07 Dec 2022  |   05:34am IST

Representing a wider image of Goa through art

A group of Goan artists are a part of Discover India Art exhibition which brings out their individual style as they portray different themes through their artworks. The exhibition curated by Gargi Seth showcases India’s glory through culture, emotions and spirituality

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iscover India is a landmark art exhibition celebrating the distinctively Indian aesthetic milieu expressed through contemporary visual art. Discover India Art Exhibition is currently being held as an expression of Club Mahindra’s commitment to celebrate Indian art in all its forms and foster the talent of promising young artists along with that of acclaimed artists. This multi artist and multi genre contemporary art exhibition is curated by Gargi Seth at Club Mahindra Varca, and will be on display till January 15.

The exhibition portrays a sophisticated yet vibrant and dynamic creative perspective, a collection of quintessential landscapes, emotive figuratives, imaginative abstract works that map the distinctively Indian symphony of contemporary visual aesthetics. The participating artists include Adittee Garg, Ambalika Chitkara, Anunay Chaubey, Balu K Sadalge, Chaitali Morajkar, Darpan Kaur, Dhiraj Pednekar, Kausalya Gadekar, Loretti Pinto, Nandini Raikar, Neerja Chandna Peters, Meenaxi Sadalge, Ramesh Gorjala, Ritu Chopra, Roma Madan Soni, S Ayesha, Saheel Khan, Sandesh Khule, Satya Pal, Subodh Kerkar, Sujata Agarwal and Yolanda De Sousa.

Gargi Seth is co-founder-director, Indian Art Circle; art curator, author and cultural diplomatist. She was awarded the Parampara award and Pride of the Nation award, for her contribution to arts. Among her current commitments, she is working on an iconic women artists’ exhibition to commemorate the feminine perspective in Indian art, as part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav.

She has been published severally in art magazines and journals. She authored the full-fledged and richly illustrated treatise, ‘Know Indian Art’; tracing the story of Indian art, right from the Harappan times to the Progressives and ‘Kalamezhuthu: Rediscovering an Esoteric Art’, based on Kalamezhuthu art of Kerala. In her curatorial practice and other endeavours, Gargi support the practice of over 400 Indian artists and have also always provided a platform to young and upcoming artists and exponents.

The show offers a fresh window to the creativity of some throbbing young talent at the same platform as some highly acclaimed artists, from Goa and all over India. Dhiraj Pednekar and Saheel Khan have painted some captivating, landscapes, portrayals of where land - and human hopes - meet the waters of the earth. Kausalya Gadekar explores the essential interactions between the eternal and earthly feminine. Chaitali Morajkar and Nandini Raikar capture the tenuous connection of humanity with nature and divinity. Yolanda De Sousa’s canvases offer a witty glimpse of the uniquely Goan life and sensibility. Loretti Pinto’s installation captures the timeless human pathos, of journeys and the journey of life. Subodh Kerkar’s joyous take on Goan life is a celebration of life itself.