1 2 Vadodara: Graduates of two of the most renowned fine arts institutes in the country will, for the first time, come together for a group show in Vadodara. Twenty-two artists from MS University ’s Faculty of Fine Arts and the Visva Bharati University at Santiniketan, West Bengal, will be coming together for the friendly exhibition on Wednesday and Thursday. The two-day group exhibition titled ‘Without Cube’ will be organised by the Hidden Artist Initiative at the gallery of MSU.
“Eleven recent graduates from MSU and 11 from Santiniketan are participating in this exhibition in which around 22 artworks will be displayed. Such activities are fruitful for students,” said Surajit Biswas, a Vadodara-based practising visual artist who started the Hidden Artist Initiative as a non-profit organization. It acts as a bridge for artists who have passed out from the two iconic institutions.
“Six sculptures, eight paintings, photographs, videos, and installations will be displayed at the exhibition,” said Surajit, who completed his master’s in fine arts from Kalabhavana (Santiniketan) in 2014 and extended his art practice to Vadodara. The artworks will include paper sculptures prepared by young artist Bikramjit Paul. These paper sculptures look like mega-sized elephant foot vegetables.
Similarly, Ankana Saha’s work that will be showcased at the exhibition revolves around 20th-century studio photography. Saha creates large-scale acrylic paintings from family photos taken between the 1960s and 2000, emphasizing facial expressions and stillness, blurring the lines between photography and painting and evoking a nostalgic response. Artist Sourav Saha will showcase artwork on ‘the anthropocentric paradox’.
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