Beyond the Canvas
A Group Show jointly curated by Kalpana
Shah and Sapna Kar
Preview: Thursday 22 Aug. 2013, Exhibition continues till 10, Sept. 2013 | Daily 11am – 7pm, Sundays Open
Participating artists:
Ali Akbar Mehta • Arun Kumar HG • Arunanshu Chowdhury • Arzan Khambatta • Baiju Parthan • C Jagadish • Debanjan Roy • Devangana Kumar • George K • Gogi Saroj Pal • Himmat Shah • Hindol Bhrambhatt • Jaideep Mehrotra • Jayasri Burman • Jyotirmoy Dey • K S Radhakrishnan • Kalpana Shah • Kanta Kishore Moharana • Mahendra Bhagat • Meera Devidayal • Nisreen Moochhala Paresh Maity • Rameshwar Broota • Rini Dhumal • Raghu Rai • Satish Gujral • Seema Kohli • Sunil Padwal • Suraj Kumar Kashi • Smriti Dixit • Tapas Sarkar • Valay Shende • Venkat Bothsa • Yashwant Deshmukh
While ‘painting on canvas’ remains an integral part of most art collections in India, the market is very steadily opening up to newer mediums and styles of art presentation. The gen next buyer is globally traveled and is more open to experimentation. New media art, which spans installations (which involve varied materials including metals, wood, glass, steel, fibreglass concrete, stone and the like), photography, video and digital art is slowly carving out a niche of its own. In a bid to encourage engagement with these newer genres in Indian art – The Tao Art Gallery presents ‘BEYOND THE CANVAS’. In this show these works have not been showcased as an ‘add on’ to a painting collection but has been given its own space with an entire show dedicated to it. This show will be jointly curated by Kalpana Shah and Sapna Kar and will be held from 22nd August to 10th September, 2013. The show features a mix of senior and upcoming artists. The artist list includes Paresh Maity, Jayasri Burman, Satish Gujral, Seema Kohli, Rini Dhumal to Valay Shende, Tapas Sarkar, Ali Akbar Mehta, Raghu Rai, Rameshwar Broota, Arzan Khambata and others. One of the highlights of this show is the diverse artists and mediums we have managed to showcase. We have over 25 artists coming together for this show and have works that use mediums ranging from bronze, wood, fibreglass, papier-mâché, fabric, concrete, metal and so on. While a large focus of the show is on sculptures, we have also showcased photography and video works. The themes range from traditional to contemporary – thus creating a large spectrum of options for all aesthetic sensibilities. We welcome you to enjoy this collection that creates an interactive dialogue with the viewer.
