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Silent Reverie: A Tribute to Ram Kumar's Landscapes
8 Oct - 30 Nov 2024 Late in life he said, “When one is young and beginning, one’s work is dominated by content, by ideas, but as one grows older, one turns to the language of painting itself. I have grown detached. I want to find the same peace that the mystics found.”
Ram Kumar (1924-2018) was one of India’s most celebrated modernist painters, renowned for his abstract and contemplative landscapes. Initially trained in the figurative tradition, his work took a transformative turn towards abstraction after studying in Paris under the tutelage of Fernand Léger. Over time, his artwork moved away from human forms and became deeply meditative, focusing on the internal and external landscapes of the human mind. His style, especially in his later years, features large, geometric forms that are expressive yet restrained, marked by a subdued, earthy palette.
Ram Kumar’s work predominantly comprise abstract renditions of landscapes with jagged topographical contours, supplemented with a sense of ambient despair. Responding to different interpretations of landscape as a concept, Kumar uses a variety of textures to map out its architectonics through abstract strokes. Much of his oeuvre is dictated by a preoccupation with nature and being-ness, and the relationships between space, objects and individuals. Read more -
Raza’s Gestation: A Journey Through Art and Embroidery
9 - 16 Sep 2024 Embroidering Raza: A Masterful Translation
The selected works of Raza are embroidered by Milaaya Art with exceptionally skilled craftspersons who not only showcase the richness of embroidery as an art form but also the remarkable tradition and skills from India. These include Aari and Zardozi techniques, Satin stitch, Phulkari, Kutch embroidery, Kantha stitch, and French Knots among others. This allows viewers to experience the deep interconnection and interdependence on the world we inhabit, encouraging contemplation through the intertwined, complex web of embroideries.
Each stitch is meticulously placed to ensure that when viewed side by side, the embroidered piece feels as if the painting has come to life, enriched by the raised dimensions of embroidery. Read more
