Art Lovers Only

On the discussion table for almost a year,the aim to raise art awareness also led to the chalking of a two-day art appreciation course,beginning today,that will be an integral part of the festival. “There are a range of topics that will discuss a variety of concerns,” stated Bahl. So if the opening lecture will have art historian Dr Parul Pandya Dhar talk on the ‘Introduction to Indian Art: Concepts and Forms’,the post-lunch session will have Siddhartha Tagore,editor,Art & Deal magazine,speak on ‘Tribal,Folk and Popular in Indian Art’. On the following day,Serra Pradhan,a New York based art dealer and adviser,will address the audience on the ‘Western Art Scene: Some Current Practices’. “There will be a lot of interaction with the audience,” said Bahl,as she noted that the presence of artists in an art camp organised at the same venue will also provide an opportunity to interact with them. In attendance will be several artists including Gopi Gajwani,Arunkumar HG and Satish Gupta.

Dressing up the culture centre,meanwhile,are also installations and works of public art. While Hemi Bawa’s 4ft x 2ft work ,The Flowering,in cast glass with copper figures in fibre glass,occupies one corner,some distance away is Karl Antao’s World of Words in stainless steel. Will the slowdown affect the sale at the mart? “People interested in understanding art should come,they may or may not buy. Also,there is a price range,from the masters to the really young artists,” she stated.

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