EXHIBITION "Aranyakas – The Enchanted Landscape" An art show of Indigenous Art curated by Dr. Alka Pande at Visual Arts Gallery, India Habitat Centre (IHC), Lodhi Road > 29th, 30th & 31st January 2016

Time : 10:00 am - 8:00 pm  Add to Calendar 29/01/2016 10:00 31/01/2016 20:00 Asia/Kolkata EXHIBITION "Aranyakas – The Enchanted Landscape" An art show of Indigenous Art curated by Dr. Alka Pande Event Page : http://www.delhievents.com/2016/01/exhibition-aranyakas-enchanted.html Visual Arts Gallery, India Habitat Centre (IHC), Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003 DD/MM/YYYY - Exhibition on View

Entry : Free

Venue : Visual Arts Gallery, India Habitat Centre (IHC), Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003

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Event Description : 
Dr. Alka Pande, Art Historian in association with Tulika Kedia, Director, Must Art Gallery present "Aranyakas – The Enchanted Landscape" An exhibition of Indigenous Art curated by Dr. Alka Pande.

The works form a part of The Kanha Museum of Life and Art, at The Singinawa Jungle Lodge at Kanha, M.P which is a treasure trove of art from the indigenous culture of the Gond, Bhil and the Baiga communities. The art, representative of culture is an allegorical homage to the free spirit of nature mirroring the undulating curves of the forest, and depict the tribal beliefs about birds, the trees, the animals, their values, which often is a form of worshiping nature.  

The Aranyakas are the body of works which were linked to the Brahmanas which were in turn linked to the Vedas. Translated as ‘forest texts’ they are believed to have provided sacred wisdom on either the vanaprastha or ascetic stage of human life, traditionally lived out in the forests. They expound upon the allegorical portions of the texts. 

Dr. Pande, who has curated the show shares, "The tribals have their own animistic beliefs, life, customs and traditions, as a result of acculturation from  living  in  the  land  of  many  Gods  and  their  accompanying  myths.  The  art  they  create  is  the  very  core  of  their  essence  of  life,  complete  with  renditions  of  the  many  ‘puranic tales’ and  their  ‘kula’ devatas.  Magic, myths, fertility, abound and what emerges is an enchanted inner world of the indigenous communities." 

Displaying at the show will be master artist Usman Tirandaz, who deftly bridges the two worlds of indigenous art and contemporary urban art combines naturalistic themes and depictions of flora and fauna, so often prevalent in tribal art, with the style of the Mughal miniatures. He has blown up his works to a grand scale making his genius in interpreting native art in a modern vein and his attempt at connecting the two, often disparate styles much more apparent. 

Tulika Kedia, says, “The Enchanted Landscape is  a  serious  attempt  to  bring  the  requisite  gravitas  and  visibility  to  the  beauty  and  the  politics  of  this  art  practice. The exhibition seeks to remedy, expanding the scope and scale of the way indigenous and tribal art is viewed both economically as well as culturally.”

The Enchanted Landscape is a classic example of how the eco-friendly tribal art, which have an all-encompassing approach to life, holistic ways of living, and reams of oral knowledge, can be presented in an urban format where it becomes a source of self-sufficiency for the tribes and yet their art and practices retain originality and remain embedded in their traditional belief systems. To take this thought forward, Must Art Gallery is a Delhi based gallery which works with indigenous artists is making an attempt to bring city dwellers closer to tribal art by creating interactive elements through the art show and allowing them to win a package holiday to the Singinawa Jungle Lodge, Kanha. The exhibition catalogue will include a prompt to invite readers to create their own artwork along the theme of indigenous art that they will be able to submit to Must Art Gallery to upload to their social media. The idea retains nobility of the cause, as it aims to spread awareness about tribal art, thus resonating with the fundamental aim of the Kanha Museum, Sustainability. The winner from all the entries received will be able to engage with Jangarh Singh Shyam's  (pioneering contemporary Indian artist of Indigenous Art ) family in an immersive experience with Tribal Art, at the Singinawa Jungle Lodge.

A fervent collector and passionate advocate of indigenous art, Tulika Kedia has put together a book Contemporary Expressions: The art of the Jogis, which will be launched at the Jaipur Literature Festival, on the 21st January by the Chief Minister of Rajasthan, Vasundhara  Raje  Scindia. Folk singers and artists Teju Behan and her husband Ganesh Jogi, on whom the book is based, were first brought into the domain of contemporary Indian art by artist and anthropologist, Gandhian Haku Shah, in the 1980’s. The self-taught artists and their six children have created a language of their art with remarkable pictorial expressions. The book is an absolute must for anyone who is curious about the intuitive documenters of life, community and the essence of Jogi Art.

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EXHIBITION "Aranyakas – The Enchanted Landscape" An art show of Indigenous Art curated by Dr. Alka Pande at Visual Arts Gallery, India Habitat Centre (IHC), Lodhi Road > 29th, 30th & 31st January 2016 EXHIBITION "Aranyakas – The Enchanted Landscape" An art show of Indigenous Art curated by Dr. Alka Pande at Visual Arts Gallery, India Habitat Centre (IHC), Lodhi Road > 29th, 30th & 31st January 2016 Reviewed by DelhiEvents on Sunday, January 31, 2016 Rating: 5

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