It all started when I was a child of maybe three years of age and what I am narrating is one of my first memories of art...Hailing from a very well known,rich and powerful business family of Punjab, luxury was all but a necessity and money was nothing more than a means of squandering in unnecessary indulgences.My Grandfather was a man with a vision and assisted by two sons and two daughters, lived in this village in Punjab called Jalandhar where he ruled the state with an iron hand and from where he dispatched all his offsprings to the finest places in Europe to study but when they returned rural life was not what they could cope with so a place in Delhi was sought and we moved to Delhi to a house in GK 1.
One cold summer afternoon I was playing with my Grand dad when all hell broke lose.My Tayaji was being yelled at by my Bhua and Grannny as to how he had wasted money and picked up trash and come and blaming it on his lack of responsibility as he was unmarried...for the amount of money spent the family could have gone for a vacation to The Palace Hotel in Srinagar and come and I still remember my Tayaji explaining as to how the wall sized monstrous paintings he had bought were very pretty and how they would make the house look alive and nice and that everyone could still go for a vacation and come and that he hadn't put the company money to bad use.
There was a monstrous painting of a coconut tree with a round dot that looked like a sun,a girl selling flowers,a woman carrying fish, a chariot with funny looking entities and a woman playing the veena,one more jumble of entities and a blue something I still havent deciphered...
I was on my grandfathers shoulders at that time when he walked upto my granny to calm her down and explain to her that my Tayaji had come from America and art was a necessity in the homes there and that it was only money spent but this was India and we needed to bargain to get the right price as eventually it was just decoration.I sat on his shoulders, enjoying the chaos and clapping at my Tayaji who stood rather sheepishly realising that he had overpaid for his blunder while everyone seemingly calmed down with my grand dads intervention.The seven paintings found place in each of the bed rooms completely destroying the walls with their size while a large one landed up to cover the entire wall of the Drawing room...As a child I remember growing up seeing them in the rooms and playing around them and deciding that once I was old enough to read the name of the artist I would send him a letter saying that he was no good and should stop painting.That was my first judgement as an art critic...and the works were by Mr. MF Hussain and still adorn the walls of the house:)))
My first judgement had failed and the man started a new era for Indian art...
Monday, March 26, 2012
Gallery Silver Scapes
ENTRY TO THE ARTISTIC WORLD BY GALLERY SILVER SCAPES
B-217, CHITTARANJAN PARK
NEW DELHI-110019
PHN : 011 40550622
Art has always, naturally, reflected the development and exploration of different thoughts and perceptions and our current postmodern era is no different. It is interesting to see how art has evolved visually, yet the traditional methods of making art remain a valid means of expression. All it takes for an artist to raise from the normalcy is an inspiration which fuels his passion to paint beautiful creations throughout his life. The valuable expression of art is always there with us, but now this expression is yet to take interesting diversion with a new art gallery, Gallery Silver Scapes located on the Main Ring Road in Posh Chittaranjan Park.
Art is no longer considered just decorative but has evolved and come forth as a major form of investment yielding high rates of returns for its buyers. Silver Sand Productions pvt ltd. offers you its expertise in the field of art through its Gallery Silver Scapes doing up office spaces and homes with the correct pieces, both decorative and for investment purposes or acquiring genuine purchases as assets and collectible works. A good and extended relationship with most of the major renowned artists and a collection of its own over the years and the needed eye to pick the right upcoming artists and works ensures that we get it right for you.
Gallery Silver Scapes is an epitome of art that promises to bring to your collection the most promising works by established as well us upcoming artists. It is said that art is the most valuable treasure in this world, and what art expresses without speaking verbally, we can’t even express with the power of words, and such is the aura of art. It is true that nothing can capture the imagination of a person better than a 'work of art', making it an expression commonly used. It is said ‘that a thing of beauty is a joy forever' and Gallery Silver Scapes is a move towards bringing that joy to every individual, So enter into this powerful world of art and get to see the works of famous artists like Mf Husain, Bimal Das Gupta, MK Bardhan, Sudip Roy to many upcoming artists like Mohammed Shakeel, Ramesh Terdel, Gopal Samuntray and many more. The blend between artists whose work has been acknowledged all over the world to artists striving to get there, Gallery Silver Scapes brings to you all the original artworks as for them Art is respected and the most cherished.
The foremost responsibility of Gallery Silver Scapes is to ensure quality and to set and maintain standards of excellence and authenticity which is being lost in today’s art world. The aesthetic and educational purposes are not only defined in the aims and objectives of the Gallery Silver Scapes, but efforts are also being made so that they become implicit in its organization and pervade in all its activities.
Above all, the Silver Scapes helps people to look at the works of Modern Art and Bengal School...both Surrealistic and Abstract with greater joy, understanding and knowledge by extending their relationship with our daily life and experiencing them as vital expressions of the human spirit.
