Invite | BLUE | 20 October @ The Guild, Alibaug

The Guild is delighted to announce our upcoming multidisciplinary exhibition, BLUE Chapter 1, curated by Nitesh Mohanty and Riyas Komu. Join us in this journey through a single color - Blue - to explore the essence of art and life. Blue is not just a pigment, but a doorway to the world around, beyond and within. Through blue we can explore the enigma of perception, the emotional power of colour, and the ineffable in art.

Its evocations are myriad: blue carries the hues of history, transcends language, connects culture, symbolises religion, evokes spirituality, and invokes authority. It is sea and sky, water and poison; calmness, sorrow, and introspection. Meditation upon a single hue unravels the nature of existence itself.

BLUE will feature collaborations with Anna Atkins, Adil Jussawalla, Rabindranath Tagore, Ayaz Basrai, Hanif Kureshi, Vijila, Arun Vijai Mathavan, Sunil Nampu, K. K. Muralidharan, Dr. Ramesh Kumar, Sudharak Olwe, N. N. Rimzon, Vivek Vadoliya, K. P. Reji, Nelson Viji, Vikrant Bhise, Amruta Patil, Anpu Varkey, Achal Mishra & Mahak Gupta, Dilip Chitre, Tajdar Junaid, Dhwani Shah, Shiva Nallaperumal, Yogesh Maitreya, Hari Katragadda, Mayur & Tushar Vayeda, Swati Dandekar, Varsha Devjani, Sameer Kulavoor, and Midhun Mohan.

The exhibition previews on Sunday, 20 October, from 12 noon to 4 pm, and continues until the 1st of January, 2025. We hope to see you there!

About The Guild

The Guild was established in 1997 with an aim to function as a semi-institutional space within the bustling art-hub of Mumbai, India. Since its inception, it has been providing a platform for discursive practices, innovation and experimentation in contemporary art. The Guild represents artists of diverse generations who have brought in robust dialogue within and across their disciplines. The Gallery has held major retrospectives of K. P. Reji, Sudhir Patwardhan, Navjot Altaf and G. R. Iranna in collaboration with premier national art centres.

The gallery has published a number of books with essays by preeminent critics and curators on contemporary Indian artists, such as Sudhir Patwardhan, Navjot Altaf, Jyoti Bhatt, K.G. Subramanyan, A. Ramachandran and T. V. Santhosh, amongst others.

About the curators

Riyas Komu (b. 1971) is an Indian multimedia artist. His oeuvre of works is a deep reflection on social conflicts and pressing issues like migration and displacement, whereas he draws his inspiration from local and global social and political movements. He has exhibited his works worldwide, including the Venice Biennale.

Komu’s curatorial engagement ranges across fields. He ideated Kochi-Muziris Biennale and co-founded Kochi Biennale Foundation (est. 2010). He co-curated the first edition of Kochi-Muziris Biennale in 2012 and was the Director of Programmes of the Kochi Biennale Foundation in 2012, 2014, and 2016. He also curated the Kondotty Sufi Fest in 2019. He co-curated the first International Football Film Festival in India at Goa International Film Festival and Trivandrum International Film Festival in 2012. In 2016 he started URU Art Harbour, a cultural hub in Mattancherry, Kochi, Kerala, with Zoya Riyas, and has curated many shows to promote artists from the region focusing on Kerala’s history of social action, migration and culture. His critically acclaimed solo projects include Holy Shiver (2018), which celebrated the art in the Constitution. In 2022, he curated the Sea: A Boiling Vessel project, which puts the spotlight on our maritime history.

Nitesh Mohanty is a visual artist who works at the fluid intersection of arts, culture, media, communication, and self-reflection. His theoretical interests are also wide, often inquiring about the roots and fundamentals of art history, storytelling, and philosophy. He was the co-founder of “The Root” a platform initiated to propagate social, cultural, political & ecological concerns through various literary and creative mediums. He curated “The Root Reel” in association with Alliance Francaise, Bombay through which he showcased independent features, documentaries, world cinema & animation films from closer home & across the world, under the tagline, Films That Matter. He teaches as a visiting faculty at esteemed institutions across India such as MICA, NID, FTII, TISS, & Srishti School of Art, Design & Technology. Nitesh’s articles, essays, and interviews have been featured in newspapers & magazines, such as Mid-Day, Time-Out, Homegrown, Better Photography, Open, Outlook, Art Intent, Art India Magazine, G5A Imprint, Kindle, etc.

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Mystical Journeys in Ink: Where Freedom and Form collide

 “Bharari: Soaring Beyond Limits” Invites You to Experience Mystic Prose and Poetry Expressed Through Ink Paintings.

Art lovers are invited to a unique exhibition, “Bharari”, which showcases the evocative mastery of ink art in styles ranging from ink wash and pen-and-ink to mark-making. This exhibition is the culmination of 12 years of dedication by contemporary artist Dipali Meher, where the timeless themes of the soul's journey toward higher consciousness are visually expressed in a fusion of mystic prose and art. In Marathi, “Bharari” means “a leap” or “flight,” symbolizing the soul's journey toward liberation and self-realization. The paintings prominently feature birds, symbolizing the spirit’s journey as it navigates the winds of life. Using symbolic figures like birds, bulls, and horses, Meher explores themes of freedom, ego, and progress. Through these symbolic figures, the artist explores the harmony between nature and the self.

