Sunday, June 30, 2013

Thota Tharani's work at VARICOLORED (Artchutney.com's group show of paintings & sculptures): Begins 5th July, 2013

Thota Tharani is a Padma Shri awardee, an artist, and South India`s most sought-after Art Director and has dabbled in acting as well. He usually works with ink and paper, but has experimented with calligraphy as a form of creative expression also.

For me every award means more involvement in what I am doing. And an honour like this (the Padma Shri) is a bit scary only because it places a huge responsibility on you. You have to live up to it and you need to do something more, something extra in each and every project,`` says the man who has won the best art director`s award in three states, The Rajath Kamal (national award) twice, a Filmfare award, a Cinema Express award and the Kalaimamani award.

Thota Tharani has held and participated in numerous exhibitions in India and abroad - in Paris, Bordeaux, Vienna and in Yugoslavia and Germany. His works were shown at Kanagawa International Print Exhibition (1983); at the III & IV Mini Prints Biennale, Barcelona (1983 & 1984).Tharani seems very satisfied with the way he has been working so far - films by day and painting at night - and plans to continue in the same fashion. "I would like to concentrate more on painting. My aim is to set up a gallery here in the long run,`` he says.

Thota Tharani's work will be on display at Artchutney.com's next group show which begins 5th July, 2013 at Taj West End/ Bengaluru.

Friday, June 28, 2013

Avijit Dutta's work at VARICOLORED (Artchutney.com's group show of paintings & sculptures): Begins 5th July, 2013

Avijit Dutta received his Bachelor of Visual Art in Painting from Rabindra Bharati University, Calcutta, in 2001. He was awarded the Best Watercolourist title by the Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata between 1996 and 1997. The overall appearance of his finished works yields a certain kind of veiled and misty effect that is often pale and relatively monochromatic. The artist never uses bright and contrasting colors. The hues are always minimised. What is most unique is the treatment of tints, shades and gradations. The figures and forms seem to appear and disappear from within the shades of surrounding spaces. The best way to describe the technique is through the term painterliness. One may also point out the intermittent and liberal use of chiaroscuro in Avijit’s compositions that is the effects of light and the formation of gradual organic shadows leaving no traces of lines in between.

Avijit Dutta's work will be on display at Artchutney.com's next group show which begins 5th July, 2013 at Taj West End/ Bengaluru.

Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Jagannath Paul's works at VARICOLORED (Artchutney.com's group show of paintings & sculptures): Begins 5th July, 2013

Winner of many awards, Jagannath Paul graduated from the Government College of Arts & Crafts, Kolkata. His skillful rendering of the female form shows an innate understanding and mastery of the subject.

Jagannath Paul's works will be on display at Artchutney.com's next group show which begins 5th July, 2013 at Taj West End/ Bengaluru.

Monday, June 24, 2013

Sujata Achrekar's work at VARICOLORED (Artchutney.com's group show of paintings & sculptures): Begins 5th July, 2013

Sujata Achrekar works with textural surfaces and strong colors, create a uniquely compelling style. Skillful handling of color imparts a textual quality to her canvases, with a profusion of earthy tones. Raw sienna, burnt orange and ochre are thrown into relief. She is not averse to using brighter shades like reds, yellows and blues.

Sujata Achrekar's work will be on display at Artchutney.com's next group show which begins 5th July, 2013 at Taj West End/ Bengaluru.

Sunday, June 23, 2013

C. Douglas's work at VARICOLORED (Artchutney.com's group show of paintings & sculptures): Begins 5th July, 2013

C. Douglas’ views on life are as thought-provoking as his works. “There's danger in being contented,” he says shaking his head. “Art is about wounds.”

C. Douglas is one of the eminent artists to emerge from the Madras Art Movement. C. Douglas's work will be on display at Artchutney.com's next group show which begins 5th July, 2013 at Taj West End/ Bengaluru.

