Reflections of Heritage and Nature in India
Recent work of a well known artist Shashikant Patade will be showcased in a solo art exhibition at Jehangir Art Gallery, M.G. Road, Kala Ghoda, Mumbai 400001 from 7th to 13th October, 2024. It will be there for free public viewing daily between 11 am to to 7 pm. The various works in acrylic, oil colours, mixed medium on canvas and paper will exemplify the subtle nuances of his artistic perceptions about the relevance and sanctity of numerous historical monuments in different regions, celebration of vivid religious festivals in India and the omnipresent beauty of nature in rural areas of Konkan and others in apt seasons and their peculiarities.
The present series depicts his artistic perceptions about the relevance and sanctity of significant monuments in various states of India and their importance in apt perspectives. The series on monuments includes the Gateway of India, Eros Cinema Building, CST Rly. Station, BMC Building etc., in Mumbai, Various forts and social life of the residents of the Historical paces in Rajasthan and other places in India. The various works reveal the architectural beauty and cultural vignettes of these monuments by highlighting their traditional heritage & historical significance.
The series on beauty of nature includes the paddy fields and the richness of the grandeur of nature in Konkan and other rural regions. He has focussed on showing the relevant details in an artistic and aesthetic way by apt textural finesse of earth or other surfaces in that region. He has highlighted vivid norms of social life of people in that area and the simplicity thereof.
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VENUE:
Jehangir Art Gallery
Kala Ghoda, Mumbai 400 001
Timing:11am to 7pm.
