EXHIBITION "Urban Ruins" a solo show of paintings that depict the struggle of urban life, by Kerala artist Kalabhakesari at Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, Copernicus Marg > 1st to 7th December 2015
Time : 11:00 am - 7:00 pm
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EXHIBITION "Urban Ruins" a solo show of paintings that depict the struggle of urban life, by Kerala artist Kalabhakesari
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Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, Copernicus Marg, Mandi House, New Delhi-110001
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Venue : Gallery No. 1, Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, Copernicus Marg, Mandi House, New Delhi-110001
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Event Description : "Urban Ruins" a solo show of paintings that depict the struggle of urban life, by Kerala artist Kalabhakesari.
Kerala artist Kalabhakesari presents a solo show of paintings titled Urban Ruins at Lalit Kala Akademi, Copernicus Marg, New Delhi from December 1 till December 7, 2015, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Curated by Uma Nair, the show is about struggle, about the cages we are put into because society slots us and gives us a place according to the riches we have.
Says the artist who is now based in Delhi, “When I think of struggle, I think of so many things that have grown around me and filled my livelihood – I feel as if I’m free but I am living in chains. I feel today is not a time for monuments, it is a time for ruins.” Kesari’s words give us a flashback of newspapers across the world splashed with images of social collapse, disaster and grief.
“When Kesari brought home his canvases, his imagery transfixed me because in his subjects I could feel a rare but deepened sense of mournful beauty that actually filled me with a sad but lurid fascination,” says curator and critic Uma Nair.
“My work is an ironic commentary about urban life and society which is the source of my inspiration,” says Kesari, “My work addresses issues related to dislocation with rapidly changing consumer cultures, so I use certain symbols to depict the same. For instance, the network tower is a symbol of technology and connectivity. This is a global reality. But within this reality, the value of human existence has become a microcosm.”
Between the ecological destruction, natural disasters and the social unrest around the world, the image of the ruin has come to define our historical juncture. Everywhere the social fabric of man is in a state of rupture and we are victims of races within races. Today, in this young artist’s hands, the 15 canvases morph into the image of a fragmented, mournful past that comes back to caution his present and foreshadow his future. His anxiety and his angst unveil a moody melancholia writ large in the way he expresses his responses to urban practices.
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Entry : Free
Venue : Gallery No. 1, 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
Event Description : "Urban Ruins" a solo show of paintings that depict the struggle of urban life, by Kerala artist Kalabhakesari.
Kerala artist Kalabhakesari presents a solo show of paintings titled Urban Ruins at Lalit Kala Akademi, Copernicus Marg, New Delhi from December 1 till December 7, 2015, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Curated by Uma Nair, the show is about struggle, about the cages we are put into because society slots us and gives us a place according to the riches we have.
Says the artist who is now based in Delhi, “When I think of struggle, I think of so many things that have grown around me and filled my livelihood – I feel as if I’m free but I am living in chains. I feel today is not a time for monuments, it is a time for ruins.” Kesari’s words give us a flashback of newspapers across the world splashed with images of social collapse, disaster and grief.
“When Kesari brought home his canvases, his imagery transfixed me because in his subjects I could feel a rare but deepened sense of mournful beauty that actually filled me with a sad but lurid fascination,” says curator and critic Uma Nair.
“My work is an ironic commentary about urban life and society which is the source of my inspiration,” says Kesari, “My work addresses issues related to dislocation with rapidly changing consumer cultures, so I use certain symbols to depict the same. For instance, the network tower is a symbol of technology and connectivity. This is a global reality. But within this reality, the value of human existence has become a microcosm.”
Between the ecological destruction, natural disasters and the social unrest around the world, the image of the ruin has come to define our historical juncture. Everywhere the social fabric of man is in a state of rupture and we are victims of races within races. Today, in this young artist’s hands, the 15 canvases morph into the image of a fragmented, mournful past that comes back to caution his present and foreshadow his future. His anxiety and his angst unveil a moody melancholia writ large in the way he expresses his responses to urban practices.
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EXHIBITION "Urban Ruins" a solo show of paintings that depict the struggle of urban life, by Kerala artist Kalabhakesari at Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, Copernicus Marg > 1st to 7th December 2015
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