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Art for Psyche =

An=20 exhibition titled Multiplicity of Expression at the Chitrakala = Parishath=20 between the August 15 to 18 comprised of sculptural idioms = assembled by=20 the young artist Udaya Vir Singh. The show reveals various nuances = of=20 space, motion, mass and time through a combination of conceptual,=20 metaphorical and spiritual impulses.

The works, though not = essentially figurative, retain references to the natural world = through the=20 fundamental instances of gravity, volume along with the metaphoric = ideas=20 felt by the artist. The fallen twigs hanging in mid-air evoke the = tangible=20 qualities of air that propels them. The heavy stone balloons = apparently=20 hanging horizontally on the ground demonstrate the = interchangeability of=20 space and mass.

Udaya indulges or=20 revels in the potentiality of the medium, the pre-conceived = notions of=20 materials and their signifying. He creates 'sculptural' equations = with=20 surroundings as in his site-specific video 'recording' of the = water space=20 with pottery waste. Featuring different moments in time he 'sets', = a link=20 or a span between time, material, water and space=E2=80=A6 = emphasising the=20 situational context.

A sculptural installation such as the = fallen=20 twigs hanging above, or the site-specific work which has pottery = waste=20 strewn within the circular arena that has a 'spout'-like funnel = opening on=20 the circumference, naturally formed on the ground; discusses the=20 relationship between the subject and its surroundings.

The = common=20 man could grapple to understand the scope of these art forms, = their role=20 in society and their creation or their existence. An explanation = could be=20 that the site specific works and installation art first came up as = a=20 critique of commodity culture in art, critiquing sellable forms = like=20 painted canvases and carved sculptures. Thus in consequence = installation=20 art emphasized the conceptual and intellectual process of art = making but=20 at the expense of the museum's investment in the production of the = art=20 object.

However, since the last two or three decades, = these art=20 forms have also become popular in Indian artists' minds as the = present-day=20 artists now belong to the globalised, western-oriented world. = Thus,=20 individual expressions are universal and it appears that = production of=20 site-specific or 'artistic' sculptures works as a response to the=20 experience of the everyday life of an artist. Also, installations = or=20 site-specific sculptures appear more as an activity, a process of=20 understanding art and life and conveying it=E2=80=A6 but in = process, also=20 predicted to be a thing or a form.

Buoyant weight=20

The shimmering finish on the monumental balloons made = by Uday=20 gives lightness to the solid forms, in turn confusing and = delighting the=20 viewer. Balloons usually do not weigh and thus can rise or float = with=20 strings to hold them. The plain humour is depicted by the visual=20 maneuvering as a result of shifting the entire vertical scenario = of=20 balloons rising into a horizontal plane, in effect of the weight = of the=20 stone balloons; recites interesting conversations of the subject, = of art=20 and the artists' interest in notions of volume and space. =

The=20 circlet of flowers springing from the mouth of a gun placed in the = centre=20 of the wreath-like formation, utters ideas which demonstrate the = end of=20 violence. The flower wreath usually to respect the dead surrounds = a gun=20 creating an interesting ambivalence. The gun commonly the = signifier for=20 death becomes the signified, i.e. the dead.

A work that = gives the=20 primal importance to ears, as what can be a portrait with = different=20 features, is all ears - the front, the back, on the top and the = sides.=20 Intellectualizing or abstracting the form=E2=80=A6 in result, the = viewer dwells=20 into a different paradigm; illustrating a credence that the = sensory=20 perception of what is heard through eyes, lips is the most = important=E2=80=A6thus=20 what is heard through the senses is what is felt.

Art = for Heart=20

Versatility of reasons to create Art allows it to = exist=20 consequently. Either for 'art sake' or a social cause, art finds a = place.=20 The show titled Art with a Heart, organised by Maria Seva Schemes, = an=20 endeavor through services for social betterment along with Samkrut = Art=20 School and Gallery, and Opus featured paintings by professional = and=20 amateur artists from Bangalore (Opus Aug 12--21)

The = exhibition of=20 100 paintings by 14 artists included various styles of paintings = inclusive=20 of a wide spectrum of contemporary art and also realistic = depictions of=20 wild-life, landscape, portraits etc. A special tenor, a tangible = force, is=20 felt when art embodies concerns, not literally in subjects = portrayed; but=20 when art participates for social betterment. The core of art is = emotion,=20 and the individual expression gives momentum to a venture. All = artists in=20 the present show are from different backgrounds. For eg, young = artists who=20 have graduated recently from the Chitrakala Parishath with artists = who are=20 housewives or businessmen by profession have indulged in painting = as a=20 hobby have displayed their paintings together in one space. The = various=20 genre paintings, hang on the walls in Opus - which is a = semi-outdoor=20 lounge that also works as a dance studio. Thus, the show = integrates the=20 space and art into a single mission of collecting funds for = improvisation.=20

Shobha Nagendran does landscapes which do not necessarily = look=20 different from those of a typical idealistic style. In one of her=20 paintings, the depiction does not represent an attempt to create a = photo-realistic portrayal of the picturesque Bandipur. Rather the = yellow=20 hue incorporated in the painting which demonstrates a golden path = leading=20 to a simple house are all subsumed under the grey serene evening = sky,=20 reciting a rhythm in-tune with artists' impression. Also, another = work by=20 her titled Path of Vaithreyi revels in textures and retains the = same=20 serenity. The reproductions or portrayals of birds by J Ramesh and = C P=20 Suresh, reminds one of the British-Company school representations = or=20 illustration of birds, attributed to a colonial legacy. The = various=20 techniques and styles include Nithin's playful and colorful = entanglements=20 on the white surface of the painting titled 'Snake' creating a = unique=20 painterly grid. Acharya's still life consisting of books, a vase = etc.,=20 under diffused light as if placed or created for the painting. = Along with=20 landscape and still life paintings, other figurative genres also=20 participated in the show. Sudha Rao's 'Child Praying' is rendered = in an=20 earlier Western realistic style of drapery wrapping the squatting = child,=20 who is looking ahead, in a flat brown background.=20

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