About the curators:-
Mrs. Manjula Badhwar Mayor:-
Grand Daughter of the very famous and controversial personality Dewan Saheb Jarmani Das, author of books like the Maharaja and Maharani and whose art collection can be seen in prominent museums all over the country and abroad, everybody around the art fraternity knows the contribution of the curator Mrs. Manjula Badhwar Mayor towards art.
A pass out of SKV Gwalior and Loreto Convent Calcutta, her contribution to the art world is incredible with her role being very instrumental in starting art at the very famous India Habitat Centre along with Mrs Rekha Modi and HUDCO in the eighties. She was walked into the art world by the legendary Indian artist Bimal Das Gupta and worked alongside famous artists like Mr Ramachandran, Mr Rameshwar Broota, Mr MK Bardhan, Mr M Sivanesan and many more, curating many of their shows, so much so that Mr. Bimal Das Gupta only used to sell through her in his last years and the authenticity of many of his late works can only be found with her.
Besides the list of the top artists then, she worked alongside many of the then upcoming artists like Sudip Roy, Paresh Maity, Subroto Kundu, Vinod Sharma, Mr Dhiraj Chaudhury and many more who today are the stalwarts of Indian art in her stint as the head and first curator of The Habiart Art Gallery.
Works commissioned by her can be found at the India Habitat Centre, Ranbaxy, Pepsi head office, Hotel Lalit, Bank of America and many more top collections both private and public.
Clearly motivated with the sole aim to promote art Mrs Manjula is the person responsible to bring the best of artworks to the Gallery. Her focus is to promote art by combining art & education, and encouraging new talent. She is one of those responsible citizens of India who has worked in India to uplift its required art treasure. She experienced the depth of Indian culture, art, aesthetics and values, and also how all of these are interwoven together and now is all set to get the most desired and valuable possessions of art to Gallery Silver Scapes. An art critic, cultural theorist, teacher, curator, and an author, Manjula Mayor has been passionately involved with the world of art for nearly three decades. She has an invaluable role in introducing & promoting emerging contemporary Indian artists.
B-217, CHITTARANJAN PARK
NEW DELHI-110019
PHN : 011 40550622
Art has always, naturally, reflected the development and exploration of different thoughts and perceptions and our current postmodern era is no different. It is interesting to see how art has evolved visually, yet the traditional methods of making art remain a valid means of expression. All it takes for an artist to raise from the normalcy is an inspiration which fuels his passion to paint beautiful creations throughout his life. The valuable expression of art is always there with us, but now this expression is yet to take interesting diversion with a new art gallery, Gallery Silver Scapes located on the Main Ring Road in Posh Chittaranjan Park.
Art is no longer considered just decorative but has evolved and come forth as a major form of investment yielding high rates of returns for its buyers. Silver Sand Productions pvt ltd. offers you its expertise in the field of art through its Gallery Silver Scapes doing up office spaces and homes with the correct pieces, both decorative and for investment purposes or acquiring genuine purchases as assets and collectible works. A good and extended relationship with most of the major renowned artists and a collection of its own over the years and the needed eye to pick the right upcoming artists and works ensures that we get it right for you.
Gallery Silver Scapes is an epitome of art that promises to bring to your collection the most promising works by established as well us upcoming artists. It is said that art is the most valuable treasure in this world, and what art expresses without speaking verbally, we can’t even express with the power of words, and such is the aura of art. It is true that nothing can capture the imagination of a person better than a 'work of art', making it an expression commonly used. It is said ‘that a thing of beauty is a joy forever' and Gallery Silver Scapes is a move towards bringing that joy to every individual, So enter into this powerful world of art and get to see the works of famous artists like Mf Husain, Bimal Das Gupta, MK Bardhan, Sudip Roy to many upcoming artists like Mohammed Shakeel, Ramesh Terdel, Gopal Samuntray and many more. The blend between artists whose work has been acknowledged all over the world to artists striving to get there, Gallery Silver Scapes brings to you all the original artworks as for them Art is respected and the most cherished.
The foremost responsibility of Gallery Silver Scapes is to ensure quality and to set and maintain standards of excellence and authenticity which is being lost in today’s art world. The aesthetic and educational purposes are not only defined in the aims and objectives of the Gallery Silver Scapes, but efforts are also being made so that they become implicit in its organization and pervade in all its activities.
Above all, the Silver Scapes helps people to look at the works of Modern Art and Bengal School...both Surrealistic and Abstract with greater joy, understanding and knowledge by extending their relationship with our daily life and experiencing them as vital expressions of the human spirit.
About the curators:-
Mrs. Manjula Badhwar Mayor:-
Grand Daughter of the very famous and controversial personality Dewan Saheb Jarmani Das, author of books like the Maharaja and Maharani and whose art collection can be seen in prominent museums all over the country and abroad, everybody around the art fraternity knows the contribution of the curator Mrs. Manjula Badhwar Mayor towards art.
