain, Director, Dhoomimal.com is bringing to Delhi a solo show by veteran artist Akbar Padamsee titled A Life Less Ordinary.
This show comes after a gap of almost three years (his last show was in 2013 January) and includes 20 lithographs done by Padamsee during 2008-2010. Portraying heads, the show depicts Padasmee’s long time preoccupation with figures, especially heads. Lithography is a technique using the mutual repulsion of oil and water. The image is drawn on the surface of the print plate with a fat or oil-based medium such as a wax crayon, and then pulled under the press to print the desired image.
Says Priyank Jain, “Padamsee’s works have a lot of soul; his human faces tend to capture the gamut of human suffering and exaltation. His almond, slit, or blank socket eyes rarely connect with the viewer, creating what the artist himself describes as “a look” - an expression of disembodiment. From pensive, dense, intense, droopy or distressed, Padamsee’s Heads are as if a presence to be lived with each new day.”
Says Mumabi-based Padamsee: “This show depicts my long time preoccupation with figures, especially heads. It seems to me that it is not possible to ever exhaust all possibilities of imaging the human head each similar and yet so dissimilar to the other. My ardent search is for a look, a gaze, an expression, a stance, a placement.”
Though the 87-year-old Padamsee has worked in every medium, be it oils, watercolour, sculptures, prints, computer graphics, photography and even film-making, and enjoys every bit of his eclectic art practice, his signature style working with light and shade is consistent across mediums. “Though I must admit that Chinese ink was my favourite for a very long time. But it takes a lot of control to work in ink.”
In 2014, Padasmee suffered a fall injuring his hip bone, “and for some time, I could not paint. In the last few months, the recovery has been good and I have been painting continuously - have done oil paintings, drawings, even some photography. In fact, Priyasri Art Gallery is showing my solo of very large drawings - some 50-60 drawings - towards the end of this year.”
Even though, Padamsee is mostly wheelchair bound now, he never sits and paints. He works while standing and it is this same spirit that he reveals when he shares that he admires much of the contemporary art work that is happening now.
“I am not a cynical person. I think there are many strengths in the current art scene. Every decade has its own flavour and I believe the future of Indian art is very bright. I am myself very comfortable with technology and can easily work with photoshop etc. So, I feel younger artists who are working with video art, new media are doing great work.”
While senior artists whose works he likes are Jogen Chowdhury, Sudhir Patwardhan and Atul Dodiya, among the younger lot, he is fond of Subodh Gupta, Jitish Kallat and Bharti Kher's work. “In fact, I got a chance to see Subodh and Bharti's work at Kiran Nadar Museum about four years ago and I liked a lot of other younger artists' works there.”
Entry : Free
Venue : Triveni Art Gallery, Triveni Kala Sangam, 205, Tansen Marg, Mandi House, New Delhi - 110001
Venue Info : Events | About | Map | Nearest Metro Station - 'Mandi House (Blue Line and Violet Line) Exit Gate - 1'
Area : Mandi House Area
Event Description : New Delhi: Priyank Jain, Director, Dhoomimal.com is bringing to Delhi a solo show by veteran artist Akbar Padamsee titled A Life Less Ordinary.
This show comes after a gap of almost three years (his last show was in 2013 January) and includes 20 lithographs done by Padamsee during 2008-2010. Portraying heads, the show depicts Padasmee’s long time preoccupation with figures, especially heads. Lithography is a technique using the mutual repulsion of oil and water. The image is drawn on the surface of the print plate with a fat or oil-based medium such as a wax crayon, and then pulled under the press to print the desired image.
Says Priyank Jain, “Padamsee’s works have a lot of soul; his human faces tend to capture the gamut of human suffering and exaltation. His almond, slit, or blank socket eyes rarely connect with the viewer, creating what the artist himself describes as “a look” - an expression of disembodiment. From pensive, dense, intense, droopy or distressed, Padamsee’s Heads are as if a presence to be lived with each new day.”
Says Mumabi-based Padamsee: “This show depicts my long time preoccupation with figures, especially heads. It seems to me that it is not possible to ever exhaust all possibilities of imaging the human head each similar and yet so dissimilar to the other. My ardent search is for a look, a gaze, an expression, a stance, a placement.”
Though the 87-year-old Padamsee has worked in every medium, be it oils, watercolour, sculptures, prints, computer graphics, photography and even film-making, and enjoys every bit of his eclectic art practice, his signature style working with light and shade is consistent across mediums. “Though I must admit that Chinese ink was my favourite for a very long time. But it takes a lot of control to work in ink.”
In 2014, Padasmee suffered a fall injuring his hip bone, “and for some time, I could not paint. In the last few months, the recovery has been good and I have been painting continuously - have done oil paintings, drawings, even some photography. In fact, Priyasri Art Gallery is showing my solo of very large drawings - some 50-60 drawings - towards the end of this year.”
Even though, Padamsee is mostly wheelchair bound now, he never sits and paints. He works while standing and it is this same spirit that he reveals when he shares that he admires much of the contemporary art work that is happening now.
“I am not a cynical person. I think there are many strengths in the current art scene. Every decade has its own flavour and I believe the future of Indian art is very bright. I am myself very comfortable with technology and can easily work with photoshop etc. So, I feel younger artists who are working with video art, new media are doing great work.”
While senior artists whose works he likes are Jogen Chowdhury, Sudhir Patwardhan and Atul Dodiya, among the younger lot, he is fond of Subodh Gupta, Jitish Kallat and Bharti Kher's work. “In fact, I got a chance to see Subodh and Bharti's work at Kiran Nadar Museum about four years ago and I liked a lot of other younger artists' works there.”
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