Friday, June 21, 2013

Farhad Hussain's work at VARICOLORED (Artchutney.com's group show of paintings & sculptures): Begins 5th July, 2013

Brimming with confidence, Farhad Hussain’s paintings are a mélange of vibrant colors. A 2003 graduate from Shantiniketan, Hussain went on to complete his postgraduate diploma from the Faculty of Fine Arts, Baroda in 2005. At a recently concluded auction, Farhad Hussain's work led the auction with a winning bid of Rs. 4,83,600 against an estimate of Rs. 1,50,000- 2,00,000.

Farhad Hussain's work will be on display at Artchutney.com's next group show which begins 5th July, 2013 at Taj West End/ Bengaluru.

Thursday, June 20, 2013

Artchutney.com's next show 'VARICOLORED' (a group show of paintings and sculptures) begins on 5th July, 2013 at the Art Corridor, Taj West End, Bengaluru.


Artchutney.com's next show 'VARICOLORED' (a group show of paintings and sculptures) begins on 5th July, 2013 at the Art Corridor, Taj West End, Bengaluru.


Bimal Kundu's sculpture at VARICOLORED (Artchutney.com's group show of paintings & sculptures): Begins 5th July, 2013

Acclaimed sculptor Bimal Kundu graduated from Government College of Art and Craft, Kolkata in painting and sculpture and stood 1st Class 1st in sculpture in1981. Lalit Kala Akademi's National Award winner, Bimal is also a recipient of numerous other awards including the Gaganendranath Memorial Medal & the Birla Academy Award. His eight feet high 'Bird', made of aluminium, welcomes thousands of visitors everyday at Kolkata airport. Other landmark creations of this sculptor are 14 feet high 'Birpurush' and 10 feet high 'Kolkata' (medium-concrete) which stand majestically at Nicco Park and V I P Road in Kolkata respectively.

Bimal Kundu's sculpture will be on display at Artchutney.com's next group show which begins 5th July, 2013 at Taj West End/ Bengaluru.

Shipra Bhattacharya's work at VARICOLORED (Artchutney.com's group show of paintings & sculptures): Begins 5th July, 2013

Shipra Bhattacharya's canvases often revolve around feminine figure entrapped within and encasing her dream world submerged in intricate renderings. While the female figure forms a central part of her work, it is more the inner consciousness of these women that the artist draws on, using bold yet soft colours and smooth brushwork. Shipra is married to her teacher and mentor, acclaimed artist Shuvaprasanna.

Shipra Bhattacharya's work will be on display at Artchutney.com's next group show which begins 5th July, 2013 at Taj West End/ Bengaluru.

Vijender Sharma's work at VARICOLORED (Artchutney.com's group show of paintings & sculptures): Begins 5th July, 2013

An outstanding artist, Vijender Sharma is the David Copperfield of the art world. His work is full of illusion and tricks and succeeds in baffling the viewer. His ability to create a second and third dimension is a reflection of his painterly skills. His patrons include the Ambanis, Birlas & India's Missile man and honorable President Sri APJ Abdul Kalam.

Vijender Sharma's work will be on display at Artchutney.com's next group show which begins 5th July, 2013 at Taj West End/ Bengaluru.

Shruti Gupta Chandra's works at VARICOLORED (Artchutney.com's group show of paintings & sculptures): Begins 5th July, 2013

A student of acclaimed artist Rameshwar Broota, Shruti Gupta Chandra is the recipient of the National Award in 2005 from the Lalit Kala Akademi for her work.

Shruti Gupta Chandra's pencil on paper works will be on display at Artchutney.com's next group show which begins 5th July, 2013 at Taj West End/ Bengaluru.

Ritu Kamath's works at VARICOLORED (Artchutney.com's group show of paintings & sculptures): Begins 5th July, 2013

Ritu Kamath completed BFA from Jamia Milia Islamia, New Delhi. Ritu has evolved along her own path expressing the joys and pain of one who chooses to walk along her road in her way. She has traversed a varied field from floral dreams to biting satire, that is packaged well to look like genuine success.

