ART TALK "Indian Art in Public Domain" by Neeraj Gupta and Puja Bahri at Oxford Bookstore, N81, Connaught Place (CP) > 4pm on 28th December 2016

Time : 4:00 pm pm Add to Calendar 28/12/2016 16:00 28/12/2016 17:00 Asia/Kolkata ART TALK "Indian Art in Public Domain" by Neeraj Gupta and Puja Bahri Event Page : http://www.delhievents.com/2016/12/art-talk-indian-art-in-public-domain-by.html Oxford Bookstore, N81, Connaught Place, New Delhi - 110001 DD/MM/YYYY

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Venue : Oxford Bookstore, N81, Connaught Place, New Delhi - 110001
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Event Description : ART TALK "Indian Art in Public Domain" by Neeraj Gupta and Puja Bahri

Moderated by Archana Bahl Sapra

The discussion will be on the aesthetic value of public art, its significance and its reach to the mass. The participation of noted figures with strong hold on art will make the discussion more intellectual and with Archana Bahl Sapra as moderator the talk session will be concluded smoothly.

The concept of Public Art
Public art is art in any media that has been planned and executed with the intention of being staged in the physical public domain, usually outside and accessible to all. Public art is significant within the art world, amongst curators, commissioning bodies and practitioners of public art, to whom it signifies a working practice of site specificity, community involvement and collaboration. Public art may include any art which is exhibited in a public space including publicly accessible buildings, but often it is not that simple. Rather, the relationship between the content and audience, what the art is saying and to whom, is just as important if not more important than its physical location.

Archana Bahl Sapra
Delhi based professionally qualified architect and independent arts consultant Archana B. Sapra is co-founder of Arts4All Trust- an NGO that aims to promote dialogue across cultures. She is also on the editorial board for Creative Mind quarterly art magazine. Her career span includes curating art exhibitions, conceiving and implementing cultural projects, writing and researching on art, designing homes, and offices, and commissioning, evaluating and advising in sourcing art works besides other arts management initiatives. She has curated several exhibitions, including CrossOver- a residency and exhibition at Dhaka and Delhi for artists from India and Bangladesh and Merging Metaphors an India ASEAN artists’ residency and exhibition. She was project consultant for a multi arts festival in Delhi in 2010. Archana and her co-trustee put together Batting For Art project in 2013 and organized series of artists’ residencies and other initiatives in support of Arts4All Trust.

Neeraj Gupta 
Sculptor Neeraj Gupta has prominent experience in making various types of splendid sculptures in various mediums such as: marble, wooden and metal his zealous attitude brings out the very best in each work he creates. His art defines a standing tradition of the culture, religion and religious beauty of India. His works are entirely independent of all forms and manners of sculpture and each piece is a harmony of the physical and the spiritual strength that is present in the universe.  

Puja Bahri
She is trained in mixed media & abstraction from Central Saint Martins, London and painting & sculpture from Triveni Kala Sangam, New Delhi. Her commitment and dedication to an artistic career is strongly reflected by her regular participation in art shows & exhibitions over the years, both in India and abroad. Her repertoire includes paintings, digital and video art and sculpture in a semi realistic style and a mix of abstraction and figuration. Working in series and a mix and match of media, her art adorns a colorful look.

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