Verve Artist Studios: Udaipur Artists

Monday, December 30, 2013

World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic victims

Studio Verve was invited to create a public art installation for the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic victims (WDR) which is observed on the third Sunday of November each year. This day is dedicated to remembering both the victims of road accidents as well as the police, medical professionals etc. who daily deal with road injuries and deaths.

Since many of the accidents could have been prevented, the emphasis is on creating public awareness to road safety norms and the dangers of driving irresponsibly.

The venue to create the public art installation was decided as the Paldi bus stop which is a centrally located area in Ahmedabad with a large number of people driving past the same. Keeping in mind the theme of creating public awareness an installation was conceptualized & executed by Mr. Gautam Patel, Arpit Biloria & Lalon (Abhijit Paul) along with artists: Mukund Pate, Lalit Garg, Kautilya Vyas, Rokesh Kumar Singh, Mayank Sharma, Sunil Nimawat & Sachin Dadhich within a short time frame.

The visual impact of crushed vehicles in accidents is enormous and is a reminder to people to drive carefully. Considering this factor, crushed, distorted two wheelers and four wheelers were assembled. These vehicles were composed in an interesting manner using cranes on the bus stop roof space to create better visibility and exaggerate the impact.

The installation was executed at night to create a curiosity and buzz from early morning onwards on the WDR. The use of crushed, distorted vehicles as an indirect reminder of the frailty of human body and the need for road safety was well received.

-Gayatri Menon

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Monday, December 9, 2013

Levitate - A Group Show of Paintings Sculptures & Graphics at Amdavad ni Gufa - Ahmedabad, India

Amdavad ni Gufa - Ahmedabad, India

Eleven contemporary artists displayed their work at the exhibition ‘Levitate’ organized at ‘The gallery’, Ahmedabad from 12th to 18th November, 2013. The display included paintings-oils, acrylic; printmaking-wood cutting, etching; sculptures-stone, metal; and mixed media work.

Sunil Nimawat's Wood Cut on Display

Sachin Dadhich's Sculpture in Mixed Media

Rokesh Kumar Singh's Stone Sculpture

The works of Rakesh kumar Singh and Sachin Dadichi explore the materials in interesting, unconventional ways. Sunal Nimawat’s ‘portrait’ combines the conceptual element and technique of woodcut beautifully.

Lalit Garg's Paintings in Mixed Media

Arpit Biloria’s abstract expression ‘intersectional void’ is an interesting play of geometric planes and positive-negative spaces.

Arpit Biloria's Sculptures in Metal

Margee Patel ‘s series of birds and especially ‘the swans ‘has captured the grace, beauty and delicacy of birds in the hard medium of stone.

Margee Patel's Stone Sculptures

Apart from the diversity of mediums what is remarkable is the diversity of approaches amongst the artists. It will be interesting to observe these artists through their journey in the art field.

- Gayatri Menon