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A new exhibition of sculptures and art installations along with photographs brings together works of master artists; Biman Bihari Das (Courtesy artists and collectors )
Split into contemporary installations and sculptures, 'iSculpt for Delhi', organised by Delhi Arts Society in collaboration with India International Center, is on display until December 18, 2021 from 11 am to 7 pm, seeks to take the works to a larger public space; Atul Sinha's Aradhak (Worshipper) Medium Rosewood Genus, 74 x 12 x 14 (Courtesy artists and collectors )
The artists have experimented in terms of material, and ideas; Bhola Kumar's work (Courtesy artists and collectors)
President of Delhi Arts Society Neeraj Gupta stated in a press statement, "It is particularly important at a time when discussion on taking art works beyond galleries is going on all over the world. Art can be expressed in any medium"; Brajesh Verma's work (Courtesy artists and collectors)
Neeraj's work 'Heaven and Earth' features a large elephant that is placed at the IIC Entrance. "It will be a mascot calling out the beauty and strength of gentle giants, as well as their endangered species status now all over the world," noted curator Uma Nair; Neeraj Gupta's sculpture (Courtesy artists and collectors)
On display are works by Satish Gupta, Neeraj Gupta, Seema Kohli, Keshari Nanda, Atul Sinha, Ankon Mitra, Rahul Modak, Dhananjay Singh, Biman Das, Rita Datta, Parmod Mann, Bhola Ram, Rakesh Kumar, Brajesh Verman, Shovin Bhattacharya, Umesh Dutt Sharma, Nimesh Pilla, Mukul Pawar, Farhat Jamshed, and Arun Pandit; Dhananjay Singh's work (Courtesy artists and collectors)
Satish's tree with birds and peacocks at the Gandhi King Plaza is an open invitation to art and nature lovers and be an ode to the 5,000 year old Sufi poem, The Conference of the Birds'. This, in turn, will connect with National Award winner Keshari Nandan's stoneware tree as well as Seema Kohli's stunning sculpture Riding the waves of wind and water. Kohli's work will connect with the master Atul Sinha's rosewood masterpiece Aradhak (worshipper) which reflects a universal aesthetic, noted Nair; Keshari Nandan's stoneware (Courtesy artists and collectors)
Recently seen at the Arte Laguna in Venice, Ankon Mitra's origami fountain is also on display (Courtesy artists and collectors)
National Award Winner Arun Pandit's Head is a cubist fractal synergy of explorations that upend perspectival expectations in the volume and mass and conception of form in sculpture (Courtesy artists and collectors)
Delhi Arts Society is also showing two sets of photographs by American photographer Caleb who has been working on the Qutub Project for the past five years. This is a sensitive set of 6 images that invites the human gaze into deeper contexts of historical value. Manoj Arora presents a brilliant set of digital images that celebrate design dynamics and spatial complexities in his works; Rita Datta's sculpture (Courtesy artists and collectors)
Satish Gupta's Conference of Birds (Courtesy artists and collectors)
Seema Kohli's sculpture (Courtesy artists and collectors)
Umesh Dutt Sharma (Courtesy artists and collectors)