A pass out of SKV Gwalior and Loreto Convent Calcutta, her contribution to the art world is incredible with her role being very instrumental in starting art at the very famous India Habitat Centre along with Mrs Rekha Modi and HUDCO in the eighties. She was walked into the art world by the legendary Indian artist Bimal Das Gupta and worked alongside famous artists like Mr Ramachandran, Mr Rameshwar Broota, Mr MK Bardhan, Mr M Sivanesan and many more, curating many of their shows, so much so that Mr. Bimal Das Gupta only used to sell through her in his last years and the authenticity of many of his late works can only be found with her.
Besides the list of the top artists then, she worked alongside many of the then upcoming artists like Sudip Roy, Paresh Maity, Subroto Kundu, Vinod Sharma, Mr Dhiraj Chaudhury and many more who today are the stalwarts of Indian art in her stint as the head and first curator of The Habiart Art Gallery.
Works commissioned by her can be found at the India Habitat Centre, Ranbaxy, Pepsi head office, Hotel Lalit, Bank of America and many more top collections both private and public.
Clearly motivated with the sole aim to promote art Mrs Manjula is the person responsible to bring the best of artworks to the Gallery. Her focus is to promote art by combining art & education, and encouraging new talent. She is one of those responsible citizens of India who has worked in India to uplift its required art treasure. She experienced the depth of Indian culture, art, aesthetics and values, and also how all of these are interwoven together and now is all set to get the most desired and valuable possessions of art to Gallery Silver Scapes. An art critic, cultural theorist, teacher, curator, and an author, Manjula Mayor has been passionately involved with the world of art for nearly three decades. She has an invaluable role in introducing & promoting emerging contemporary Indian artists.
Art n more....
Perceptions define a lot of the aspects of art but what defines Perceptions??
Today a spread of colours has taken the name of art...abstract art and the contours are finding their way out, as did Vincent van Gogh's art works during his living span. Art is losing its defned values and being taken over by a mafia led by business men with little or no knowledge of art and no interest in as much as learning. Artists like Bimal Das Gupta are edging out to the westernised and commercial value artists who find themselves lucky enough to be born with a Silver Spoon or a Gallery with funds to back them...The Art Mafia!!! Hmmm...i had always dreamt and idolised Al Capone with his swinging guns but an Art Mafia?? I grew up with the perception that a good art piece transported you to another place through the visions and the skill...the coordination between the artists wavering and insane mind and his nimble fingers that brought it to reality.I grew up with the perception that a thing of beauty was a joy for ever and what could be more beautiful than a man sharing his visions with us through a medium that would preserve it for centuries...
I grew up with art as the joing force between man and his inner self...a symbolic representation of ever lasting peace displayed through the madness of an artists mind.
A Salvador Dali who with his concepts and visions will still give any surrealistic artist a run for his money a half century later...a visionary with his own concepts and values of art.A Bimal Das Gupta who gave the world abstacts in water colours and is still awaiting his spoon of fame...who had ever heard of watercolours being spread like oils???A MK Bardhan and his pastels...replaced by who??
An artist today who paints colours with no defination and sells it to the unevolved collector and tells him he can perceive it to be anything he wants..hmmm!!!
But then evolution is a never stopping process and the maturity levels in todays buyers is growing and its only a matter of time....Time...Time is something that wipes out everything and only the rocks are left.Waiting for time to take its toll....
Today a spread of colours has taken the name of art...abstract art and the contours are finding their way out, as did Vincent van Gogh's art works during his living span. Art is losing its defned values and being taken over by a mafia led by business men with little or no knowledge of art and no interest in as much as learning. Artists like Bimal Das Gupta are edging out to the westernised and commercial value artists who find themselves lucky enough to be born with a Silver Spoon or a Gallery with funds to back them...The Art Mafia!!! Hmmm...i had always dreamt and idolised Al Capone with his swinging guns but an Art Mafia?? I grew up with the perception that a good art piece transported you to another place through the visions and the skill...the coordination between the artists wavering and insane mind and his nimble fingers that brought it to reality.I grew up with the perception that a thing of beauty was a joy for ever and what could be more beautiful than a man sharing his visions with us through a medium that would preserve it for centuries...
I grew up with art as the joing force between man and his inner self...a symbolic representation of ever lasting peace displayed through the madness of an artists mind.
A Salvador Dali who with his concepts and visions will still give any surrealistic artist a run for his money a half century later...a visionary with his own concepts and values of art.A Bimal Das Gupta who gave the world abstacts in water colours and is still awaiting his spoon of fame...who had ever heard of watercolours being spread like oils???A MK Bardhan and his pastels...replaced by who??
An artist today who paints colours with no defination and sells it to the unevolved collector and tells him he can perceive it to be anything he wants..hmmm!!!
But then evolution is a never stopping process and the maturity levels in todays buyers is growing and its only a matter of time....Time...Time is something that wipes out everything and only the rocks are left.Waiting for time to take its toll....
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