Ritu Kamath's works from the 'Conversations' series will be on display at Artchutney.com's next group show which begins 5th July, 2013 at Taj West End/ Bengaluru.

Niladri Paul's works at VARICOLORED (Artchutney.com's group show of paintings & sculptures): Begins 5th July, 2013

Niladri Paul's work is amalgamation of vibrant colours, alluring imagery, brilliant craftsmanship and unique figures.

Niladri Paul's works will be on display at Artchutney.com's next group show which begins 5th July, 2013 at Taj West End/ Bengaluru.

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Kanchan Chander's works at VARICOLORED (Artchutney.com's group show of paintings & sculptures): Begins 5th July, 2013

Kanchan Chander's works are in museum collections of National Gallery of Modern Art, India; Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi; Fukuoka Museum of Asian Art, Japan; British Museum, London; Victoria & Albert Museum, London; Ecole National Des Beaux Arts, Paris.

Kanchan Chander's work from the 'Frida & Me' series will be on display at Artchutney.com's next group show which begins 5th July, 2013 at Taj West End/ Bengaluru.

Aditya Basak's art at VARICOLORED (Artchutney.com's group show of paintings & sculptures): Begins 5th July, 2013

Aditya Basak on his art: "Through the medium of the fantastic, I probe the dark alleyways of human consciousness bringing to light the depths of the unconscious," he says.

Recipient of the National award in painting from Lalit Kala Akademi, Aditya Basak's paintings will be on display at Artchutney.com's next group show which begins 5th July, 2013 at Taj West End/ Bengaluru.

Nandagopal's sculpture at VARICOLORED (Artchutney.com's group show of paintings & sculptures): Begins 5th July, 2013

Nandagopal’s sculptures have a whimsical, but solid quality about them, a mixture of opposites that can be seen in their strong roots in traditional motifs that have been transformed into a super-contemporary idiom that is uniquely his own. Several figures have been inspired by Hindu mythology and the epics.

Recipient of the prestigious National award from Lalit Kala Akademi, Nandagopal's sculpture will be on display at Artchutney.com's next group show which begins 5th July, 2013 at Taj West End/ Bengaluru.

Seema Kohli's brilliance at VARICOLORED (Artchutney.com's group show of paintings & sculptures): Begins 5th July, 2013


Seema Kohli's brilliance of the colors, the delicious strangeness of the figures and the ethereal brushwork: intricate, profound and expertly crafted.

On display at Artchutney.com's next group show which begins 5th July, 2013 at Taj West End/ Bengaluru.

Vikash Kalra's canvas at VARICOLORED (Artchutney.com's group show of paintings & sculptures): Begins 5th July, 2013

Influenced by Francis Newton Souza, is Vikash Kalra Souza re-invented?

Vikash Kalra's prolific work from the Face Series, on display at Artchutney.com's next group show which begins 5th July, 2013 at Taj West End/ Bengaluru.

Poonam Agarwal's canvas at VARICOLORED (Artchutney.com's group show of paintings & sculptures): Begins 5th July, 2013

Poonam Agarwal's tryptych canvas on the transformation of the human soul- on spirituality.

On display at Artchutney.com's next group show which begins 5th July, 2013 at Taj West End/ Bengaluru.

Dimpy Menon's sculptures at VARICOLORED (Artchutney.com's group show of paintings & sculptures): Begins 5th July, 2013

Dimpy Menon's beautiful bronze sculptures.

On display at Artchutney.com's next group show which begins 5th July, 2013 at Taj West End/ Bengaluru.

VARICOLORED: A Group Show Of Paintings & Sculptures

Artchutney.com's next group show will be held at the Art Corridor, Taj West End, Bengaluru. Show dates are 5th July till 14th July, 2013.