3 September 2024/
BARODA BUZZ – a vibrant showcase celebrating the artistic spirit of Baroda curated by Georgina Maddox & co-curation Anu Bajaj
The exhibition will be held from 5 September 2024 to 5 October 2024 at Gallery Art Positive, Lado Sarai, New Delhi (11.00 AM to 7.00 PM).
Baroda, a renowned art hub in India, saw its artistic bloom during the reign of Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III in the 19th century. The Baroda School, founded in 1956 by NS Bendre, emerged from the Faculty of Fine Arts at MS University, Baroda. This group broke away from the Revivalist Bengal School and European academic realism, forging a unique path in contemporary Indian art.
This exhibition showcases the latest trends from Baroda, a city that has nurtured artists since independence through the MSU Faculty of Fine Arts. The artworks range from minimalistic abstraction to rich figurative pieces, utilizing diverse mediums like stitched surfaces, prints, sculptures, and installations. These expressions reflect global environmental concerns, gender equality, and personal stories, offering a poignant glimpse into cultural and social practices through the lens of memory.
“From Shubhakar Tadi’s stunning hyperrealist canvases to Sriya Ramani and Nandhini Srikumar’s descriptive format that plug into the rich ethos of Baroda’s Narrative School Painting, while the abstracts geometry of Harisha Chennagod to the expressive abstractionist mixed media works of Damyanti Debnath and Bansi Dholakiya.
Gopa Roy expresses herself in rich organic material of paper-pulp essaying structures and memories from her homeland, while Kalpana Vishwas uses a precision and innovation of rendering foliage and natural forms. Satyanarayan Gavarra conveys his agrarian roots through a captivating expression in dark hues while Govind Vishwas renders attractive symbolist renderings of the city of Baroda as well as the maps of India on his diaphanous scrolls. Himanshu Jamod, brings to fore his personal narrative of growing up in a maritime family with boats navigating the swirling waters and maps with compasses rendering their navigation. Rutvi Bakharia creates a framed collage of preciously rendered small-format work while Harsha Kancharla brings her white on white abstractionist expression to foreground,” says the curator of the show.
One may marvel at the diverse styles these young artists have masterfully encapsulated and innovated, seamlessly bridging the past and present with their unique visions.
VENUE: GALLERY ART POSITIVE/ F 213 B OLD MB ROAD/ LADO SARAI/ NEW DELHI-110030
