Fwd: art exhibhition at iconart-Bibi and Baba an exhibhition of paintings by artist Shyamal Mukherjee

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From: avani rao <avanirao2@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 10:05 AM
Subject: art exhibhition/iconart
To: iconartgallery@gmail.com

Please find attached details, e -invite ,forward , biodata ,, images ,artists photograph of the upcoming show at ICONART Gallery  

 

 

Bibi and Baba

an exhibhition of paintings

by artist

Shyamal Mukherjee

preview on

22nd Jan '10

on view till 3rd feb '10

 

view online on www.iconart.in  

email -iconartinfo@gmail.com , ph 9849968797

 

 

Foreword

Baba and Bibi

In his signature caricature style, Indian rusticity achieves a modern day interpretation in Shyamal Mukherjees art works. The  immediacy of the robust forms with their bright orange , red ,green attires attire  fill the frames end to end, may on first impression seem to achieve a comic , humorous end. But when one appraises a body of his work, these men and women titled simply as "Babas" and "Bibis" convey a sampling of Indian middle class life , especially artisans finding joy in the paradox of frugal living and their occupation of entertaining  others . The body postures and eyes drawn into the chubby and plump rotund pudginess, profess an astuteness that comes from a life of patience and sustenance. These men and women as performers, with their entertainment paraphernalia of musical instruments and scrolls , within the context of gallery walls seem to poke satire as  figures of entertainment for the viewer and as a means of livelihood for themselves, as artists . People painted in pairs or as larger family empathise each other with compassion, in this effort.

 

Dr.Avani Rao Gandra

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Dr.Avani Rao Gandra
artist ,writer
curator / director
ICONART Gallery
1672 S.B.I bldg
Rd No 12
Banjara Hills
Hyderabad
Andhra Pradesh
India 500034
www.iconart.in
ph 9849968797