INTO the light is a group show by artists hailing from different parts of India with one motive. To create oeuvres spanning different styles and mediums surrounding the inspiration “Light” and enlightenment. The artistes from Kashmir to Karnataka have all tried to take their own inspirations from light and have their own narratives to tell. From deep and mystifying realistic paintings to soothing textured abstracts, this show has a mix of all flavours. One of the artists Shama Sondhi from Kashmir brings the beauty of Kashmir in her paintings. Speaking of the series of “Poignant Silence”, she says: “Art for me is not only mastery over line and form… Creativity for me does not take place with pre-planning and fixed agenda.
The spontaneous incorporation of line, form, colour, intuition, experimental instinct, love, respect and reverence for the creative process is pure indulgence in art form… Tapa is the right word to use when describing days of long focus on a particular work. For me, deep meditation happens in the fusion of colours and brush strokes. “I am not aware of time, space and physical state when I am painting.” Shama has also created textured paintings: These were unconventional monuments and Gorusha paintings in semi abstraction.
Sanju Jain grew up in a village called Aari, in the district of Hoshangabad, in Madhya Pradesh. In her paintings the closures and enclosures, the folded and unfolded forms in her imagery, and the opaque and not-so- opaque colour areas glowing with light, reveal emotive intents gathered from nature and sensory perceptions in a sustained manner which enthrall us.
Veena Jain’s works take their final form with the aid of visualistic and abstract images. She has tried to look and present the fundamental matter found many layers beneath the obvious. The rural ambience and its mud racked houses have deeply affected her mental makeup.
Shalender Singh’s work of art will always be in sync with the mind frame of the artist. The paintings of Shalender Singh strictly adhere to this theory moves closely through the artist’s varying moods. Sukesh’s inner feelings for art bring about the importance of life and echantment. His concepts include masturbation, birth, growth and life. He prefers to experiment on his body gestures which is reflected in his sculpture.
According to Ganesh Donnamani whose deft and aesthetic figurative works are one of the standout, the world is getting so small and people far away are getting close and are knowing better about each other. In this motto of globalisation every form of art has a pivotal role to play. Art is no more restricted to personal activity and a particular place.
Though the basic practice and impulse put forward is more personal, the language and his works try to capture the people and the places that make our contemporary India special. The strong narratives, exemplary use of textures with a poignant utilisation of light as a muse makes this show a must watch for every art enthusiast.
