Photo Exhibition: The World as One

Photo Exhibition: “The World as One
Photography from Germany after 1989″
premières in Bangalore

It is a unique experience for Bangalore to host international art exhibitions and the Goethe-Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan is especially proud to bring a world-class exhibition of this magnitude to our City. “The World as One” is an exhibition of the German Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen e.V. (ifa)/Institute for Foreign Cultural Relations, another one in its series on documentary photography, with more than 250 works from 19 contributing artists, that is currently touring the sub-continent - Bangalore being the first station.

Event           :       The World as One
Photography from Germany after 1989
Date            :       April 5 to 19, 2008
Inauguration at 6.30 p.m. on April 5, 2008
with Introduction by the Curator Ulf Erdmann Ziegler
Timings :       10.00 a.m. to 7.00 p.m. from April 6, 2008
Venue           :       Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath

An exhibition of the Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen e.V. (ifa)/Institute for Foreign Cultural Relations

Free Entry. All are welcome!

For further details please contact the Bhavan: 2520 5305/6/7/8 or visit our website: www.goethe.de/bangalore

“The World as One”
“The artist on the prowl… the world as his territory.” The entire world is the workplace of the documentary photographer.” “The World as One” traces the chronological progression of documentary photography into the last decade of the 20th century, following the unification of East and West Germany, after the fall of the Iron Curtain and the re-integration of Europe.

The exhibits reflect the uniqueness of this historical situation, at the same time paying special attention to its social, political and cultural consequences. The 19 contributing artists view their social environments from different perspectives. Each documents, in his or her own unique way, the aspects of their individual realities that interest them the most. The exhibition presents a palette of sensitive pictorial observation, which is a strong tradition in Germany. Akin to photo-reporting though the works are, however, they go beyond mere documentation into the realm of aesthetic pictorial idiom, especially in subtle colour.

The exhibition is dedicated to artists who do not differentiate between other people’s commissions and their own work; who show “the world as one”; whose personal involvement encourages reflection rather than trying to shock; and who do not expose but rather respect the dignity of the sitters, both in letter and spirit.

More information on “The World as One” is in the attached document. Please also visit our website: http://www.goethe.de/ins/in/bag/kue/en2991267.htm

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Exhibition titled ‘Garden of Delight’ on at Alliance Française

Exhibition titled ‘Garden of Delight’ on at Alliance Française
on 3-Apr-2008, 4-Apr-2008 and 3-Apr-2008
Timings 10am-7pm

Inauguration by prominent Bangalore artist, M.G, Doddamani

www.visualfinearts.com

Three women artists have teamed up to present a glimpse into their inner worlds with paintings in watercolour, acrylic, oil and mixed media.

Mini Arora reveals her inner self through paintings of an abstract expressionist nature. This versatile artist has put together a series of abstracts in oil called ‘Syncopation’, the ‘Vedic’ series of mixed media collages on paper, and impressionistic views of figures and Ganeshas in acrylic.

Her Ganeshas are veiled behind a profusion of brush strokes or knife strokes so that you have to look deep into the painting to uncover its meaning. “Ganeshas are a favourite of mine,” says the artist, “I have such an affinity to the form that they just seem to come from within. Sometimes I don’t even see a Ganesha until someone points it out in one of my abstracts.”

Chandni Janardhan works in watercolours and pastels. She showcases the backwaters of Kerala with watercolours painted with precise, neat brushstrokes in the traditional method whereby the whites of the paper are left untouched. Her pastel portraits and wildlife paintings come alive with the genius of her deft strokes. Look out for her portrayal of the famous Afghan Girl.

Urvashi Thakkar’s desire is to give the viewer a sense of peace and calm away from our tumultuous world with her ‘Garden of the Gods’ series. Lotus flowers and the Divine being with its many faces are a passion for her, and she hopes her paintings can help the viewer in his search for strength and spirituality. She remembers Roerich encouraging her to paint and strive towards the beautiful with a quote from Plato, “From beautiful images we shall go to beautiful thoughts, from beautiful thoughts to beautiful life and from a beautiful life to absolute beauty”.

Add comment March 5th, 2008

Reflections of Life… Painting exhibition

Pratibimb: Reflections of Life… Painting exhibition
A collective work of drawings, sketches, abstract paintings and modern art.
An artist whose inspiration in life is drawn from his passion to art, Umesh Shebe was born in 1971 in the Vidharba region of Maharashtra.
Since his Diploma in Applied Art (GD Art) from ABKM (Abhinav Kala Mahavidyalaya) College in Pune in 1994, Umesh has been working in the Advertising and IT industries in the areas of graphic design and multimedia animation.

Over the last 8 years, Umesh has been based out of Bangalore in Karnataka, working with various MNCs here. Among various awards and appreciations for his work, Umesh has also received the Poster Competition Award for AIDS Awareness from the State of Maharashtra. Umesh has been involved in various social causes and activities, including Mekhala Jagruthi which works for the cause of the underprivileged children.

Over the last decade, Umesh has been exploring the life in the villages of India, especially those of the fisher folk and other itinerant occupations. It is Umesh’s firm belief that the truth about life can only be seen in the villages and through the lives of the villagers.

Thus, it is no surprise that Umesh’s work presents a reflection of the irrepressible zeal and unmatched enthusiasm displayed by the village folk of India.

Some of his painting displayed on his website www.ushebe.com

When: 01-Feb-2008 and 02-Feb-2008 (10 AM to 7 PM)

Where:
Alliance Française de Bangalore (Indo-French Cultural Centre)
No. 108, Thimmaiah Road, Vasanthnagar, Near Cunningham Road,
Bangalore - 560052 Tel. : (00 91 80) 412 313 40/44

Admission: Free

Add comment January 31st, 2008

From Bangalore Flower Show 2008

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Bring Your Own Art (BYOA) Festival

BYOA Festival on 7, 8 & 9 December’2007
(Friday, Saturday & Sunday)
at Karnataka Chitrakala Parishad, Bangalore..
B.Y.O.A* potentially, an bi-annual event, is aimed at providing a venue/platform for the so called “Unknown Artist”. The event is aimed at providing these lesser known upcoming artists with a platform to display their pieces of art, for wider exposure and recognition. This may in turn be an opportunity for them to network with other such artists/artisans. They may consist of people from all walks of life, all age groups, ranging from students to housewives to small time professionals.
THE EVENT

An all-day art event at a strategic location in Bangalore.
Displaying art* ranging from Paintings, Digital Art, Sculpture, Photography, Short films (animation or otherwise), Performance Art (future plans)
Providing space and opportunity to display and network
Open-for-all event, where walk-ins are free to general public.

Enquiries? contact: byoafest@gmail.com
B.Y.O.A website: http://www.bringyourownart.com/
B.Y.O.A blog http://www.bringyourownart.blogspot.com/
Jose P.L Mobile: 99453 50136, Email: jose.taurus@gmail.com
Rahul Mobile: 99165 20825, Email: caprat5544@yahoo.com
Stephen Mobile: 98455 83242, Email: steviedass@gmail.com

Add comment December 5th, 2007