Recent work by Artist Dipali Meher 
Titled: bull markmaking

Dipali Meher, is an Atal National Award-winning artist (2019) whose work draws deeply from Japanese calligraphy, Buddhist and Vedic philosophy, and her practice of Reiki. She finds inspiration in mystical poets like Rumi and Khalil Gibran. A graduate of the “Sir J. J. Institute of Applied Arts” (1996), Mumbai, Meher’s illustrious 20-year career spans various creative fields, including illustrating for Indian Express, designing album covers for Times Music, and producing award-winning motion graphics for Zoom and Times Now. Her transition to fine arts marked the beginning of a new chapter, where she dedicated the last 12 years to mastering ink art.

Artist- Dipali Meher

Dipali Meher's work embodies both tranquillity and passion, reflecting the balance between serenity and intensity. As the artist revisits and reinterprets the techniques of Sumi-e ink and India ink in a contemporary context, her work pays homage to the shared artistic and spiritual heritage of Japan and India. The artist’s personal quest for spiritual and artistic liberation is reflected in her work, which merges Japanese calligraphic techniques of expression with her understanding of various Indian philosophies.

Art lovers, spiritual seekers, and enthusiasts alike are invited to witness this extraordinary confluence of art and philosophy.

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Exhibition Title:  Bharari- Soaring beyond limits.
Exhibition Dates: 16th – 21st October 2024 ,
Time: 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM  
Venue: Art Entrance Gallery, Kala Ghoda, Mumbai 400001

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Ratan Tata Passes Away

 

Eroticism in Art: Exploring Sensuality and the Human Form Through Kapil Alaskar's Vision

Kapil Alaskar's exploration of the erotic in art directly correlates sensual experience with artistic expression. His perspective underlines, in a very serious engagement by the theme, sexuality and sensuality, human form, as well as in ancient Indian sculptures, those like can be seen at temples in Khajuraho. Erotic here speaks beyond mere nudity to profound extent of the body itself as it relates to the vessel for emotional as well as sensual expression.

Artist: Kapil Alaskar

In essence, he says, in particular with the words "Nudity is in the mind of the beholder," something that sounds more universal and philosophical, as the sense of eroticism of a given subject more often reflects on the viewer's head rather than the object of observation. His process as an artist leads him into an internal inquiry in pursuit of the use of women's sensuality, through sketches, drawings, paintings, and so on. The culmination of his artistic work under the concept of "STIMULATION" reveals that he considers the body to not be only an object but rather a subject of deep inquiry and artistic inspiration.

From the comparison he makes of Khajuraho's ancient sculptures, which have carved sensuality into every piece, it can be understood that his artwork challenges societal taboos and trivial perceptions of erotic art. His own world shows his concern with interdisciplinary approaches to the human body because the presence of elements such as rhythm, smell, and desire in his work is a kind of testimony to his not so normal or traditional thought. His view that the body "is not merely a useful tool for sex" but rather a far more complex and profound aspect is part of his creative ethos.

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NIGHT SHOOW - 10 th / 10 / 2024

Time: 5pm to 8pm at NIPPON - Art Night Thursday

OOPEN

World famous art gallery Nippon

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Solo show of Paintings by well-known artist Shashikant Patade

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 7^th to 13^th 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. 

Shashikant Patade

VENUE:

Jehangir Art Gallery

161-B, M.G. Road

Kala Ghoda, Mumbai 400 001

Timing:11am to 7pm.

Who is Kapil Alaskar ?

 

Do you want more about, Do come

NIGHT SHOOW - 10th / 10 / 2024

Time: 5pm to 8pm at NIPPON - Art Night Thursday

OOPEN

World famous art gallery Nippon

#MUMBAISOLOARTISTSHOW #artgallery #kalaghoda #kapilalaskar #thursdayartnight #mumbaiartgalleryweekend #artmumbai #indiaartfair #nippongallery #artblogazine #artindiamagazine

Chromatic Rhapsody - Ranadip Mukherjee

Ranadip Mukherjee's paintings are a wonderful combination of unknown form and colours.

His picture of Benares looks like a manuscript of a poem. It is amazing to see the application of colours there. Ranadip Mukherjee is a name who has been working for the past 33 years in the field of the contemporary art world in India. He had his first solo exhibition at Kolkata's Academy of Fine Arts in 1991, his second solo show at Kolkata's prestigious auditorium in Tata Centre the following year. And in 1993 his first one man show in Mumbai in the Jahangir Art Gallery. Tata Steel commissioned the Artist to paint the glorious100 yrs. history of steel making which Sir Ratan Tata himself opened the show in Jamshedpur on 3rd March 2011. Ranadip shifted his studio from Kolkata to Mumbai permanently in 2002.

Ranadip has been working on the Benares Series since 2009. Among the early works on Benares, we see a painting with a collection of many small incidents. But if we look at the pictures of Benares after that or today, it seems like a romanticism emerging from the depths of the artist's mind. His works are based on free and expressive brush work, his colours are poetic, rich and sensuous, his compositions are sometimes fluid, dynamic and adventurous. 

His Benaras works are based on the attitude of the artist's intellectual orientation. In this series, sometimes the water of the river is red and there are many unknown forms floating in it. Sometimes half round or triangular and sometimes or something else. There the colour of the sky is sometimes darkish mauve or yellowish or something else. A quiet world of the artist's independent mind is caught in his pictures. The illusion of this colour and arrangement of forms is like a fairy tale of the artist's mind.  Which comes back again and again in his paintings. In the words of the artist, "Every single corner of Benares is my own country. Whom I know well. So I do feel the urge from inside my heart to draw a picture about the ancient city. The Benaras Series is my emotional experience rather than physical reality."

Artist: Ranadip Mukherjee

India Art Fair to Launch in Mumbai Next Year

 

New Delhi's India Art Fair is launching a new fair in Mumbai. India Art Fair Contemporary will present 50–70 exhibitors at Jio World Garden from 13 to 16 November 2025.