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8220;A simple sheet of paper becomes the life-size laboratory of the observer, fulfilling the role of an experiment site and of reference work.8221; So says one of the plaques at the exhibition of engravings on display at Yogi8217;s gallery, Boat Club Road. Impressions Libre,8217; the exhibition of lithograph, linocut and photoengraving prints, with its range of subject matter and techniques, bears testimony to that statement.
Organised by the French Foreign Office, the French Embassy and the Alliance Francaise, Pune, the six-day exhibition, which started on October 5, of six contemporary artists working in France, takes the viewer on a visual journey of exploration.
A series of four still-life drawings of litho in black, that of plates of stuffed capsicums, sardines with garlic and lemons, sauerkrauts and a fourth, intriguingly called Vanity, depicting a skull set among books and a candle, have an almost photographic effect of three-dimensional realism. The artist Bruno Yvonnet8217;s repertoire includes yet another series of litho 8211; in black prints of silhouettes of statues and landscapes through which he evokes an eye-catching chiaroscuro effect.
Gerard Traquandi8217;s photoengravings, inspired by certain techniques used by mass media, Najia Mehadji8217;s abstract lino cut series depicting geometric shapes in black and white and triptychs in transparent layers, Peter Ross Bond8217;s etchings on zinc plates, Etienne de Bary8217;s layered prints of blue, pink and cream with hints of another coloured layer underneath also make interesting viewing.
8220;The aim of this exhibition is to present a diversified range of these techniques and practices, through the contemporary works of young artists, each having a unique style,8221; says director Evelyn Delorme-Beraud. The exhibition, which will travel to 15 cities in all, is open at Yogi8217;s gallery from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. and 6 p.m.
